Hagstrom Guitars is a guitar manufacturer from Sweden. Starting out in the early 1900’s making accordians, Hagstrom Guitars started to make guitars in the 1950’s and continued to do so until 1983 when production stopped but started producing guitars again in 2004. They produce electric and acoustic guitars and bass guitars. They are the first to produce the 8 string bass guitar and are also the first to produce a guitar/synthesizer hybrid. Hagstrom Guitars take their guitars seriously and every single one of their guitars looks great, plays great, and sounds awesome. Used by some of the biggest names of all time you can’t go wrong with a Hagstrom Guitar.
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All Hagstrom electric guitars and basses have their patented H-Expande truss rod that provides tension at both ends and running the entire length of the neck, this patented system helps the guitar have a very low action and thin neck. This makes Hagstrom guitars the perfect guitars for “shredding” and other technically complex playing style. They also have a “Resinator” fretboard which is a synthetic fretboard that sounds and plays really well, not to mention extremely resistant to wear. Hagstrom Guitars are the first to experiment with this type of fretboard. Another very interesting thing about many of these guitars is their 6 position rotary pickup selector switch, it is a very nice change from the traditional 5 way, or 3 way selector.
Hagstrom Guitars produce several Electric Guitar Models:
Hagstrom Northen-Series features a African Mahogany body and neck, Lundgren pickups, and Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Stop.
Swede Models feature a African Mahogany body and neck, 2 x Hagstrom Custom 58 pickups, and Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Stop.
Super Swede Models feature a African Mahogany body and neck, 3 x Hagstrom P-90-S, and Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Stop or Hagstrom Tremar System.
Deuce Models introduce Hagstrom’s semi hollow body guitars. They feature a African Mahogany body and neck, 2 x Hagstrom Custom 58 pickups, Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Stop Tail bridge or Tremar Roller Bridge.
Ultra Swede features a 2 piece Basswood body with a maple cap, maple neck, 2 x Hagstrom Custom 62 pickups, and Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Stop or Floyd Rose Special – Double Locking Tremelo.
Viking Models are really nice semi hollow body guitars that come in many styles including a Baritone model. Viking models feature Semi-Hollow Contoured Ply Maple or Flamed Maple Body, Canadian Hard Maple neck, 2 x Hagstrom HJ-50, Hagstrom Custom 58, or Custom P-50 pickups, Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/Hagstrom Trapeze Tail Piece or Hagstrom Tremar tremelo system.
Jazz Models are Hagstrom’s Jazz guitars. Featuring a hollow body, Maple neck, 2 x Hagstrom HJ-50 pickups, and Ebony Jimmy bridge w/ HagstromTrapeze Tail Piece.
Metropolis Models feature a Empress body, Maple neck, Custom 58’C humbucker or C-Spin Single Coil Pickups, Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Traditional Stop Tail.
Several Bass Guitar Models:
Northern Series feature a Mahogany body and neck, Lundgren (Swedish Handmade) Jazz Classic Set pickups, and Hagstrom Independent Single String Bridge-Saddles
HB Models feature Mahogany body, Maple neck, Dyna Rail 1025HB/N Alnico 5 pickups, and Hagstrom Full Contact Bass Bridge.
Viking Models feature Hollow body, Maple neck, Dyna Rail – Viking Bass N/B pickups, and Long Travel Tune-O-Matic w/ Hagstrom Trapeze Tail Piece.
Several Acoustic Guitar Models:
Siljan Models feature Mahogany back and sides, with Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany neck, and Resinatorwood bridge.
Mora Concert features a Mahogany back and sides, Mahogany top, Mahogany neck, and Resinatorwood bridge. Some models come with a B-Band T-35 System for plugging the guitar in to amplification.
Elfdalia Models feature a Mahogany back and sides, Cedar top, Mahogany neck, and Resinatorwood bridge. Some models come with a B-Band T-35 System for plugging the guitar in to amplification.
Dalarna Models feature a Rosewood back and sides, Solid Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany neck, and Resinatorwood bridge. Some models come with a B-Band T-35 System for plugging the guitar in to amplification.
Overall these are very impressive, great sounding instruments.
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