60's AGSTROM VIKING Sunburst Semiacoustic 2 pickups Hard Case made in Sweden code VA105

1960's made in Sweden Hagstrom Viking in its original Sunburst finish. It has a great playing neck with good frets. It's all original and 100% complete. This Viking is in great shape with minor nicks + dings. Everything remains structurally sound with no cracks, breaks or repairs. All electronics work and sound great. By design, the tone controls swell upward in a counter-clockwise rotation.Maple Neck Shape absurdly sports-car-fast with a slim, C-shaped rear, steep 9.5" fretboard radius, round shoulders, measuring .745” 1st fret, .795” 12th fret. Rosewood fingerboard, 22-fret, dot inlay. Scale Length: 24 1/2”. Nut: 1 9/16” Maple Body. "Super-Sensitive" pickups single coil x2. Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector. Trapeze tailpiece with Hagstrom lion insert, six-saddle bridge. Tonewoods include a maple body, maple neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard, and this guitar is featherweight at 6lbs 2oz. The original “Super-Sensitive” single coil pickups have a percussive cut, overarching balance and nice midrange bump that yields a distinctive presence and authority in a mix. The neck pickup has a full, throaty zing, and the bridge pickup delivers snap and sweet growl. Produced from 1965-72, this Swedish semi-hollow model has been played by artists including Frank Zappa, Pat Smear, and Elvis, who famously played the upscale V2 iteration during his televised 1968 Comeback Special. Comes in Original Hard Case.

In 1958, Swedish-based Hagstrom started manufacturing electric guitars and basses. Established in the 1925 as a manufacturer of accordions, Hagstrom also has a long history of building guitars. Production of acoustic steel string and classical guitars dates back as early as the 1940‘s. In 1958, the first Hagstrom electric guitars were built. Covered in sparkle and pearloid celluloid with stamped metal logos, they featured an ingenious use of materials previously used in their accordion production. Over time Hagstrom’s range of instruments expanded into classic designs such as semi-acoustic and jazz models (“Viking®” and “Jimmy”), solid-bodies (“Swede” and “Super Swede”), and electric basses. The world’s first 8-string bass, the “H8”, was introduced, and became an instant success. Hagstrom guitars became known world-wide for their professional quality, excellent playability, unique features, and great value.