New guitar day. A really super expensive high end guitar. Elvis Presley content.

Samick Lover

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I have not been here in a long time. Life etc..

Ok today I got a expensive Hagstrom Elvis Presley reissue made in China. High end like a Eastman. So well made. sunburst, almost original style headstock looks like a Fender, Single coils but do not sound like a Strat but different. And a nice strap. Nice neck. Killer trapeze tailpiece. Hagstrom, a Swedish guitar maker, became internationally famous in 1968 when Elvis Presley played a ‘67 Viking II on television for his first performance in more than seven years. Today, Hagstrom makes guitars in the vintage designs but with modernized and upgraded electronics, features, and ergonomics.
With maple-ply body and gold hardware, these are well-made guitars that play great. They are also equipped with specially designed dual-coiled Hagstrom mini-humbucking pickups that have a pull-knob, split-coil option that switches the pickup to single coil. This changes the sound to result in a snappier single-coil sound versus the smoother humbucker sound. The tonal range and options are impressive, and the sound is great. This is the limited-edition Sunburst Classic model maple body, Bolt-on maple neck, Resinator fingerboard, Dual-coiled Hagstrom humbucking pickups, Splittable single-coil mode.

Cost new is $1,399.00. And I really like it. I have 3 Elvis rooms in my house. So I have always wanted a original. But they are old, falling apart etc.. And this one is perfect and is 1000 times better than the original. And I am going to enjoy my guitar. I went and got it today after 11 o'clock. I finally broke down got me one. I am grateful. I know longer work health issues. I can play it all day If I want. Amazing quality for the reissue. Pics coming later.
 
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Here are the pictures.

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I loved the white binding on the black Fender-style headstock when I was a kid. Always wanted to try one of those.
 
Ok the guitar is really nice. The Fender style headstock is great. It needs a cleaning and some new strings. Gold plating is nice. I never thought I would own a reissue much less the sunburst.
Elvis owned a black one I never knew that. Charlie Hodge proved it and sold it. The video is online. Elvis played a red Hagstrom Viking 2 on the Singer Sowing Machine Special. Later on named the 68 Comeback Special. A guy had one in his Trunk with a Benson amplifier that had a Vox speaker in the cabinet.

I like it. And the pickups look like min single coils but are some type of min humbucker?
 
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