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Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by intrsoul

intrsoul — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:35:44 +0000

oh – as to the sound of ’59′s. Clarity and sweetness. The stock Hag’s are nice, but fairly one-dimensional (and a little too hot IMO.) The ’59′s get you much closer to a round, slightly compressed 335 sound.

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by intrsoul

intrsoul — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:34:07 +0000

Yes – ’59′s are wonderful, especially the middle position. I had my heart set on coil-taps, so I ended up swapping a pair of ’59′s for a JB/Jazz pair and push-pull pots. Certainly hotter, but the versatility is pretty amazing.

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by groovy

groovy — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:14:15 +0000

Has anyone tried installing SD ’59 humbuckers or similar in the Viking Deluxe? I’d love to hear what the tone would be like.

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by Al

Al — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:25:04 +0000

Hi Guys,
Thank you all for the thorough review on the HAGSTROM Viking. I am considering to add this to my guitar collection. I recently bought a “Michael Kelly Patriot Special” with a saddle and end piece in one unit. I lowered the saddle so that the action at the 12 fret is 2/32″ which suits my playing style very well, but I get a fret buzz when I play the ” Blues Shuffle” on the low E.
Now the questions is:
How low the action can be with the Viking Hag? The Hagstrom website claims that you can get a very low action because of the H-expander truss rod. To my knowledge lowering the action happens when you lower the saddle assuming that the fretboard is near straight. If buzz happen then it is a fault of a one of the fret wires being a bit higher. Correct me if I am wrong please.
Also how heavy is your HAGSTROM Viking in lb (approximately)?

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by spacepod spacepod

spacepod spacepod — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:49:13 +0000

Hi I enjoyed your review. I bought a Viking Deluxe recently and I must say I think you were a little unlucky with some of your quality issues, the neck join on mine is flawless in fact it doesn’t have any of the build flaws you highlighted, maybe I was lucky. i do have a little buzz on the bottom E but it’s manageable. Overall I find it a joy to play; sadly I’ve never played a ES-335, i usually play strats and tele’s so for me the tone and sustain on this is really exciting.

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:38:03 +0000

It’s really great to hear about the new Vikings from some knowledgeable people. I have a 1967 Viking that I got in Vietnam from a guy who had just come from Sweden and needed the money. I played it for awhile there and then didn’t anymore for about 35 years. Normally played my 57 Gibson. Got back into it in the last 3-4 years and it is absolutely amazing. It holds the tuning for weeks on end and the sustain is incredible. I am going to try the new one’s next year if possible, and see how they compare.

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by Tom T

Tom T — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:44:16 +0000

Thank You Patrick,

That cleared up a few things. I’ve been playing it for a week now and it still seems quite buzzy and on same frets. Think I’ll be calling the shop some time next week. I will let you know how that goes. When I researched Hagstrom initially everyone recommended it for playability and sustain. Find it hard to believe that I was the unlucky to get the runt.

CHEERS,
Tom

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by patrickfinch

patrickfinch — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:06:29 +0000

Hi Tom,

The fret buzz was pretty minimal – I had to go looking for it – around the 12th fret on the heavy E string. As far as I know, it hasn’t cleared up, but I really am not fretting that note there very often. The action on the guitar is so good, however, I am loathed to do anything with the setup.

I can’t believe that a Viking Deluxe should have a significantly better setup than a Tremar: I’d take it back and ask for help. Good luck!

Patrick

Comment on Hagström Viking, my review by Tom Tirins

Tom Tirins — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:36:52 +0000

I want to start with a thank you for your commendable review. I got to play both VIking Deluxe and Deluxe Tremar at a guitar shop in London. I went for the Tremar, seems more versatile if you know what I mean, also the “cool” factor. What intrigued me was the fret buzz. Viking Deluxe had considerably less compared with Tremar, in fact none at all. On my Tremar – D string from 1st to 5th, A string was horrendous from nut to twelfth, and the E string from 1st to 3rd. It had been set-up right there and then by a professional (I suspect he simply raised the bridge; it wasn’t done in front of me). It was stilI quite buzzy, but less so. I was promptly told that I should “play it in a bit” and if the problem persists, to bring it back for a further look or potentially a replacement. So my question would be how terrible was your fret buzz and would you recommend taking it back after say a few weeks of playing it?

I heard in some review on youtube that you do get a doozy every now and again. Think I might have got one of the 3/20 that the guy was talking about.

Cheers,
Tom

Comment on Missing the Obvious by David Naylor

David Naylor — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:22:30 +0000

Yep, I liked it too.