This review is from: Hagstrom Tremar Super Swede Electric Guitar (Black Gloss)I bought mine pretty mint in a pawn shop with custom hardcase for $450. No way I would pay $805 for this unit. Although it has a lot going for it - resinator fretboard, Hagstrom H-truss, Hagstrom Bigsby style tremelo, staircase tuner keys, tone switch, it is still an Asian Les Paul at heart.The tone switch is nothing more than putting a capacitor or two in the circuit, which only cuts frequencies and a couple db in the process. I leave mine in bypass. The buckers are just fine. So it comes down to the Hagstrom version of the Bigsby, which you end up paying about $250 for over an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus. The roller bridge is a good thing, helping tuning greatly even with big dips on the whammy handle. But I don't know if it's worth it. If you want that slightly unique Hagstrom name, AND a Bigsby, this is for you. If you want the Les Paul sound and a Les Paul body with a quality Asian made guitar, also look at Epiphone and Samick. You just might save a few hundred dollars....
This review is from: Hagstrom Tremar Super Swede Electric Guitar (Black Gloss)These are great guitars, sounds like a Les Paul with better sustain, plays like an Ibanez and the necks are the straightest made by anyone. There isn't just a truss rod. There's an I-beam in the neck. PROBLEM: Someone got their wires crossed here. The Super Swede has a coil-tap switch near the tone pots. This has that goofy 3-way toggle on the lower horn that's better left bypassed. Also, the Super Swede doesn't even come in solid colors. All in all these guitars are at least as good as a Gibson Les Paul in tone and playability and stay in tune MUCH better than a Gibson Paul with a Bigsby but this is the Swede NOT the Super Swede. I'm not giving this a bad review. The Swede and the Super Swede are both killer guitars but don't buy this thinking you're getting a Super Swede....
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