H-737

First introduced in 1981 as a part of the Deluxe Series, the **H-737** was one of Hondo's many Les Paul copies, slotting above the H-732 and below the H-740.

**Made in Incheon, Korea by Samick.**

## H-737 (Deluxe Series, 1981)

**Body:**

* Laminated Nato body with arched top
* Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
* Belly carve
* 47mm thick body

**Neck:**

* Bolt-on Nato neck

* Stained Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
* Wavy headstock
* S-Diamond headstock inlay
* Silk-screened Script logo
* Silk-screened Sunrise logo
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply headstock, neck and body (front)
* Celluloid binding

**Electronics:**

* Two single coil pickups with humbucker-style covers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Flat-mounted, single-ply pickguard
* Fish shaped truss rod cover
* Gold "notched" speed knobs

* Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Black (B)
* White (WH)
* Walnut (WA)
* Brown Sunburst (BS)
* Antique Brown Sunburst (AB)
* Golden Sunburst (GS)

**Also branded as:**

* Antares ALS-26 (Unbound fretboard)
* Bently Series 10 2228 & 2229
* Dixon
* Seville

## H-737 (Deluxe Series, 1982-1983)

For 1982, the H-737 was updated with real humbuckers and the new Deluxe headstock and Deluxe Series logo.

* $269.95 MSRP (1983)
* $219.50 CAD (Canada, 1982)

**Body:**

* Laminated Nato body with arched top
* Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
* Belly carve
* 45mm thick body

**Neck:**

* Bolt-on Nato neck

* Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
* Deluxe headstock
* Open Book headstock (1983)
* Silk-screened Sunrise logo
	+ Absent on some earlier 1982 models
* Silk-screened Deluxe Series logo
	+ On headstock face (1982)
	+ On truss rod cover (1983)
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply headstock, neck and body (front)
* Celluloid binding

**Electronics:**

* Two chrome covered humbuckers
* Two open coil Zebra X-14 humbuckers (1983)
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Flat-mounted, single-ply pickguard
* Deluxe headstock-matching truss rod cover
	+ Sometimes white
* White bell knobs

* Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Black (B)
* Cherry (CH)
* Metallic Red (MR, KE-30 only)
* Metallic Medium Blue (MB)
* Red Sunburst (RS)
* Cherry Sunburst (CHS)
* Brown Sunburst (BS)
* Antique Violin Brown Sunburst (AB)
* Golden Sunburst (GS)
* Burgundy Sunburst (BGS)

**Also branded as:**

* Dixon
* Palmer
* State of the Art KE-30
* Seville

## HL-737

Left-handed version of H-737.

* $284.95 MSRP (1983)
* $229.50 CAD (Canada, 1982)

**Finishes:**

* Black (B)
* White (W)
* Golden Sunburst (GS)

## HD-737 (Deluxe Series)

Same as H-737, but with DiMarzio K-10 humbuckers.

**Finishes:**

* Black (B)
* Brown Sunburst (BS)

## HS-737 (Deluxe Series)

Same as H-737, but with Schaller 455 combination bridge/tailpiece and Schaller style tuning machines.

* 1982-1983
* $289.95 MSRP (1983)

**Finishes:**

* Black (B)
* Cherry (CH)
* Brown Sunburst (BS)

## H-737 (Revival Series)

Adds Grover Rotomatic tuners and two X-14 humbuckers.

**Note:** Some examples did not include Grover tuners. These may have simply been oversights.

* 1984-1985
* $269.95 MSRP (1984)

**Body:**

* Laminated Nato body with arched top
* Maple veneer (Sunburst finishes)
* Belly carve
* 45mm thick body

**Neck:**

* Bolt-on Nato neck

* Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays (Version 1)
* Rosewood fretboard with Pearloid block inlays (Version 2)
* Open Book headstock
* Deluxe headstock
* Silk-screened Revival logo
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply headstock, neck and body, front (Version 1)
* Single-ply neck and body, front (Version 2)
* Celluloid binding

**Electronics:**

* Two zebra style X-14 humbuckers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* Raised, single-ply pickguard
* 14:1 ratio Grover Rotomatic tuners
* Deluxe headstock truss rod cover
* White bell knobs

* Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Black (B, BK)
* Cherry Sunburst (CS, CSB)
* Brown Sunburst (BS)
* Golden Sunburst (GS)

**Also branded as:**

* Antoria LP-750 (Orleans)
* Antoria EG-1737 (Pro-Star)
* Bently Series 10 2228 & 2229
* Mako TL-56 & TP-2
* Rhapsody LP-2

## Phantom VLPC

* 1985-1987

**Body:**

* Laminated Nato body with arched top
* Belly carve
* 47mm thick body

**Neck:**

* Bolt-on Nato neck

* Stained Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays
* Open Book headstock
* Silk-screened Phantom logo
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply body (front)
* Celluloid binding

**Electronics:**

* Two X-14 humbucker pickups
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* Raised, two-ply pickguard
* No truss rod cover
* Black Bell knobs

* Wide Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Black (B)