When I finished my punk assault upon my neighbors, I sat down with the guitar and really started to examine all the little details that make the Swede a real gem. It will compel you to pull out your Sex Pistols and Germsalbums, cranking them up and remembering why you play guitar in the first place. When you first take a look at it, this guitar has lots of wow factor: the classic 24.75" scale single-cut design and snow white finish brings out your inner-punk. It was easy to tune and didn’t require an initial setup, so I was able to jump right in and sample this beast. The guitar showed up in great condition and was wrapped and boxed very well. Now that we know where they’ve been, let’s see where they’re going with the new Swede. The artists that have played these instruments are as classic and diverse as the Hagstrom body shapes: Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa, Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA), Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music), David Bowie, ZZ Top, Noel Redding, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford (Genesis), The Beatles, and many more. Twentythree years later, the legacy continued with reissues of the original models built to the same quality and unique designs that made them beloved all over the world. The original Hagstrom Company stopped production in 1983, making the guitars instant collectables.
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Hagstrom expanded its guitar line to include hollowbody guitars like the Viking, the flagship Swede series, basses (including the legendary 8-string) and a series of acoustic and classical guitars in the early 1970s. The first Hagstrom solidbody guitar featured a sparkle celluloid finish, a very cool choice of materials borrowed from their accordion production line. The Swedish Hagstrom Company started manufacturing electric guitars in 1958.
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Download Example 1 Neck Pickup - regular, filter 1 & filter 2ĭownload Example 3 Bridge Pickup - regular, filter 1 & filter 2ĭownload Example 5 Middle - regular, filter 1 & filter 2įor many in the U.S., the Hagstrom name might seem relatively new, but to the rest of the world they’ve been making great guitars for over 50 years.