WHAT do ya think of the Hagstrom SWEDE??

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Author Message   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 11:33 pm:    I picked up one of these Swedes, kinda an interesting les paul like knock off, with out stock pick ups, everything thing else is more or less original 1970s vintage, anyone have one or used one, any comments appreciated, jazzzz   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 11:13 am:    It's definitely a collectors brand. Our former bass player had a Hagstrom bass. Nice vintage instruments. And very wanted among Skandinavian collectors of course. http://www.hagstromguitars.com/swede.html Ginger   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 11:41 am:    yes it has some nice features, big wide neck, ebony board, soft edges on the players side, D'Aquisto type headstock etc, i need to go thru the electronice, typical scratcyness on the input jack, replacement time?? and some shorting of the top switch, these models have a weird, two switch systym , unlike les pauls, jazzz   Fox Username: Fox Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 3:04 pm:    Jazzz, that other switch is a tone modifier.. Original Alvsby-made Hags are great. That brand "resurrected" a couple of years ago, but new ones are chinese, riding on the heritage of those vintage Hagströms. I sold mine years ago to my brother-in -law, regrettably. Great instrument, little on the heavy side. They are, like Ginger noted, in somewhat great demand in Scandinavia, much sought after and fetch usually a very good price. Btw. did you know that The King played also a Hagström...(Although not Swede or Super Swede, but Hagström Viking semi)   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 5:04 pm:    HEY FOX, mine is definately an older 1970s Swede, i know about the switching, but i have some issues with scratchyness etc, it is on the heavy side, but im hopeing for good tone and sustain, yeah, i did see a pic of the KING, playing a Hag, also i think Denny Laine, re Wings, and a few others played them, interesting, i think they may be sleepers here in the us of a , what do ya think?? jazzz   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 5:05 pm:    PS, the HAGSTROM JIMMY, re fat jazz box, designed by Daquisto, is very cool too, seems they dont fetch alot, hmmm, jazzz   Fox Username: Fox Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 5:38 pm:    Jazzz, I don't know *bout the Hagström situation in the U.S. of A., mainly because I am here in Scandinavia.. But I know they were imported there, how many, I don't know. Now that you mentioned Denny Laine.. take a look at the AR 5000-thread, there is a pict of another Denny Laine- favourite, a VA-900 Vantage..   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 9:19 pm:    do you have any idea what these sell for in Europe, i may sell or trade for an ar type ibanez , im not sure ,thanks for the info   Acetan Username: Acetan Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 9:59 pm:    I have an old Hagstrom that I found quite interesting. Good quality, very fast neck. Pups are weak though.   Fox Username: Fox Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 8:38 am:    Jazzz, old vintage Swedes and longer scale Super Swedes go for 1100-1500 USD about.. Of course depending on condition etc..   Holmis63 Username: Holmis63 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 12:42 pm:    I have used one 70:s swede in the studio for a couple of tracks and it´s very heavy. Heavier than my ´79 stratocaster and that one heart my back after a rehearse! But it sounds real god, and the sustain is for ever. I would say that the quality and sound is on Ibanez level but the playability is not. I don´t know if the pups is original in this one, but as i said it sounds real god. Here in Sweden whe are kind of proud over the vintage Hagströms and Levins, it´s a pitty they don´t survived the competition back in the 70:s. Now, they are made in China and Korea and that is not the same!! I think the first reissues/prototypes or whatever you call them was Made in Sweden. I don´t know why the Hagström family agreed to outsource the manufacturing to China but that is the way it works those days. The labour in China is for free, and they are skilled but the tradition and brand history fades away!! Holmis63   Jazzzbo Username: Jazzzbo Registered: 9-2005 Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 - 1:22 am:    yeah , definately a heavy guitar, on par with les pauls, but the neck is nice and wide, ebony board, true on the sustain, i understand larry coryell played a super swede, anyway, i may keep this or trade ,sell for another ibanez, right now im really digging the ar models, jazzzz   Holmis63 Username: Holmis63 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 - 11:43 am:    Yes, i´m a Swedish guy but the vintage ibanezes guitars and fenders have cought me in a trap, not even the old Swedish guitars atract me as the AR:s and the Fenders do! But the Hagströms are realy good guitars! No doubt. Holmis63

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