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Hagstrom Swede

LP-Shaped Guitar from Hagstrom belonging to the Swede Series series

Mezzatone Mezzatone
Published on 08/17/06 at 11:53
Value For Money : Poor
Swedish famous brand in the 80 dead, revived in the United States in 2006, the Swedish guitar-shaped Les Paul is absolutely divine!

then dissect the beast:

Mahogany set neck with 22 frets and pearl dens 12th doubled as gibson, all connected by a binding. Composite key, a novel touch reminiscent of maple! Incredible

the head is asymmetric with 6 mechanical oil baths as it is vintage or vintage reissue or a lily pearl is inlaid in the head.
The red varnish is transparent and reveals the wood grain of this beautiful curved table! 9 / 10
Two volumes a two-tone toggle switch and a dial tone, the sound palette is vast, from jazz, to blues and funk, rock to see the punk / hardcore 80, but we do metalheads friends let's face IT'S NOT. Otherwise you have to change these precious microphones that make all the personality of the guitar, so in my humble opinion is better to buy something else if you want to do metal.

UTILIZATION

The handle is great with a typical profile gibson, very fine, agreeable, even if a highway access to acute is hard, it's a normal LP, but it is a little shredder!
Treble is good access to the 19th box
the sound is-me singing I tell you!
the pickups are alnico 58 covered with a cover driven by a toggle switch 3 position toggle switch and another acting as selector dial tone for both pickups = versatility guaranteed! The sound is creamy and full of gain, this very dynamic, short for a guitar series is a success, it makes all the personality of the guitar. Once you have tasted it déccroche more! 10/10
the bridge is like violin hagstrom.Bref level 9 / 10. Mine is one of the prototypes for testing, so the finish is flawless highly polished frets, polish nickel ... SUCCESS!

SOUNDS

Sound
Then ... It's simply divine. Depending on the position of the tone and toggle selector, you get everything! the sound of a strat Crystaline but not too much in the neck position and a hot saturated with his double. The best neck and microphone that sounds great for solos!!
I put the 10/10 for the price because you have better than a Epiphone or even see much better than a gibson expensive !!!!( I say that I kidding ... I tried the gibsons I always come back ben not.)

OVERALL OPINION

In short I find nothing wrong with this guitar is perfect! more reissues come with a real fly hard for a ridiculous price!

true for the Swedish 1980 count between 500 and 800 € for the privilege of owning one knowing that it is popular with collectors
for editions that are like to see better but nine of 650 € with the fly!