Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 What to do with a credit in your local music shop??? Then I saw this : http://www.hagstromguitars.com/Super_Swede_Tremar.html It did that to me: And now! I need to play it! Who else owns one? How do you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Awesome! Love Hags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 It's on the heavy side but it sounds gooood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yeah, that model's heavy pretty consistently. Others can vary a lot (Viking, Deluxe), and others are super light (Ultra). Great guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 I'm uploading a few pictures to photobucket. The guitar has grey shades in it but we can't see it on the first picture and it looks purple on the ones I'm uploading! Bad lightning, I guess! The neck is very comfortable. The action is just fine! I love the fretboard, it feels like ebony however it is not, they call it "resinator fretboard"! I wanted something with a trem, now I have it! I've had an Ibanez in mind for a while but it faded away! I always look at LP's with envy... This one is similar but with a 25.5'' scale... Not sure what it does, soundwise, with this body shape compared to a 24 3/4'' scale but I seem to always end up prefering longer scales! This guitar would play like butter... if a better guitarist would be playing it!! (the pics are uploaded) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 It'll just be a little snappier. I think that scale influences sound more than anything else after the pickups and the amp. In the end though, comfort is the most important consideration, IMO. Looks like a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh! So, a bit of Fender in the sound! it's fine with me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 I think the intonation needs to be set a bit. This is not a surprise though... New guitars all need a little work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yeah, that's pretty standard. If you have a good tuner, you can do that yourself pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 BTW, I love Montreal. Amazing city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 BTW, I love Montreal. Amazing city. Usually people say that until they have their first winter here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Congrats, Misha! I have a Super Swede, sans tremolo, and I'd have to say it is probably the easiest of my electrics to play, and sounds great. Enjoy! Cheers, Glenn PS, I don't miss Montreal winters, though I miss Montreal. Have had an opportunity to 'visit' via Google Street, which is fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thank's Glenn! The dark side is a lot of fun, IMO!! I'm really not in a hurry to see the snow, you know.... I think I'll try Google Street too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Machine Gun Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Nice! Very nice. How's the neck? Is it really thin like most Hags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Nice! Very nice. How's the neck? Is it really thin like most Hags? I think the neck shape and size is pretty much the same as the Epiphone Les Paul Std (I've had one and sold it because... ??? Because that's how the brain of guitarists work, I guess...) It's the fretboard that is different. It really feels like an ebony fretboard! (I love it!) Nice fretwork too! I tried another Hagstrom, the F200, I think. It has P90s. It sounded good but had a chubby neck that wasn't comfortable to me! Much too large! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Machine Gun Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Interesting. My Viking and Ultra Swede have really thin necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Excellent choice! Their trems work like butter. I still lust for the semi hollow with trem but alas... me funds is non-existent. But I would buy it in a heartbeat. The neck is just gorgeous on those guitars. Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Thank's Glenn! The dark side is a lot of fun, IMO!! I'm really not in a hurry to see the snow, you know.... I think I'll try Google Street too! Well, Some snow is nice, especially around Christmas. Unfortunately, here, we've had fewer snowfalls in the last 4 years than I have fingers, and nothing remotely like a good ol' Montreal blizzard. Those Hagstrom Trems aren't cheap in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 congrats! that is a beautiful looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Misha Posted November 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Well, Some snow is nice, especially around Christmas. Unfortunately, here, we've had fewer snowfalls in the last 4 years than I have fingers, and nothing remotely like a good ol' Montreal blizzard. Those Hagstrom Trems aren't cheap in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Nice! Now stop posting and go play .... Um, wait ... I'm here too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A-20 Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Uber Congrats. Love those Hags... don't have one right now either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Very, very nice. HNGD! I once had a Hagstrom. I regret selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Glenn F Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 I admit that it's nice to have snow during the Holidays! But in january: please the Snow, leave our Quebec alone!! The Hagstrom was 750$ + taxes. I paid 790$ + taxes to get a nice hard shell case that allows me to fit the trem safely in it. (I had a 400$ credit on my account so I added the difference.) That gets almost in the territory of Faded Gibsons but I like the neck and the finish much better and wanted a trem. (The faded that I saw were ugly. I know that they aren't all like this because I saw some nice pictures, at least of SG faded.) Since the neck and comfort is the most important thing for me, I'm glad I bought the Hagstrom. Ok, that is about another $120.00 in PST/GST, n'est pas? Here, the sales tax is included in the price, and they go for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zackb911 Posted November 21, 2009 Members Share Posted November 21, 2009 Very nice! Enjoy it, I love my Hagstrom Swede's and that is a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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