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Instant Feel & Distinct Sound: Hagstrom Guitars

Established in 1925 as a manufacturer of accordions, Hagstrom also has a long history of building guitars and it was in 1958 that the first Hagstrom electric guitars were built. Covered in sparkle and Pearloid celluloid with stamped metal logos, they featured an ingenious use of materials previously used in their accordion production. Hagstrom guitars became known world-wide for their professional quality, excellent playability, unique features, and great value.

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Established in 1925 as a manufacturer of accordions, Hagstrom also has a long history of building guitars and it was in 1958 that the first Hagstrom electric guitars were built. Covered in sparkle and Pearloid celluloid with stamped metal logos, they featured an ingenious use of materials previously used in their accordion production. Hagstrom guitars became known world-wide for their professional quality, excellent playability, unique features, and great value.

The Hagstrom manufacturing team searches the world to find the best raw materials and hardware and then supplies their manufacturing partners with the detailed specifications and guidance necessary to authentically re-create Hagstrom’s classic models. Hagstrom’s unique H-Expander™ truss-rod, bridge and tailpiece designs, and other cosmetic features such as logos and headstock designs are all authentically re-created, and based on original specifications and drawings.

At Dawsons we've just gotten a delivery of some of these incredible Hagstrom Guitars and boy do they look and play incredible. We've got a little of everything with some electrics, basses and semi-hollow guitars for you to get your hands. Have a look at the pick of the bunch below!

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Viking Bass

Introduced as the Concord bass in 1965, Hagstrom’s Viking Bass injects some tactfully chosen vigour into an all-time classic design. This meticulously crafted semi-hollow bass with a short 30.75-inch (781 mm) scale is fitted with Hagstrom’s custom-voiced Dyna-Rail humbucking pickups. From 60’s Brit-rock to modern day low-end goodness, the Viking Bass delivers ear-candy galore.

Ultra Max

The Ultra Max shares the same smaller concept of the Ultra Swede, but with a slightly larger proportioned mahogany body topped with a thick custom carved flame maple top. The body joins to a mahogany set neck utilising a mortise and tenon neck joint with a 25.5” scale length. Its sleek and ultra-comfortable fast neck is paralleled with a pair of Custom 60 Alnico-5 pickups with eloquent Aluminium brushed covers, delivering a cutting voice that this instrument demands.

Alvar

Within Norse Mythology of millennia far past, the warrior-elf god “Alvar” was a distinguished mighty warrior. This semi-hollow bodied instrument in its “petite” body size, will be a perfect match for players searching for a semi-hollow in a smaller compact form. Alvar is a reigning force despite its diminutive proportions and elements.

Fantomen Lefty

A collaboration between the design team at Hagstrom the Swedish band Ghost, Fantomen (Swedish for “The Phantom”) transports Hagstrom’s legendary playability and technical excellence into a new, edgier realm. Hagstrom's goal was to equip the Fantomen with electronics that would allow for a varied tonal palette ranging from classic, vintage colours to screaming metallic brilliance. The result covers an immense expressive range; from smooth, warm tones to the kind of attack and intense dynamic output that would satisfy the demands of even the most extreme musical styles.