It has arrived! I cannot recommend this guitar enough if you're thinking of going the Les Paul route. Very solid, well-built, booming tone, absolutely gorgeous, weighs a ton and the best part is it costs about half of an entry-level Les Paul. If you're thinking of getting a studio Les, stop what you're doing and buy this. It's better. The big differences are the longer scale neck, comparable to a stratocaster, and i'm really glad i went this route (the Swede has the same scale). On strats i find the nut-end of the neck a little difficult to deal with, but not so with the Hagstrom. The neck sits at an angle to the body like the Les Paul and has that super low action, where you think of playing the guitar and it just chimes.
It also has a coil tap, which at first i could care less about, but after i heard it, I was blown away. I'm not a fan of one guitar sounding like two, but clicking on the single-coil state in mid position sounds country as hell, even more twangy that the strat in any position, and not a cheap twang. Sustain, for those who care (i don't really) is endless. Each string is thread through a solid brass block at the bridge the size of pool chalks.
On the downside, and this is minor. The knobs on the tuning pegs are chrome painted plastic, ewwwww. It's the one thing i've noticed that screams MADE IN CHINA as the sticker on the back indicates. I've looked at Hagstroms before, and that sticker is daunting for sure. Trust me, this does not sound or feel like junk, and it can be had for $400-$500. Don't pay $700 as advertised. You can find it new for less.
I also want to add something to the blog i couldn't find out online: Does this guitar fit in a stratocaster case? NO it does not. Due to tilt of the neck (strats are straight), it might fit in a Les Paul case, but i can't verify that. The neck is longer which might not work. I'm just going to buy the default Hagstrom case.
Serial # = M09100810
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