Hagstrom HJ500 Electric Guitar - Natural
In 1958, Swedish-based Hagstrom started manufacturing electric guitars.
Their first guitars were covered in sparkle pearloid celluloid, an ingenious use of materials previously used in their accordion production.
Now, 23 years later, the legend is back:
The new Hagstrom World Vintage series recaptures all the original Hagstrom features, is built to the same stringent quality standards, and has that same unique tone.
The World Vintage Series relies on a unique sourcing and manufacturing concept. Both the raw materials and parts for this new series come from first-rate suppliers and are assembled to create genuine Hagstrom guitars, with tone and quality being top priority. All designs are created by Karl Eric Hagstrom personally, the wood comes from Canada, and the hardware is purchased from top US and Korean suppliers, while pickups are developed in Korea according to K.E. Hagstrom's exact specifications.
The Hagstrom HJ500 is a fantastic Jazz guitar - feature packed and full of gorgeous clean tones.
The HJ500 body is made from high quality Canadian Maple which resonates beautifully around the semi-hollow body providing warm, clean tones in abundance.
The neck of the guitar is set into the body to aid sustain and overall tone. In addition, the fingerboard is Hagstrom's Resinator Wood designed specifically to increase sustain and improve tone (See Below).
Pick ups are Hagstrom HJ50s which are voiced specifically for hollow body style guitars to provide the bell like cleans that you'd expect from a Hagstrom.
Other unique features of the guitar are the H Expander Truss Rod which helps get the action nice and low and keep the neck thin due to it's inner strength.
Specifications - HJ500 - Natural
Body: Contoured Canadian Maple
Neck: Canadian Hard Maple, set
Fingerboard: Resinator Wood with Hagstrom Pearl Block Position Marks
Truss Rod: H-Expander
Tuning Keys: Hagstrom 18:1 Die Cast
Scale Length: 24,75“ / 629 mm
Pickups: 2 x Hagstrom HJ-50
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle
Bridge: Ebony Jimmy bridge w/ Hagstrom Trapeze Tail Piece,
Controls: 2 x Volume / 2 x Tone
H Expander Truss Rod
All new Hagstrom electric guitars include the company's patented H-Expander truss rod. Providing tension at either end and running the entire length of the neck, the rigid yet lightweight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world's fastest playing guitar. Ensuring accurate tuning, Hagstrom's exclusive 18:1 gear ratio machine heads are also included on all electric models.
Resonator Wood Fingerboards
Resinator Wood is a wood composite material that is homogeneous in nature and is more stable than any standard wood product. It is the perfect fingerboard material in that it eliminates wolf tones or hot spots. It has an articulate sound like high quality Ebony without the problems associated with Ebony.
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This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 January, 2008.
