Lectrotek Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hi Guys. I just got hold of this bass. Can anyone ID it/give me any more info? It has a serial number on the back plate but no maker's name other than 'Professional' on the truss rod cover It looks and sounds great. Love the bridge/tailpiece too. Cheers guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 A hohner ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Its a Hondo ll Professional bass. Good basses, but heavy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 It's a Hondo Professional H1015, from about 1980. Made in Japan, probably Matsumoku (might say on the neckplate), unless it's been abused, will be a very nice bass. As a bonus it looks like it still has its original DiMarzio Model P pickup, with a bit of fake stickyback plastic carbon fibre stuck on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectrotek Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Fantastic. I really appreciate your insight guys. Hondo it is Chuffed to bits with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bassassin said: As a bonus it looks like it still has its original DiMarzio Model P pickup Nice Edited May 20, 2020 by hooky_lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 It's well known that Hondo started fitting DiMarzios to some models in the late 70s/early 80s, in an attempt to place the brand a bit more upmarket. That's why these instruments are well-made MIJ basses, rather than the largely rather shoddy Samick-built MIK low-end stuff Hondo's better known for. Anyway - don't listen to me - it says so in the catalogue! "Model H1015 with a DiMarzio Model P (TM) Bass Pickup". Says that right above the big DiMarzio logo! As far as this one's concerned, they're covered with stickers but if you view the pic full-size you can see the cream covers & hex poles. The quickest & easiest way to verify is to try an allen key in a pole piece - DiMarzios are imperial so a metric key will not fit. Some MIJ pickups from this era look a lot like DiMarzios (as do Schallers) but those will have metric sized poles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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