Ginger Wildheart The Wildhearts Electric Guitars Photo: Trudi Knight www.bandsonstage.co.uk Northen Series 6 Pat Smear Signature 12 Super Swede 16 Swede 20 Ultra Swede 24 Metropolis 28 Viking® 32 Deuce 42 F-Series 44 Jazz Series 46 Electric Basses Viking® 52 HB-4/HB-8 54 1 Color Chart 57 The minute you lay your hands on a Hagstrom and strum it for the first time, you can instantly Acoustics feel why Hagstrom has legions of devoted Dalarna 60 fans and why so many pro musicians made Elfdalia 62 it as their “number one”. Beyond the iconic and unmistakable shape of the headstock, the Mora 63 numerous innovations, (such as our aerospace Siljan 64 engineered H-Expander™ trussrod , the Resinator™ fingerboard, our custom wound pickups and unique hardware, etc) all add to the playing comfort and tonal variety that these fine instruments offer, where such details clearly stand out. The distinct and unmatched Hagstrom sound. It has spawned, better yet “jumpstarted” many careers around the world. Now fasten your seatbelts and let us take you on a ride to explore the Hagstrom range. You’re about to discover a dazzling array of electric guitars, electric bass guitars and acoustic guitars, that will whetten your appetite to try one today at your nearest dealer. Enjoy! Ginger Wildheart The Wildhearts Electric Guitars Photo: Trudi Knight www.bandsonstage.co.uk Northen Series 6 Pat Smear Signature 12 Super Swede 16 Swede 20 Ultra Swede 24 Metropolis 28 Viking® 32 Deuce 42 F-Series 44 Jazz Series 46 Electric Basses Viking® 52 HB-4/HB-8 54 1 Color Chart 57 The minute you lay your hands on a Hagstrom and strum it for the first time, you can instantly Acoustics feel why Hagstrom has legions of devoted Dalarna 60 fans and why so many pro musicians made Elfdalia 62 it as their “number one”. Beyond the iconic and unmistakable shape of the headstock, the Mora 63 numerous innovations, (such as our aerospace Siljan 64 engineered H-Expander™ trussrod , the Resinator™ fingerboard, our custom wound pickups and unique hardware, etc) all add to the playing comfort and tonal variety that these fine instruments offer, where such details clearly stand out. The distinct and unmatched Hagstrom sound. It has spawned, better yet “jumpstarted” many careers around the world. Now fasten your seatbelts and let us take you on a ride to explore the Hagstrom range. You’re about to discover a dazzling array of electric guitars, electric bass guitars and acoustic guitars, that will whetten your appetite to try one today at your nearest dealer. Enjoy! Maud E. Licious THE JCQ H-Expander™ All Hagstrom electric guitars and basses include our patented H-Expander™ truss rod. Providing tension at both ends and running the entire KARL ERIK HAGSTROM length of the neck, the rigid yet light-weight 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. The H-Expander™ truss rod does not only provide ultimate stability of the neck, but also plays a hand in providing you with the unique “Hagstrom tone”. Longer sustain and a round attack, are a couple of the sonic characteristics that the H-Expander™ adds to the tonal essence of Hagstrom. The Foundations 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 notes or hot spots. It has an articulate sound simular to high quality Ebony, but without any of the problems associated with Ebony. It provides a stable and clear tone, and also adds higher overtones and harmonics which uniquely details each note played. Like our H-Expander™ truss rod, our Resinator™ wood also plays a major part in producing the special “Hagstrom tone”. In 1958, Swedish-based Hagstrom started manufacturing electric guitars. Hagstrom uses only the finest select tone woods and figured wood stocks to enhance the sound and beauty of each instrument. Hagstrom has a long history of instrument is carefully built and assembled, where tone Timber is sourced from all over the world to help create a sonically and visually inspiring instrument. building guitars. Hagstrom‘s and quality, and detail are of absolute top priority. The production of acoustic steel string result is a stunning range of instruments that look and and classical guitars date back as sound almost identical to the originals. This may come early as the 1940‘s. In 1958, the first Hagstrom electric as no surprise knowing that they are built using the 2 3 guitars were built and covered in sparkle and pearloid original machines or of exact replicas of the machines Unique innovations celluloid, baring stamped metal logos. An ingenious used to build the legends of yore. There are a number of other specialty parts