The H-1051 / H-1052 were Hondo's Fender Lead I & II copies, respectively. Part of the Professional Series, they were most likely made by Matsumoku.
H-1051[]
1980 H-1051 (Black)
- 1980-1981
- $395 MSRP (1980)
- $267 Street
Body:
- Contoured, solid Alder body
- Contoured, solid Sen (Japanese Ash) body (Natural finish)
- Front and rear Alder/Sen veneers
- Rear belly carve
Neck:
- Bolt-on Maple neck
- Slim profile
- Maple fretboard with dot inlays
- Eagle Beak headstock
- Silk-screened Script logo
- Silk-screened Sunrise logo (later models)
- Heel-adjusted truss rod
- Gibson-style nut
- 21 frets
- 25 5/8" scale
Electronics:
- One MMK 45 ceramic humbucker (11.8K)
- 1 phase mini-switch
- 1 coil tap mini-switch
- 1 Vol, 1 Tone
1981 H-1051 VH
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- 2-ply pickguard
- Individually enclosed machine heads
- Vintage-style hardtail bridge
Finishes:
- Black
- White
- Walnut
- Sunburst
- Natural
- Red
- Screaming Yellow
- Golden Sunburst
- Screaming Yellow with Red tape, EVH-style
- Black with Yellow tape, EVH-style
- White with Red tape, EVH-style
H-1052[]
1980 H-1052 (White)
Same as H-1051 but with two single coil pickups, pickup selector switch and phase switch. Same MSRP and Street price.
1981 H-1052 (Golden Sunburst)