The Hondo Professional Series were made in Japan at the end of the 70s and into the very early 80s. What a way to start an article on Hondo 935 guitars than with a model called the H-1030?! But in the interests of chronology. Years of manufacture: Suspected approximately 1979-1981 This has no bearing on the precise date of manufacture, though is obviously very likely to be after 1981, perhaps as late as the early 1990s. All Hondo H935s have a copyright sticker that says 1981 on it. In 1983, all production is supposed to have returned to Korea, though some Korean production appears to have started before this date. It has been stated that Hondo made guitars in Japan from 1974. It could even be said that the intention was to copy the very earliest Gibson designs with particular attention paid to the detail of the 'Mickey Mouse' ears on the body. They are all based on the Gibson ES-335 shape. The H935 model was released in several variations.
