Hagstrom Viking DeLuxe 1973, Modal Jazz

Some modal jazz on the Viking. Rare natural birch body, all original guitar. "Fastest playing neck in the world" as Hagstrom stated in their ads.
D'Addario pure nickel strings, played through a Roland Jazz Chorus.

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Music

Tags:

• Hagstrom
• hagström
• Viking
• DeLuxe
• modal
• jazz
• Roland
• JazzChorus
• chorus

[tritonobionico]

Hello, quick question: how good are the pure nickel strings? I use XL nickel wound strings but the plain steel strings eat my NS frets. I think that with nickel strings the nickel silver frets will live more. Why do you choose your strings? they sound more warm?

[Llacrobat]

@tritonobionico

Yeah, I prefer the warmer sound. The past year I have used GHS 12-52 or D'Addario 12-54 (EJ-21). Both have a wound G-string.

[heartsforanne]

would you be willing to sell this guitar ??

please contact me back!

[Llacrobat]

@heartsforanne

Sorry, it´s not for sale.

[pabslondon]

Do you have some treble rolled off to get that big mellow jazzbox tone? I assume the Hagsrom is more of an ES335 size judging by the video.

[Llacrobat]

Youre right about the 335 size. Treble is somewhat rolled off but the "magic" is created when played through the Roland Jazz Chorus.

[ChillpointNews]

What a smooth sound. Love it.

[axiluss]

apart from great tone, really nice playing and all that stuff.. are you downpicking only?!

[GayForJohnnyDepp93]

@ramindsr

...Probably because it's modes. Modal Jazz is based on using modes rather than chord harmonics for solos.

[ramindsr]

 Predictable chromatics

[SpeedPickers]

really magic tone....seems the one you can hear in famous recordings...