Hagstrom Viking Black

As far as we are concerned, the Viking is one of the significant models within the Hagstrom collection and definitely a heritage model. Did you know, Elvis -The King- Presley played one of these? Furthermore, the Viking might just be one of the best traditional hollowbody in it's class in terms of quality and details. You see, the Swedish guitarcompany didn't get stuck on to "old-day's glory" but kept on progressing and re-thinking their original designs. And so, you'll find several smart and modern specs on these guitars that make Hagstrom's a true bang for a buck. Apart from the fact that they are simply gorgeous as well. All Hagstrom guitars are currently being produced in Korea at Hagstrom's own production facility. The Viking ia s hollowbody centreblock guitar, basicly after the ES335 concept. There are several differnt version available, but this is the standard version and the most popular as well. It has a laminated maple body with a maple centreblock, two Hagstrom HJ50 humbuckers, individual volume and tone control for each of the pickups and a classic tailpiece. For the design of the necks however, Hagstrom went back to the drawingboard; the maple neck has a so-calles "Resinator" fingerboard. This is a composit wood that has all the properties as ebony wood in term of sound and color, but is superior in terms of density, uniformity and stability. Furthermore, all Hagstrom is fitted with a unique "H-Expander" trussrod; a H-shaped rod that is extremely stiff but lightweight at the same time. Hagstrom fully understood that a weak link for a lot of guitar below the 1000 EU pricepoint is in fact the neck. Instability leads to uncomfortable playing and maintanance on a regular basis or, worst case scenario, sharp fret-ends due to shrinking of the fretboard. None of all this with Hagstrom! Let's not forget to mention all of those stunning details of Hagstrom's own design hardware that aren't just nice to look at, but contribute to the overall quality of the guitar as well. This guitar comes without a case or gigbag.

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