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At that point, the product line consisted of 485 different models. These models were sold until 1983, alongside the Korean lineup (which became the Deluxe Series in 1981). In 1980, the Professional Series was introduced, featuring higher-end Japanese-made models, produced by Tokai and Matsumoku (Only the Professional Series models were made in Japan, all other Hondos were made in Korea). In 1979, over 790,000 Hondo instruments were sold worldwide. By this year, a number of Hondo II models featured designs based on classic American favorites. Hondo was one of the first overseas guitar builders to feature American-built DiMarzio pickups on the import instruments beginning in 1978. The company also made improvements to the finish quality on their products, introduced scalloped bracing on acoustics, and began using a higher quality brand of tuning machines. In 1976, over 22,000 of the Bi-Centennial banjos were sold. The Hondo concept was to offer an organized product line and solid entry-level market instruments at a fair market price.īy 1975, Hondo had distributors in 70 countries worldwide, and had expanded to producing stringed instruments at the time.

IMC's intent was to introduce modern manufacturing techniques and American/Japanese quality standards to the Korean guitar manufacturing industry.

The Hondo guitar company was originally formed in 1969 when Jerry Freed and Tommy Moore of the International Music Corporation (IMC) of Fort Worth, Texas, formed a joint-venture with Korean manufacturer Samick Company. From 1972 to 1989 the guitars were mainly produced in Korea by Samick, with the short-lived Professional Series being made in Japan.

Hondo was an American guitar company and brand owned by IMC, and later Musicorp, that produced a range of entry level to high-end acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses with designs primarily based on those of classic models such as the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. JSTOR ( October 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Hondo" guitar company – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.