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Functionally identical, however with finer trim gold plated hardware, bound neck, body headstock and f-holes, ebony fingerboard with block inlays.
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The late sixties saw the introduction of a short-lived deluxe model, the Viking 2 - famously played by Elvis Presley during his '68 come back performance. With its bolt-on neck, hollow body (no central block) and Fender style headstock it is actually more akin to other guitars such as the Fender Coronado or Harmony H72, both of which were launched around the same time, 1965/66. It was a thinline semi-acoustic guitar, with two pickups an instrument very much in the style of the Gibson ES335 or Guild Starfire, however structurally quite different. Initially this name does not seem to have been used in the US, where the word Viking presumably had less resonance, and it was simply designated the V-1. A new guitar destined to become a firm favourite.Īs the name implies, the Hagstrom Viking was of Nordic (Swedish) origin, and was making it's presence strongly felt, 'invading' the UK and other parts of Europe from 1965. The overall high standard of finish and performance make this guitar comparable with the finest models available today. Bridge adjustable for height and position to permit fine tuning of individual strings. Slim, fast, low action neck head in the modern, accepted style, fitted with high-accuracy chromium plated machine heads. Two powerful, high-gain pick-ups eliminate all unwanted sounds and give exceptionally wide tonal range. The Hagstrom Viking in the 1965/66 Selmer catalogue as follows:Ī new guitar from this brilliant Swedish manufacturer - designed to meet the increasing demand for the electro-acoustic sound. Hagstrom Viking from the 1965/66 Selmer catalogue