designed exclusively by Hagstrom, which greatly enhance the playability, stability and tone of our use of materials previously used for the production of Only thanks to this approach was it possible to keep instruments. We are convinced that such unique specialized parts and construction make every difference to contribute to building a superior accordions. Over the years Hagstrom further developed using those time-tested bridges, tailpieces and even the instrument. Such parts as our unique Hagstrom tailpiece units, Tremar system, Full Contact Tremolo system, Customized Hagstrom pickups, are only a few of the benefits found on Hagstrom guitars. the selection of instruments with hollow body guitars, original Hagstrom logo. Even the machine heads, albeit such as “Viking®s” and “Jimmys”. Later in time, the with slightly smaller and thus handier buttons, are “Swede” and “Super Swede” became the legendary back, as is the legendary H-Expander™ truss rod. But Hagstrom Machine Heads flagship Hagstrom guitar models. A new line of electric there are also new features, like the Resinator™ wood Ensuring accurate tuning, Hagstrom’s own 18:1 and 15:1 gear ratio machine heads are each used throughout our Hagstrom models. basses which included the “Swede”, “Viking®”, and the fingerboard whose resonance and sustain qualities Viking® and HB series basses feature a 17:1 gear ratio for accurate tuning. legendary “H8” (the world’s first 8-string bass) became are far superior to anything ebony or rosewood can instant successes. offer. Quality and expertise are fused into exceptional The Hagstrom Northen, Vintage and Ultralux series instruments whose price tags are nevertheless bound recapture many of the original Hagstrom features, to come as a pleasant surprise to musicians. Graphtech Black Tusq are built to the same stringent quality standards and When you purchase a Hagstrom guitar, you are Graphtech Black Tusq composite nuts ensure increased sustain, tone, and energy vibration throughout the entire neck. This is a very feature many of the same unique tones that made guaranteed that your investment is a result of many important feature that also provides smoother and more accurate tuning of your Hagstrom instrument. The use of Graphtech nuts also allows Hagstrom the legend that it is. All models rely on a years of special research and unique development. Each the string to slide effortlessly within the nuts slots, allowing for better tuning precision and improving the ability of the instrument staying in tune, even in the hands of the most demanding players. unique sourcing and manufacturing concept. Both hardware part and specific detail of a Hagstrom guitar the raw materials and hardware for our guitars, come is scrutinized, to provide you with an instrument that Photo by Melanie Marsman from first rate suppliers from all over the world. Each we ultimately aim to make as your musical companion throughout life. Maud E. Licious THE JCQ H-Expander™ All Hagstrom electric guitars and basses include our patented H-Expander™ truss rod. Providing tension at both ends and running the entire KARL ERIK HAGSTROM length of the neck, the rigid yet light-weight 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. The H-Expander™ truss rod does not only provide ultimate stability of the neck, but also plays a hand in providing you with the unique “Hagstrom tone”. Longer sustain and a round attack, are a couple of the sonic characteristics that the H-Expander™ adds to the tonal essence of Hagstrom. The Foundations 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 notes or hot spots. It has an articulate sound simular to high quality Ebony, but without any of the problems associated with Ebony. It provides a stable and clear tone, and also adds higher overtones and harmonics which uniquely details each note played. Like our H-Expander™ truss rod, our Resinator™ wood also plays a major part in producing the special “Hagstrom tone”. In 1958, Swedish-based Hagstrom started manufacturing electric guitars. Hagstrom uses only the finest select tone woods and figured wood stocks to enhance the sound and beauty of each instrument. Hagstrom has a long history of instrument is carefully built and assembled, where tone Timber is sourced from all over the world to help create a sonically and visually inspiring instrument. building guitars. Hagstrom‘s and quality, and detail are of absolute top priority. The production of acoustic steel string result is a stunning range of instruments that look and and classical guitars date back as sound almost identical to the originals.