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07-18-2008, 05:46 PM
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Hagstrom Swede/Super Swede: any good?
I've been thinking about getting one of these for quite a while now.
Not been able to actually hold or play one though, so unsure they are worth the dough. Anybody got one? or played one? I also quite fancy a J Mascis Jazzmaster as well... 
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07-18-2008, 05:50 PM
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get the JM, much prettier
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07-18-2008, 05:51 PM
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There was a review in Guitar buyer of a couple of Hagstroms and they said they sounded good but the quality of the fretting was a bit shoddy. That could be sorted out fairly easily though.
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07-18-2008, 06:37 PM
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Hagstrom have always had a good reputation. In the 70s/80s people bought Hagstrom for the superior build quality to Gibson (plus they'd more or less dropped Europe as a market).
They're seemingly dead trendy at the moment too ....
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07-18-2008, 06:43 PM
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07-18-2008, 06:45 PM
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They were pretty pricey too ....
Then that is ...
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07-18-2008, 06:50 PM
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07-18-2008, 07:15 PM
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The 70s ones were breath-takingly good. Lovely things and you used to be able to pick them up for buttons in the 80s (grrrrrr
  )I haven't seen any of the new ones in the flesh. But they're better looking than Les Pauls, so deserve consideration if you want a single cutaway humbucker thing.
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07-19-2008, 12:09 AM
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Tried a new super swede last year, I was fairly impressed and thought it played very well overall. Definitely one of those guitars you find yourself playing for a good while in a GAS emporium! It sounded a bit more bassy than your typical LP. It did however feel and sound better to play than the Epi LPs I tried at the same time. I would reccomend giving one a try
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