Hagstrom '67 Viking II Hollowbody Electric Guitar Standard Black Gloss

My Hagstrom brand new out of the box looked amazing but the gaudy plastic Hagstrom logo on the headstock was falling off. I easily removed it with almost no effort and I like the looks better with it off. Cord jack was barely threaded on. It was tight but as soon as I plugged in I pushed it inside of the guitar body. I was able to reattach it bit only a few threads protrude from the body and it's very flimsy. I'm sure I'll have to address this defect again. I also had some significant fret buzz and intonation was way off. It sounds great and has a great feel to it but the poor build quality was very disappointing

Super light, stylish and great sounding guitar. Has a coil-tap on the mini-humbuckers but they just sound so clear I forget to use it. Finish is stunning and doesn't show up on pictures / the internet but really pops in person. All in all I took a chance and am glad I took it. Great guitar that's not your typical Fender / Gibson.

Best guitar ever

Beauiful. Set up was great out the box. Gteat tone

I ordered what was listed as a new Hagstrom '67 Viking in transparent cherry. What I received was a guitar that was not in the original packaging , no warranty card no invoice just a guitar in bubble wrap. When I unwrapped it I found there were 3 scuffs on the headstock, buckle rash, the strings were corroded as were the frets, frets 12 thru 18 were especially bad. There were also 4 significant cracks in the finish near the neck pickup. Shameful this was ever listed as a new guitar. They did promptly issue me a return label and have been assured I'll get a full refund (though it hasn't appeared on my credit card yet) so they did make it right but I don't think I will ever buy a high end guitar here.

My first guitar was a Hagstrom 2. I wanted a total hollow guitar like a Casino and I like the fast necks Hagstroms offer. So I pulled the trigger. The action was good. However, the intonation was the worst I encountered in a brand new. A local Luther fixed that and made some other adjustments. It plays to its high potential now. It is also missing a knob dot. I mentioned both issues to Hagstrom and they replied by asking me for the serial number. So I imagine they are tracing back to the assembly point. Tone is good especially at the neck pickup. The bridge pu is a little thin but that is the vintage sound. I would recommend the guitar on the basis of quality but below I said I wouldn't because this is a niche axe with a small but dedicated cadre like me. So most of my friends don't fall into the vintage arch top category.