Any Hagstrom fans here?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:19 am

can i have first dibs if you do?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:54 am

Possibly. I'm just not too sure about shipping it across the pond, and since it's got a (albiet beat up) hard shell case with it, and it's this old and in this good of cosmetic condition, I'd definitely not be taking the neck off to ship it cheaper. It has a few quirks that need to be dealt with before I'd consider it gig worthy. It had a few cracks in the top between the neck pocket and neck pickup which is a pretty common problem in old vikings. It could use a "shim" in the side of the neck pocket to keep it from shifting slightly and throwing it out of tune. I can't remember if I have the neck shimmed normally or not, all will be revealed when I take pics this weekend. It's also missing some neck binding, has a very small ding in the top (next to the top f hole, somewhat visable in the picture), has a pickguard crack, and one of the knobs looks like it got some moisture inside at some point and the "tone" gold part is kind of hard to read. When I first got it, the first few frets were a little buzzy, but after a few setups and playing it regularly for a while that problem sorted itself out I think.

Right now I'm hoping to get $700 + shipping for it if I sell it on the boards, which I think is fair considering both the amazing cosmetic condition and the work it needs done. I would also consider using it as a partial trade towards a Rickenbacker bass which I doubt is going to happen.

Don't hold me to anything until I make the ad though, until I take it apart and figure things out again I don't really have a solid idea of what I'm selling. I might decide to hold out for a little while and see if the market for these improves on ebay, when I first got it a few years ago they were selling every week for over $1500.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:01 am

no worries, i'll let you come to your own decision, but if you do stick it in the classifieds in here i'd definitely consider it.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:03 am

There is a 1960 Hagstrom Goya P46 Deluxe on ebay

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:17 am

ooh, nice. shame about the missing tuner.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:14 pm

I used to have a 1967 Hagstrom XII for a bit. The switches had been replaced with knobs and the new wiring was atrocious! The guitar had seen much more action than the one in the picture below, but it was a 3TS model.

Bought it on ebay, sold it on ebay

Oh, I found pictures of mine:

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:10 pm

Sparky wrote:I used to have a 1967 Hagstrom XII for a bit. The switches had been replaced with knobs and the new wiring was atrocious! The guitar had seen much more action than the one in the picture below, but it was a 3TS model.

Bought it on ebay, sold it on ebay

Oh, I found pictures of mine:

Do the Hagstrom 12-Strings play well?

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 6:30 pm

I have a 70s Swede. It's a little beat up and needs new neck binding, but it's awesome.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:11 pm

Oh yeah, the neck was the thinnest thing I've ever played, but a bit narrow for my taste. Sounds quite Byrds-like. I used it with the intention of recording, never got the chance, ended up selling it for a loss. :/

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:26 pm

Sorry to hear that.

There were several times I wanted to buy that guitar off you, I just could never get past the horrible mods and black painted hardware, the finish didn't look in that graet of shape either.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:42 am

Yeah, the half-assed mods were what lead me to selling it. The pots worked intermittently and it ultimately needed more restoration work than I could afford to do. It's a shame that somebody fucked up something so beautiful. Who the hell paints chrome hardware?

eljeffe · Post by **eljeffe** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:12 am

My Egmond had been completely clear coated when I found it, pickups and all. The same kind of people who can't bother to take a guitar apart to clear coat it, they would paint chrome hardware black. Those people also clear coat in acrylic.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:04 pm

I want this Hagstrom

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stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:11 pm

i read that was some sort of transition model he had, it didn't match up with the standard models somehow. can't remember why, though.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:26 pm

stewart wrote:i read that was some sort of transition model he had, it didn't match up with the standard models somehow. can't remember why, though.

Oh really?I didn't know that.I thought it was a Hagstrom 3.I will have to look at it again.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:45 pm

Looks pretty much like THIS ONE to me

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:00 am

Nick wrote:Looks pretty much like THIS ONE to me

I think Bowie's has a matching headstock and neck.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:55 am

westtexasred wrote:
Nick wrote:Looks pretty much like THIS ONE to me
Bowie's is a little different it is branded "Kent" and has a matching headstock and neck.

Check out teh kurdz Hag!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:21 am

Yeah, some were Kents. Although I usually think of the III model as the sg shape with 3 pickups. These are like hagstrom I's with a middle pickup.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:37 pm

i think that could have been what i read; that it had 3 pickups but was still branded kent, when the 3 pickup designs were branded hagstrom when they came out. something like that.