~1966 Hagstrom Model III F-300 Black

Offered for sale:

Vintage c1966 Hagstrom III F-300 solid body guitar serial number 676731.

This guitar is in very good condition. The neck is straight (never saw one that wasn’t thanks to Hagstrom's patented H-expander truss rod), frets have life, overall, showing playing time without abuse.

This neck plays very well and at the time Hagstrom's advertising stated it as the fastest neck in the world!

The Hagstrom III model is more commonly seen as the F300 for the US market.

The bodies on these guitars had offset cutaways, like a Stratocaster, but the horns were pointed, much like an SG. The thin wooden bodies on these guitars were beveled on the edges. The bodies were made of birch. These guitars had improved square pickups, with tone rings around each pickup and also featured the Hagstrom Tremar vibrato unit.

The fine thread set screw for the vibrato bar is missing but there seems to be enough friction to hold it in place.

The controls for the F-300 were similar to the older models; an on/off switch for each pickup, a tone switch that changed capacitors for lo-hi sounds, and switches labeled mute and top.

Another switch was added to the upper bout that was a standby or kill switch that shut off the electronics, and one potentiometer for the volume. The input jack was similar to a Stratocaster style.

The original Hagstrom company ceased production in 1983. In 2004 the brand was resurrected and is now in production in China.

Always remember and never forget: “There’s a HAGSTROM for every SWINGER.”

Original chipboard case included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”

GUITAR SPECS:

Year: c1966

Serial number: 676731

Body: Birch

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 24 ½”

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: Black

Bridge: Micro-matic compensated adjustable w/ floating action vibrato

Tuners: Van Ghent Closed back

Pickups: Hagstrom single coil

Controls: 1 volume control, 6 switches:

ON OFF – Standby
L – Low (neck) pickup selector
M - Middle (middle) pickup selector
H - High (bridge) pickup selector
TONE – Bass cut
MUTE – Treble cut (replaced)

Width at Nut: ~1 9/16”

Radius: ~12”

Weight: 6.8 lbs.

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