A European collector's classic returns after 23 years.

Serious guitarists worldwide are jazzed about the reintroduction of the Hagstrom Super Swede, especially at such an amazingly low price. Brilliant craftsmanship is evident in every detail of the mahogany body with carved maple top, flamed maple veneer, set mahogany neck, and bound Resinator fretboard with pearl block inlays. The queen of the Hagstrom line, the Super Swede sports Custom '58 humbuckers with thick, rich bottom end and warm clarity on top plus coil splitting for single-coil sounds.

H-Expander Truss Rod All Hagstrom guitars feature our revolutionary patented H-Expander truss rod. Providing tension at either end and running the entire length of the neck, the rigid yet lightweight alloy truss rod allows for very low action and a thin neck, earning us our reputation as the "Fastest Neck on the Planet."

Resinator Fretboard Yet another Hagstrom exclusive, the Resinator Fretboard is an extraordinary, homogeneous wood composite that maintains a strong fundamental harmonic and eliminates wolf tones. Resinator Fretboards offer the articulate sound of high quality ebony but with more consistency and durability. Silky smooth, reliable, and fast, the Hagstrom neck is a guitarist's dream come true.

Hagstrom Super Swede Electric Guitar Features:

• Mahogany back
• Carved maple top
• Flamed maple top veneer
• Set mahogany neck
• Resinator fretboard with pearl block inlays
• H-expander truss rod prevents twisting
• Hagstrom Custom '58 humbuckers
• 3-way selector
• 2 volume controls
• 2 tone controls
• Coil-tapping mini-toggle
• Tune-o-matic bridge
• Hagstrom 18:1 die cast tuners
• 25-1/2" scale

A guitar to define them all. Make it yours today and own your own bit of sonic history.

Hagstrom Super Swede Electric Guitar

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A sound unlike any other

Posted by Aiden Bram from Chicago on May 5, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Indie, Blues, Classic Rock

I traded a few pedals for the Black Super Swede, and when I first opened it, I found the sound that I had been looking for. If you are looking for a Les Paul copy, this is not your guitar. It has a very dark sound, even with 8 and 8.7 ohm pickups, that can be best compared to the British sound.

Many people compare the coil tapped sound to that of a Strat, but I think it sounds most like a P-90, because of the metal coil covers. I gave this a 4 for features because the regular Swede has a switch for low and high pass filters, which I really would have liked on this guitar.

I gave this a 4.5 for quality because it has a polyurthane coating, which is standard in this price range, but all other features on this guitar are comparable to a reissue strat or les paul class instrument. People often comment on how beautiful this looks, and their eyes light up when they hear how it sounds. The cream coloring is much darker in life than it looks in the picture, and it makes it look very vintage. Overall, this is a fantastic instrument, and very unique.

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Hagstrom SS

Posted by Chaz from Tampa on Mar 12, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbysi

Reviewer's Play Style: Alt- Country Blues and Rock

I have the select super swede in dirty blonde and the guitar is a great value. The coil tap switch is a great feature and lets you switch from bright clean chords to overdrive with the flip of the switch. The pickups are quality so no need to switch them out at all. The guitar is heavy like the LP but are a 25.5 scale line the Strat. Nothing bad to say at all about this guitar. It is made in China but they don't press out as many like the Epi LP. If you are looking for a LP type guitar this one is light years ahead of the EPI no doubt

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Posted by CNote77 from Maine on Feb 10, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Alternative, Classic Rock

Hi guys! I have read alot of good reviews on this site and on the Net about this guitar. I was looking for a decent guitar at a reasonable price and thought this fit the bill. I was in a working band 10 years ago but have since 'settled down' - I want to pick up my rocking ways again. The Super Swede sounded and played great when I got it but about a month in I had terrible fret buzz. I had the guitar professionally set-up and some frets resurfaced. It played well for about a week and then the neck started rattling. Must have been a structural defect. Hagstrom was great and sent me a replacement. Immediately I discovered that the volume control for the neck pick-up didn't work. As soon as I manipulated it the sound cut off completely. Additionally, whenever I flipped to the neck position the pick-up had alot of static...like a short-out or something. I am waiting for guitar three. Just wondering if anyone else is having problems or am I just having bad luck. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

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edtoto

Posted by jcpennywise from Northeast on Feb 5, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: 30 yrs

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, blues

This is a very good looking good sounding guitar. The finish is perfect (I have the vintage sunburst). Seems to be a lot of attention to detail. Don't see any flaws in the appearance. Intonation was good right out of the box. I like the neck, good action. Pick ups and coil tap give good variety of tones. Humbuckers are not as meaty as my 1983 Ibanez but it's a good sounding axe. When I started testing the controls I found a problem. The neck pickup volume control didn't work. It was full on only. The bridge control was fine. I'm going to have to send it back for a replacement. If that problem gets fixed. I'd rate it a 5 across the board.

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Super Swede

Posted by WelshPhil from South Wales, UK on Dec 22, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: mainly classical

A nice to play guitar with an easy action. Plays jazz and even classical with ease! I have a few fret buzzes but I think these can be solved. However my neck split!! Not knocked at all, just kind of cracked, maybe shrinkage or something. People say they're built like a tank but the thin neck may be vulnerable. Body and finish very nice . Fittings good apart from the coil split switch which is naff compared with the rest. Tone controls do very little on my instrument.

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