Hondo bass guitar serial numbers

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Not long after, they switched to a split P pickup. Very early models had a Maxon pickup, which looks like what is on your bass. Probably made in the Samick factory, or what became the Samick factory. Sometimes 1979 is mentioned, but sometimes they say that production didn't start until 1980). Those were made in South Korea in 1980 (or so. It looks pretty much exactly like a Hondo II H830 bass guitar. Did a little digging on Google, and now I'm guessing.

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