~1972 Hagstrom Viking V-1 N Red

Offered for sale:

Used c1972 Hagstrom Viking V-1 N serial number 852152.

This guitar is in very good condition. The neck is straight, the frets have life. Has anyone ever met a Hagstrom with a bad neck? We haven’t.

Cosmetically showing some nicks and chips about the headstock, some finish wear on the back of the neck, and some belt rash or wear on the back that appears to have had some finish repair.

Hagstrom has reissued this guitar, yet this example is an original.

Featuring a double bound birch body with dual F-holes, trapeze tailpiece with Hagstrom emblem, nickel bridge with adjustable saddles, black plexi pickguard with silver Hagstrom logo & piping.

The bound birch neck has a slender profile with a rosewood fingerboard and mother of pearl dot inlays and the revised Hagstrom headstock shape is bound and utilizes Van Ghent tuners.

Two HJ50 humbucking pickups, two volume and tone controls, a pickup selector switch and 3-way tone switch, are standard as is the chrome plated hardware. The pickup selector is opposite of what you find on most guitars. Down is the neck position and up is bridge. This is origianal. The tone switch gives an instant bass cut, an instant treble cut and a “normal” position.

This is a very cool guitar and there are not many originals out there. It is believed that only 1845 were built.

“It sounds amazing and plays great”.

Hard-shell case included, the case has some wear and tear.

“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: c1972

Serial number: 852152

Body: Birch

Neck: Birch

Finish: Natural

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 24 ¾”

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: Black plexi

Bridge: Hagstrom adjustable saddles

Tuners: Van Ghent

Pickups: 2 Hagstrom HJ50 Humbucking

Controls: Two volume and tone controls, pickup selector switch, 3-way tone switch

Width at Nut: 1 21/32”

Radius: 9.5

Weight: 6.8 lbs.

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