Hagstrom Swede Electric Guitar - White
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 Swede is an excellent development on the traditional Les Paul design with outstanding features at a seriously tempting price point. The Swede features a solid Mahogany body with Mahogany top which resonates perfectly for a classy rock tone as you'd expect from an all Mahogany bodied guitar. Plenty of punch in the mids!!
The neck, also Mahogany, is set into the body of the guitar which aids overall resonance of the instrument. The guitar is also fitted with Hagstrom's unique "Resonator Wood" fingerboard to improve sustain and tone (See Below).
As well as the great tone woods, the Swede's Custom 58 pick ups provide the guitar with plenty of thick lushous tone perfect for a wide range of blues/rock/pop. The two pick ups provide a nice split of tones with the bridge offering a nice amount of bite, and the neck smoothing out proceedings as you'd expect.
The Swede also comes equipped with a three way toggle switch in the usual shoulder position on the guitar. In addition, the 3 way switch on the bottom cut away acts as a Tone Filter for the pick ups with the centre position being by pass.
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 - Hagstrom Swede - White
Body: 45mm Mahogany with 10mm Carved Mahogany Top
Neck: Mahogany, 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 Custom 58
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle Switch
Bridge: Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Stop Tail Piece,
6 individual brass string blocks
Controls: 2 x Volume / 2x Tone, 3-Way Sound Filter Toggle switch (center bypass)
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 09 December, 2007.
