History of Hagstrom Guitars
The supplier was begun by Albin Hagstrom in the 1920s, importing German accordions, as electric guitars were not yet readily available. In 1932 they started making their very own accordions.
Many of the initial designs were relatively conventional in form, making use of either an equal double-cutaway design or a rounded-off Les Paul form. A lot of came with 4 single-coils in a setting that made them look like humbuckers.
The guitars also normally included a dizzying range of rollers and also push-button selectors to divide the pick-ups as well as change the sounds. The guitars were elegant, and also were not satisfied with a fantastic deal of success. Players chose the simpleness of the relatively straightforward American instruments from Fender and Gibson, as opposed to the ostentatious surfaces as well as difficult controls provided by European brands like Hagstrom, Eko, Hofner and also the significant variety of recently established Japanese manufacturers.
Hagstrom acknowledged this and also introduced a lot more typical as well as good-looking guitars. These included the Swede, a Les Paul-shaped guitar, the Viking, a semi-acoustic which would be made use of by Frank Zappa and also his child Dweezil, over 30 years later, and also the SG-inspired I, II and drum sets also III designs, for sale now as the F-200.
Unfortunately, this was not nearly enough to save the company, as well as in the wake of boosting competition from the ever-growing Japanese manufacturers, Hagstrom shut down in 1983.
In 2004, nevertheless, the business was reopened by Tricor AB, that currently disperse the guitars also. They are made in a devoted Chinese manufacturing facility as well as are sold for around u20a4 200-750 GBP. The reissues are based upon the guitars made after Hagstrom quit manufacturing of the lurid-finish 1958-early-1960s age, that is, mainly the Swede, F-200 and also Viking, although with some new models presented, and also brand-new variations of the traditional designs.
Original Hagstroms have a substantial cult adhering to because of their rarity as well as originality, to the point that there is a Hagstrom event in Sweden for the first few days of every June. For their die-hard flaunt is really great to see this old make back at work.
The supplier was started by Albin Hagstrom in the 1920s, importing German accordions, as electrical guitars were not yet offered. In 2004, however, the firm was resumed by Tricor Abdominal Muscle, that now distribute the guitars also. The reissues are based on the guitars made after Hagstrom stopped manufacturing of the lurid-finish 1958-early-1960s era, that is, primarily the Swede, F-200 as well as Viking, although with some brand-new versions introduced, as well as brand-new variations of the traditional layouts.