Hagstrom Ultra Max, Dark Storm, Ultra Slim Profile, New, Free Shipping

The Ultra Max shares the same small body concept of the Ultra Swede,yet with a slightly larger proportioned mahogany body topped with athick custom carved flame maple top. The body joins to a mahogany setneck utilizing a mortise and tenon neck joint with a 25.50" scalelength, which naturally features our H-Expander™ truss-rod andResinator™ fingerboard. Its sleek and "ultra-comfortable fast neck" isparalleled with our Custom 60 Alnico-5 pickups with their eloquentAluminum Brushed covers, delivering the cutting voice that thisinstrument demands.

Mighty Punch and Hot Sizzle

Each of the Ultra Max's specially wound Custom 60 humbucking pickupsutilizes Nylon coated wire united with an Alnico 5 magnet (unmistakablyfamiliar to the "Custom 58"). However, the Custom 60 ultimately packs amighty punch and hot sizzle compared to the vintage voiced Custom 58.Each pickup is controlled with its own independent Volume pot featuringour standard R/C circuit on each potentiometer, to help focus on itscleaner tones with a slight turn of the pot. It's single Master Tonealso features a dual coil split, using its push/pull tone configurationto allow for players to switch from "Full Humbucker Tilt" to "SpankySingle Coil Clean" in a heartbeat.

Drop Tunings, Flexibilty and Playability

The Ultra Max combines all of the power, long sustain, clarity andattack, as found with the "Ultra Swede", yet offers players a freshtonal pallet with additional flexibility and comfortable playabilitywith its compact body. With its longer 25.50" scale length the Ultra Maxhandles drop tunings with ease, where players looking for a slightlyslimmed body with a searing tone will have found their long-term mate.

The most surprising aspect of these instruments will be theirshockingly reasonable price. These are Hagstrom through and through, andbuilt to be driven long and hard.

The minute you lay your hands on a Hagstrom and strum it for thefirst time, you can instantly feel why Hagstrom has legions of devotedfans and why so many pro musicians have made it their "number one".

H-Expander

All Hagstrom electric guitars and basses include our patentedH-Expander™ truss rod. Providing tension at both ends and running theentire length of the neck, the rigid yet light-weight alloy truss rodallows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that wereinstrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world's fastestplaying guitar. The H-Expander™ truss rod not only provides ultimateneck stability, but it also contributes to Hagstrom's unique tone.Longer sustain and a round attack are some of the sonic characteristicsthe H-Expander™ adds to the tonal essence of Hagstrom.

Machine Heads

Hagstrom models use 18:1 or 15:1 gear ratio machine heads based onour own designs to insure accurate tuning. Viking and HB series bassesfeature machine heads with a 17:1 gear ratio.

Sustain Block Tailpiece

Hagstrom's unique Sustain Block Tailpiece™ was the result of designwork starting in 1976 and made its first appearance on Swede and SuperSwede guitars produced in 1978. Since then it has been a signaturefeature on many of our solid body models. Each string terminates in asingle, massive brass block coupled directly to the guitar's body. Theblocks are detached from one another to reduce interference between thestrings, maximizing each string's unique contribution.

Body

• Material: Mahogany
• Top: Custom Carved Flame Maple
• Style: Single Cutaway
• Binding: White Perloid

Neck

• Joint: Set Neck
• Material: Mahogany
• Profile: UltraSlim "D"
• Truss Rod: H-Expander™
• Fingerboard/Nut
• Material: Resinator™ Fingerboard
• Radius: 15"
• Inlays: Pearloid Block
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.50" (648 mm)
• Nut: GraphTech Black Tusq XL
• Nut Width: 43 mm

Electronics

• Pickups: 2 x Custom 60 AlNiCo-5 Humbucker
• Brushed Aluminum Cover
• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle Switch
• Controls: 1 x Tone Control with Push-Pull Coil Split

Parts

• Bridge: Long Travel Tune-O-Matic
• Hagstrom Sustain Block Tailpiece
• Tuning Keys: Hagstrom Design 15:1
• Strings: D'Addario (10-46)

Optional Cases

• Case C53
• Bag E20