Love those Hagstrom's... I've had my eye on a Viking Deluxe Tremar or an HJ500 for a while, and they sure are priced well compared to Gretsch & Gibson hollow bodies. Do you happen to know if their modern production is as up to snuff as their vintage ones were?
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC 
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Posted on Dec 03 2009 07:39 AM
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan
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Posted on Dec 03 2009 07:56 AM
Wow! I used to have this exact model (RG430, right?), except it was all black, including the guard. It was my first good guitar! (My second overall.) I got it for my 17th birthday. I miss that guitar, actually, though the tremolo made knocking noises that I could never figure out the source of.... —Ivan |
Joined: Jan 06, 2008 Posts: 163 Canberra, Australia |
Posted on Dec 03 2009 02:10 PM
Unfortunately all I know is that the new ones get pretty good reviews, the only new Hag i've played is an F200 model and it seemed pretty good. My local music shop has a new Viking but I haven't tried it yet. Build quality of anything coming out of China these days seems really good. — |
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Joined: Jan 06, 2008 Posts: 163 Canberra, Australia |
Posted on Dec 03 2009 02:18 PM
Yep, RG430. The guard on this one was black originally too - when I bought it the guitar it had been "improved" with an EMG 81 humbucker in the bridge position, and I wanted to restore it back to 3 single coils. So I made a the new guard myself, once I managed to source the Ibanez pickup off ebay. The pickups are called V7 blades, they only appear in a few Roadstar models and are hard to find second hand nowadays but they really are ace. — |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 03 2009 03:14 PM
My interest in this got kind of piqued, so I started looking this up. Someone suggested 2008 and up are the way to go for Chinese-made Hags, so buying used might not be a good idea (unless they're vintage of course).
I did this to my white Kramer Baretta when I was about 15; the single EMG just ruined the sound, and I hardly played it when I got a Charvel. Horrible pickups IMHO. — |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 12 2009 01:52 PM
Updated gear pic; I'm currently stratless! I'm thinking of replacing the Mosrite's pickguard with a more vintage-spec mint one, this one is 3-ply and looks really Fendery. — |
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Posted on Dec 12 2009 02:09 PM
^ Looks like morphball caught his guitars spooning. Wood on wood. — |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 12 2009 03:32 PM
MIJ guitars get pretty kinky when you're not looking. — |
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 02:54 PM
Nice duo! How is the yamaha compared to the mosrite? I have a sgv800, but I've never touched a mosrite! |
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 04:19 PM
I'm sorry... Ryan |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2683 Ventura, CA
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 06:30 PM
That's Zak's Mosrite. He got another Supro. |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 08:05 PM
Ergonomically, you should feel right at home on a mosrite, unless zero-frets irk you. Trem is almost touch-sensitive vs a stratie SGV one... pickups are higher output, much stronger magnets.
Ha, nice... — |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 08:33 PM
That's not why he unloaded the Mosrite though. |
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 08:55 PM
Whos zak? — |
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Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 15 2009 09:44 PM
Now, that sounds ominous. There isn't a gypsy curse on it, is there? — |
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Posted on Jan 07 2010 02:09 PM
This is what I'm using at the moment.
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Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii
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Posted on Jan 07 2010 05:49 PM
Here's my stuff....custom Tele '85....Hwy 1 Strat. Not the best camera....but maybe the best backyard???? I used to use the Tele all the time but now i use the Strat since i've gotten used to string muting which for me took a long time to get comfortable with. I used the Strat exclusively on our recent recording of original material. For the record...i used the Tele on "Pressure" from the '09 SG101 comp. Also for the record...i play upside down. The TakeOffs |
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1892 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Jan 07 2010 06:29 PM
Jazzmaster pickups in the Danelectro Hodad! Cool! Does that make it a "Ho-Master"? —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1683 Georgia
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Posted on Jan 07 2010 07:20 PM
It sure does look cool. I would proudly bear the Homaster. —The Mystery Men? |
Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea
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Posted on Jan 07 2010 08:25 PM
Whether it's a Ho-Master, a Jazz-Dad or a Dander, I would love to hear how it sounds. Cool idea. |
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