![]() Also check my other listings for more neat vintage/used instruments, amps, other cool stuff, etc. Check my feedback and buy with confidence !! Winning bidders get my real email and/or phone number - I’m easy to contact !! I will leave positive feedback as soon as I receive yours. If you are not certain, ask questions !!! I describe as accurately as possible but I’m only an informed musician NOT an expert nor a tech. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Ca 1978 Hondo II "Fatboy" L-5 - model HD-794 Made in Japan Hollowbody Archtop = this was Hondo's "Top of the line" guitar and is in Excellent and All Original condition - it even still has the Model Number sticker on back and the "DiMarzio Pickups - Made in USA" sticker on the pickguard !!! = Hondo used 2 or 3 Japanese manufacturers including Matsumoku, and as Uncle Matt was the primary manufacturer of high end electric archtops then (Epiphone, Electra, etc), I believe this is Matsumoku production = it has 2 or 3 small dings and some very light scratches/swirl marks - there is a hairline crack at neck joint that looks to be finish only, it's stable (I tried to make it move !!) = good action, only light fret wear = AND it sounds great !! - a jazz/blues monster IMHO !! Includes gig bag = This is a very rare guitar - the only other one I found for sale is in Poland !!!! Payment within 3 days please = I pack extremely well and ship quickly. ![]() Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. ![]() ![]() By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). ![]()
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