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All new Hagstrom electric guitars include the company’s
patented H-Expander truss rod. Providing tension at
either end and running the entire 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. Ensuring accurate tuning,
Hagstrom’s exclusive 18:1 gear ratio machine heads are
also included on all electric models.
On models featuring tremolo,
sustain is further enhanced
by the use of the Full Contact
System tremolo bridge (FCS-1)
full contact bridge system, which
offers more contiguous contact
than any other tremolo bridge on the market. Driving
the guitar body with uninhibited string energy also
generates maximum tone and sustain, so the Hagstrom
block stop tailpiece is employed to deliver the maximum
vibration into the body.
A self-lubricating graphite composite nut ensures
increased sustain and vibration through improved
transfer of energy to the neck, while the hard tropical
mahogany tone woods used on the body produce a
warm, mellow sound.
Hagstrom uses only the finest
select tone woods and figured
wood stocks to enhance the
sound and beauty of each
instrument. North American
Hard Rock Maple, arguably the
finest neck wood and used by the best luthiers world
wide, further enhances the playability, durability and
bright articulate tone.
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 tones or hot spots. It
has an articulate sound like high quality Ebony without
the problems associated with Ebony.
Hagstrom guitars feature a high
grade polyester finish which
delivers a much harder, smoother
and denser finish while also
producing much better sonic
performance than polyurethane
which is used on the majority of other guitars.
Hagstrom guitars are legendary among guitarists
because of their playability, beauty and durability.
This new family of Hagstrom guitars builds on that
reputation with the use of several unique innovations
in materials and manufacturing techniques that bring
Hagstrom boldly into the 21st century.
THE SOUNDTHE BASICS
H90 Alnico 5
Classic Soap Bar single
coil set for fat punchy tone.
Custom 60 Alnico 5
Matched covered
humbucker set with
enhanced output and
crisp highs.
Custom 62 Ceramic
Matched open coil
humbuckers, with a tight
and nasty modern tone.
HJ50
Matched covered
humbucker set calibrated
for large hollow body
guitars.
HF50
Custom covered floating
mini Humbucker for
neck mounted position
(HL550).
Custom 52 Ceramic
Open coil humbucker with
a versatile open tone
and sparkling highs.
Custom 58 Alnico 5
Matched covered
humbucker set with
warm Vintage tone.
Art ist: Hannes Hannson, Mustash
Photo: Fredrik K arlsson
