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Description
Description
One of Hagstrom’s last projects before their Swedish production stopped was a collaboration between their chief guitar designer Per-Åke Olsson and Rutger Gunnarsson, bassist for the Swedish super-group ABBA. This resulted in the Super Swede Bass, which was used by Rutger throughout ABBA’s final North American tour in September/October 1979. Only 364 of these basses were produced before Hagstrom ceased guitar production in Sweden, and over the years they’ve become a sought-after collector’s item.
Hagstrom’s original Super Swede bass had a neck-through design, a feature found typically on more expensive hand-crafted bass guitars. Neck-through basses offer unrestricted access to the highest frets since there is no heel needed to support the neck/body joint, and also tend to have more sustain than traditional set-neck or bolt-on instruments.
Our new Super Swede Bass is an authentic re-creation of this historic model from 1980. A Resinator® fingerboard enhances the sustain of the neck-through design and contributes to the guitars articulate attack. Strings are anchored in place with individual saddles coupled directly to the single massive neck structure providing a foundation for long, piano-like sustain.
Hagstrom’s brand-new J-Quad quad-stacked humbuckers are introduced with the Super Swede Bass. We thought it appropriate to commemorate this historic design with our latest pickup innovation. The J-Quads combine low-noise performance with a broad support of the full tonal spectrum, and just a little extra emphasis on mids and lows for when that extra “growl” is needed.
Hagstrom’s original Super Swede bass had a neck-through design, a feature found typically on more expensive hand-crafted bass guitars. Neck-through basses offer unrestricted access to the highest frets since there is no heel needed to support the neck/body joint, and also tend to have more sustain than traditional set-neck or bolt-on instruments.
Our new Super Swede Bass is an authentic re-creation of this historic model from 1980. A Resinator® fingerboard enhances the sustain of the neck-through design and contributes to the guitars articulate attack. Strings are anchored in place with individual saddles coupled directly to the single massive neck structure providing a foundation for long, piano-like sustain.
Hagstrom’s brand-new J-Quad quad-stacked humbuckers are introduced with the Super Swede Bass. We thought it appropriate to commemorate this historic design with our latest pickup innovation. The J-Quads combine low-noise performance with a broad support of the full tonal spectrum, and just a little extra emphasis on mids and lows for when that extra “growl” is needed.
Specs
Specs
General
| Product Color: | Black Gloss |
| Factory Setup: | .055-.105, E Standard Bass (E-A-D-G) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Super Swede 1980s Original Design |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Gloss |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss |
| Neck Shape: | Deep D |
| Fingerboard Material: | Resinator |
| Nut Material: | TUSQ |
| Nut Width: | 40mm |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 15" |
| Scale Length: | 34" |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Neck-Through |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Hagstrom Period Block Inlays |
| Inlay Shape: | Blocks |
| Side Marker Inlay: | White |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Hagstrom Fleur-de-lis Decal |
| Neck Binding: | Cream |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Hagstrom J-Quad |
| Middle Pickup: | Hagstrom J-Quad |
| Controls and Switching: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | Hagstrom Individual Adjustable Direct-Mount Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Hagstrom Design 22:1 |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black |