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No but I used to.
My very first electric. A Hondo strat style, which had a three saddle pressed steel bridge and saddles, a hugely high action (that actually would have been great for slide if I had had the ability then), a body weight that pulled one shoulder down lower than the other, and pickups with virtually zero output. I soon got rid of it for a nice Antoria semi, which served me well.
I was also given a Hondo Les paul copy in the early 1990s. It was black and had a neck which you could use as a barometer, some days it was playble, somedays it was not. Also unlike most les Pauls it was light as a feather and had a tone to match.
Other Hondos Ive come across. Another Les paul copy which weighed even more than my old strat copy, and had a disgusting maple neck with block markers.
yet another LP copy that belonged to a bass player friend who played in a gigging indie band in the 80s. This guitar though was a trouper, it served as both a backup and sometimes a main guitar for what was then called the Wedding Present, who achieved some success during this time. It had reasonable pickups, a nice neck, was a decent weight, and reliable too. Only thing was it was a revolting purple colour. Basically its colour could be held up in a lawsuit, should it ever be acccused of being a "copy"
They made some good ones though didnt they? The Longhorn is one, the also made some well regarded thru necks, and also the SD Curlee basses and guitars as well.
Hondo, good and bad, I suppose, but one up from the 70s and 80s Kay guitars
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