And the reissues from that point on are truly excellent (especially for their price). Then, around 2008, Hagstrom really got their act together. This accounts, in part, for the mixed reviews you'll find at Harmony Central for the new Hags. Unfortunately, a lot of these guitars (which should have been recalled) ended up on e-bay.

Some of these issues were serious (such as people cutting themselves on the poorly-finished fret ends).

When the reissues first came out there were a lot of quality control issues (as my local Hagstrom dealer freely admits). Raf - here's the deal with the new Hagstroms. Other people would doubtless have reached the converse opinion. My Viking works for me and my Casino didn't (hence I still own the Viking and sold the Casino).

I agree with those who have basically said, 'What's the point in comparison threads like this?' If a guitar works for you.it works for you (irrespective of the name on the headstock). To be honest, I kind of regret my earlier exuberant post. I have however read very good reviews on the older Hagstrom' date=' '80s or so, but have no hands on experience with those.as I said just from reading. Not at all.at least not the few Hagstroms I've tried.

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