Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:47 am
nice hagstrom. it does look more like that when you put them side by side.Hurb wrote:yeah its quite clearly the same tremolo as on hags like this one.
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:49 am
how nice are the hag trems? i have never played one.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:08 am
Are any of these weird 60s Japanese guitars cool/nice/really good sounding or are they just weird and wacky and you get what you pay for?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:10 am
They are very hit and miss from what I have heard and/or seen. They can be cool for more indy/noise type stuff I gather but it just depends upon the particular one you end up with and the sound you are going for.Rashomon wrote:Are any of these weird 60s Japanese guitars cool/nice/really good sounding or are they just weird and wacky and you get what you pay for?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:10 am
depends. but I would say allot of them at least sound cool/different.Rashomon wrote:Are any of these weird 60s Japanese guitars cool/nice/really good sounding or are they just weird and wacky and you get what you pay for?
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:12 am
I had a Sekova semihollow that I sold to Minifox13 (who doesn't seem to poast here anymore) that was one of the most fun playing guitars I've owned. Tiny neck that just sorta molded into your hand, nice clean sound (although pickups were wicked microphonic with distortion), real solid build.
I also had an old (late 50's) harmony stratotone that was a real solid guitar but the pickup was just so weak and lifeless and unfortunately irreplaceable so I sold it.
It's all what you're going for.
BTW You know, at first I was skeptical about it being a stock trem, but a random auction I found on ebay showed this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1966-Sekova ... 0349440033
Those are usually made in Japan, but the trem system definitely looks guild/hagstrom.
I also had an old (late 50's) harmony stratotone that was a real solid guitar but the pickup was just so weak and lifeless and unfortunately irreplaceable so I sold it.
It's all what you're going for.
BTW You know, at first I was skeptical about it being a stock trem, but a random auction I found on ebay showed this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1966-Sekova ... 0349440033
Those are usually made in Japan, but the trem system definitely looks guild/hagstrom.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:28 am
old silvertones and harmony's are american made. my silvertone played really well. as does my kay and my airline stratotone
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:33 am
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:17 pm
I know that. I was refering to the Sekova I linked to that shared the hagstrom trem.holyCATS1415 wrote:old silvertones and harmony's are american made. my silvertone played really well. as does my kay and my airline stratotone
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:43 pm
Fake Hagstrom trems found their way onto some import guitars. They looks extremely similar to the originals.
I reckon, if your guitar isn't made in Europe, the Hag Tremar isn't real/original (unless it's a Guild, of course!)
See this Univox:
I reckon, if your guitar isn't made in Europe, the Hag Tremar isn't real/original (unless it's a Guild, of course!)
See this Univox: