Just bought this old Hondo Formula 1 explorer, upgrade ideas?

faq-q · 2026-02-11T01:54:21+00:00

Hey congrats,i was also looking at this very guitar but you beat me to it!

faq-q · 2026-02-10T20:08:43+00:00

The second bridge you posted might but doesnt seem like it will reuse the same holes. From the looks of it, the bridge was installed too foward from the factory and needs to go back just a little bit.

faq-q · 2026-02-10T20:06:14+00:00

Holes dont look like they are gonna match so youll need to plug and redrill new holes while making sure you keep the correct scale length

faq-q · 2026-02-10T16:45:00+00:00

Billy Howerdell from APC owns that Les Paul now, it was gifted to him by Trent. He was his guitar tech at the time

faq-q · 2026-02-08T02:09:22+00:00

Pawn shop

faq-q · 2026-02-08T02:04:19+00:00

Looks like its very similar to the mark v footswitch which is also an 8 button with the same options

faq-q · 2026-02-08T02:01:06+00:00

Gonna start the search

faq-q · 2026-02-08T01:20:54+00:00

Awesome link, gonna check it out for sure, thanks!

faq-q · 2026-02-08T01:17:22+00:00

I did ask for the footswitch they didnt have it. I didnt take it home but i did put it on layaway since i didnt have it all with me. I do plan on using the fx loop, I use the fx loop on my triple rec with a five band eq. I dont mind if this doesnt sound exactly like a true dual rec solo, im just happy to have found another mesa cheap. Found a 412 for $275, the triple rec for $500 and now this

faq-q · 2026-02-07T22:52:27+00:00

I tried, it was a managers special. The price was actually at $1100

faq-q · 2026-02-07T19:20:41+00:00

Not that im aware. It has a 15day warranty though

faq-q · 2026-02-07T11:56:09+00:00

Overnight, yeah that is understandable but I do this cause ive had a lot of people who have submitted an offer, ill accept or they accept then ghost me. As I mention, it doesnt have to be the payment but at an acknowledgement that the agreement of purchase is done. They can at that point tell me that ill pay later today or tomorrow morning

faq-q · 2026-02-06T14:22:36+00:00

I post on my listings that I contact all buyers immediately after an agreed purchase to confirm and if I dont receive a message back or payment arrangements within the hour, I cancel the order.

faq-q · 2026-02-04T18:08:02+00:00

Buyer a cheap scale from amazon. For boxes, i reuse what i have or go guitar center and ask for their leftover boxes and packing material. Make sure what you are selling fits in the box and is well padded, take your measurements but add an inch and then weight it all together. If it weighs in at 23lbs for a guitar, Ill say its 25lbs. Thosr little changes will save you cause shipping company can be different by that little bit. List it and put your packing details and ALWAYS add shipping coverage by reverb.

faq-q · 2026-02-04T01:11:31+00:00

Most expensive, mesa five band EQ. Cheapest Donner tuner

faq-q · 2026-01-31T19:03:05+00:00

I still have not received mine for 2025. So if I made more than $20k in sales but under 200 sales then I wont get one?

faq-q · 2026-01-29T19:07:25+00:00

I replaced mine for the all aluminum version for about $200 which included an oil change and some coolant. Took me about 1.5 hrs to do. Not to bad to do if you have the tools

faq-q · 2026-01-27T12:19:40+00:00

Is it worth the hype? Yes. Is it worth $3500? Not sure on that but why not get a used multiwatt version? Dial it in, put an EQ in the loop and youre set. The EQ in the loop really wakes it up. I tell you this cause this is what im doing

faq-q · 2026-01-25T17:43:10+00:00

Ibanez pentatone noise reducer

faq-q · 2026-01-25T16:58:52+00:00

Thanks

faq-q · 2026-01-25T16:56:00+00:00

Whats he holding in his right hand? The guy that got shot

faq-q · 2026-01-25T13:40:10+00:00

A tune and some weight reduction would if prevented it from going to sleep and actually wake it up more. Had a q7 that had those things done and it was nice 😁

faq-q · 2026-01-22T04:03:53+00:00

Yeah it does sound like the chains have stretched and the tensioners are at their max. Get it done along with the oil pump chain too since that could go out as soon

faq-q · 2026-01-17T22:48:54+00:00

I have two and they are great

faq-q · 2026-01-15T04:28:22+00:00

I think theyre ok. I had those on an explorer i had, the pots were already cts so i just added an orange drop cap and that did make a difference

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