Hagstrom Swede Metallic Gold

The Hagstrom Swede in Metallic Gold is a veritable smörgåsbord of Hagstrom goodness. It's familiar, and yet it's unique; the visual cues such as the Hagstrom headstock and tuners are borne out below the surface in features like the H-expander trussrod and sustain block tailpiece. The result is a compelling instrument which plays like only a Hagstrom can, while producing all the classic, fat tone you could ask from this style of guitar.

Now available from Merchant City Music, online and in our Glasgow store. Every instrument we sell is fully checked over and treated to a professional set-up before it goes out the door. This ensures that you receive the best possible example out of the box. We ship fast to the UK and Europe.

Hagstrom Swede in Metallic Gold

Hagstrom Swede Features

• Resinator Wood Fingerboard: Resinator™ wood is a wood composite material that is both more uniform in density and more stable than any standard wood product. These characteristics eliminate dead spots or “wolf tones” sometimes associated with conventional wood fingerboards. Resinator™ wood has an articulate sound similar to high quality ebony, but without any of the problems associated with ebony. It provides a stable and clear tone, and also adds higher overtones and harmonics which uniquely detail each note. Like the H-Expander™ truss rod, Resinator™ wood is a major contributor to the distinctive “Hagstrom tone”.
• H-Expander Truss Rod: All Hagstrom electric guitars and basses include Hagstrom’s patented H-Expander™ truss rod. Providing tension at both ends and running the entire length of the neck, the rigid yet light-weight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world’s fastest playing guitar. The H-Expander™ truss rod not only provides ultimate neck stability, but it also contributes to Hagstrom’s unique tone. Longer sustain and a round attack are some of the sonic characteristics the H-Expander™ adds to the tonal essence of Hagstrom.
• Set Neck: Hagstrom uses a variety of different neck joints throughout their range. Hagstrom's set-neck recipe is the classic and time-tested Mortise and Tenon joint, a design that most efficiently transfers string energy from neck to body, and can often only be found on more expensive custom-built guitars. A team of experienced and dedicated craftsmen hand carves every neck joint, insuring perfect execution of this traditional technique preferred by luthiers for generations.
• Sustain Block Tailpiece: Hagstrom’s unique Sustain Block Tailpiece™ was the result of design work starting in 1976 and made its first appearance on Swede and Super Swede guitars produced in 1978. Since then it has been a signature feature on many of Hagstrom's solid body models. Each string terminates in a single, massive brass block coupled directly to the guitar’s body. The blocks are detached from one another to reduce interference between the strings, maximizing each string’s unique contribution.