~1970 Hondo II HDLP-2W Les Paul Custom White

No Sales Tax if sold out of State...1970’s to early 1980s Hondo II HDLP-2W in a cool artic white type color…kind of a Randy Rhodes knockoff Les Paul Custom (except his had a natural top). Has the original Dimarzio Pickups that these came with. This includes a Gibson Les Paul red lined case some time in the 70’s era. The guitar seems to be all original with the exception of some of the pots, and possibly the caps which are small brown things. New strings. The fretboard and frets are in great shape. Tuners are original. I don’t know if the tailpiece is original, it is what came with the guitar, so look at the pictures closely…I am not familiar with the details on these guitars. Weighs 8 lbs, 9.5 oz. One of the pot shafts does not fit the knob easily, so rather than force it, I have left the knob off the guitar. The pot has the original shaft hole on it.

The bridge has “bridge sag” which is typical on Les Paul style ABR-1 bridges: and probably on these Hondos. The bridge should be flat, but it sags under the weight of the strings, and sinks.This bridge either needs to be repaired and have the downward arch removed, or have a new bridge put on it.I image this is a common problem on these Hondo II guitars, as they did not use really high-quality metal on these guitars. The guitar does not play well as it is because of this bridge sag. This will be a great guitar once the bridge issue is adjusted