hminh87

I'm getting a Super Swede Vintage Sunburn next month. Hope this thread can survive 'till then ;p

Duster

That's awesome. Unfortunately here in Canada we can only get sunburns starting around June. Jokes!!

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GOLDIE93

Hey DUSTER
I was just looking at the pics of your Gold top and I noticed that it is left handed but the neck is not, so you have a reverse headstock going on ..... very cool.
I guess that with the way the neck is made and shaped that they fit both directions just the same so ther was no point making a different one for lefties. usually the point at the tip aims down but yours goes up.
Now I can't decide which way it looks better.

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Duster

Yeah, I was hoping that the tip would aim downward, as it is on the righties. I have seen pics of vintage Hagstrom lefties that are made that way (and some vintage Hagstroms that are made "my" way). My guess is that at some point they started making righties and lefties with the same neck and headstock to save some money on tooling. There are pics on the internet showing the guitars both ways, but it could be just because some of the photos are flipped in photoshop. When I saw it in the shop I saw that the headstock is the same as the right-handed models, and it seemed weird at first, but now I think I like it even better. Strange how the slightest cosmetic feature can seem so glaringly obvious when you spend too much time looking at a guitar... yet when you actually play the guitar you realize it doesn't matter at all.

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twisty571

I didn't even realize that Duster about your headstock. Very cool hminh87 !

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Steve BP

I'm considering buying a mahogany guitar with a maple cap + humbuckers, and the Super Swede has caught my imagination: a Les Paulish guitar, but it has a strat scale length.

Anyone use one of these? Comments?

Wulver

Found some stuff on eBay.

-1960s SG-Strat style 12-string
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1960s-HAGS...1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-1960s-HAGS...1QQcmdZViewItem

-1972 (Quilt?) Maple Viking w/ single coils
http://cgi.ebay.com/1972-HAGSTROM-H...1QQcmdZViewItem

- 8-String bass, same type used by Hendrix and Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hagstrom-Electr...1QQcmdZViewItem

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n_tracyKC

ive got a cherryburst super swede, its awesome. its my main guitar.
ill post pics later.

GOLDIE93

The Super Swede and the Swede are basically the same except that where the Swede has a Tone selector switch at the top. The Super Swede has a Coil spilt switch down by the volume controls. The neck and body are the same except I believe the Supers have better looking tops.
The necks are amazingly fast and smooth.

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Duster

The scale length of the two guitars is different. The Swede is Gibson-scale while the Super Swede is Fender-scale. Also, the Super has a maple top if I'm not mistaken, whereas the Swede is all mahogany. But maybe some Swedes come with a maple top? You're right about the controls. The Swede has a "tone filter" which I really can't find a use for, and the Super has a "coil tap" which should be more useful.

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twisty571

Some links for anyone interested:

http://www.hagstromguitars.com/index.html

http://www.albinhagstrom.se/

http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/index.html

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/.../brand/Hagstrom

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GOLDIE93

There you go. Thats what I like about this thread. Alot of people know a little bit about Hagstroms so by the time this is done we should have a complete reference guide for them.
I did not realize that the Swedes and Supers had different scales. I will have to do a closer inspection of my top to see whether it is Mahogany or Maple never really gave it much thought before.
I use my tone switch all the time now but when I first got it I left it in the up position and used the amp settings to get my tone as I only played heavy rock at the time it worked out great but when I got another guitar I found that I always had to readjust my amp settings between the 2 so i started messing around with it. In the up position it takes out the treble to give you a really dark Black Sabbath kind of tone. the middle is normal and the down position takes out the bass which gives you a really nice brite clean tone. I don't now how well they work on the new ones though.

Keep the info coming people.....

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twisty571

Hagstrom is suppose to be well known in the bass guitar world but I don't play bass,I also hear that a couple pick-ups they made are holy grails of the bass world from a couple bass players.They also may have been the company to create the first electric bass.

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Duster

There's a bass pickup that they made in the vintage days that someone else copied when they went out of business, and continued making. Apparently it's well-known and very desirable in the bass world. I can't remember what it's called.

I don't know if they invented the electric bass, but I'm pretty sure they were the first to make an 8-string bass, with each string having an octave course, like on a 12-string guitar. That is the bass that I think they're famous for, and last I checked on their website, they've reissued that as well. I have never had the desire to play bass, but that looks pretty cool and I bet could make some interesting sounds....

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henry b

Their acoustics are very good also, I own a J45 from the 1970s.

Duster

They haven't reissued their acoustics yet... I think that's a much trickier proposition, but if they do well with all these electrics, I can imagine they're not far behind. Their vintage ones have a good reputation. Really dark, dramatic sunburst finishes too, from the pics I've seen.

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twisty571

Alright where are the pics guys,a couple of us have them up,let's see them bad boys

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austinarcadium

i was really thinking of getting a Hagstrom F-Series one time, but they dont have any places in Lincoln that have them and i wasnt going to risk buying a guitar i never played or heard. But they do look sweet.

twisty571

I had to buy site unseen,we have two shops here,nothing huge. 1 stocks Fenders & BC Rich. & the other Ibanez & some cheapies. I'm not in the least bit dissatisfied with my purchase,especially for the price.

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