It seems all Hondo electric guitars from the late 60s through the mid to late 70s were made in Japan. You may wish to read up on the history of Hondo guitars before you delve into the exciting world of pickup nuances, but essentially Hondo guitars started out with very poorly manufactured Japanese instruments in the 60s, became very slightly better in the early to mid 70s, were souped up with optional replacement hardware in the mid to late 70s and then from the very end of the 70s through the 80s were significantly better, though some poorer budget models still made it to market. I suppose naivety and laziness if we give some of these people the benefit of the doubt. In some quarters, this is called deceit, extortion, immoral and many other things but for now we'll go with. Sellers across the internet will post a Hondo guitar and will automatically write "Made in Japan" and "original DiMarzio pickups" on their listing with little to no idea if that description is accurate or not. This is the case with the supposed country of origin of Hondo guitars and particularly their pickups. The internet has taught me that if someone writes something once and someone else reads it, it can very quickly become "the truth", even if there is no evidence to prove it.
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