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Zappa Plays Zappa heads out on the road again bringing Frank Zappa's music to the world. As Dweezil prepares songs for the set, he also spends a considerable amount of time tweaking his gear to get the vintage tones used on the original recordings, and that is exactly where the Hagstrom Viking comes to play. "The Viking feels amazing, and it has a great natural sustain, " states Dweezil. "It has an awesome vintage tone right out of the case, so then I can use my outboard gear to sculpt the sound as necessary."
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Gym Class Heroes guitarist, Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo, plays a Swede WCT.
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"My Viking sounds great. I really like the jazzier side of Hagstrom, it layers really nicely with all of the other instruments on stage." Hellogoodbye plays Viking, HJ-600, and F200P guitars.
Check them out on their headlining 2007 theater tour.
http://www.hellogoodbye.net
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"I have been playing Hagstroms for over 20 years." says Pat, "there is no other guitar in the world that has the tone, playability, and distinction of a Hagstrom!"
Just off the road from a year long tour with the Foo Fighters, Pat is now in clubs and on the Vans Warped Tour with the Germs and also making special appearances at select premiers of the new feature length film about the Germs called "What We Do is Secret." Pat has an abundance Hagstroms at home including Swedes, Super Swedes, Hagstrom III, and more, and he is recognized as having one of the largest vintage collection of Hagstrom guitars in the USA and is the resident expert on durability and road-worthiness of the guitars.
Check out Pat Smear at:
http://www.germsreturn.com
http://www.whatwedoissecretthemovie.com
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Ryan Ross, lead guitarist of Panic! At the Disco is headlined one of the most exciting tours of 2008 selling out arenas across the US. Ryan found a perfect match for his sound with the Hagstrom Deluxe-F and Swede guitars. "Hagstrom guitars sound spectacular," states Ryan, "It is completely reliable, and it has a distinctive look." Ryan uses Deluxe-F, Swede, HJ500, and HJ600 guitars. www.panicatthedisco.com
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Damian plays the brand new Ultra Viking with its distinctive Salmon finish. "I love this guitar," says Damian, "It's got this nasty spank to it that really hits the spot. We used Hagstrom guitars all over our last album. Nothing beats the feel of the neck, and they sound fantastic on the album." Check out Damian and the band on tour throughout 2007.
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Tim has been playing Hagstrom basses for over 4 years. "I've never heard a bass sound better than a Hagstrom. I play them on stage every night." OK Go's latest album "Oh No" absolutely explodes out of the speakers, and even put the band on the receiving end of a Grammy.
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"My Swede sounds really tough and has a lot of balls!" exclaims Joe Marro, "The Hagstroms instantly felt great, the neck is extremely fast and smooth." Joe plays a Swede NMH and a Deluxe-F CSB.
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I played this Red Hagstrom Viking in our video for Honey. Not only did I get tons of compliments, but the red Viking really brought out the romance in me. It plays like a dream!
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My Viking is a great and mighty beast that delvers me over the top fuzz. Though it also carries finesse with its comfortable neck, rendering for a warm and round clean tone. The Viking has quickly become my favorite guitar due to its genius ability to be extremely versatile. I am a believer!
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Mike Golla from The Starting Line plays a Swede NMG.
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Kenya Baker, guitarist for Grammy-nominated Joss Stone, plays a F-301 3SB
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Mae guitarist Zach Gehring plays a Super Swede VSB.
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Jake Cinninger from Umphrey's McGee plays a White Swede
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Carbellion guitarist Peter Ruesch plays a White Swede
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Kemble Walters, Juliette and the Licks guitarist, plays a Deluxe-F GOS.
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Warren Fitzgerald plays a Deluxe-F BLS.
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Blues guitarist Albert Castiglia plays a Deluxe-F CSB.
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"I love my Hagstrom guitar. 1) the way it looks, my favorite, 2) it feels great, and 3) the tone, it sounds very beautiful coming through my super amp!" Ace plays a Viking Vintage Sunburst; often for the entire set.
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Kevin "Toad" Saulnier from the All-American Rejects had the same experience. "My Deluxe-F straight into my VOX AC-30 cranked up sounds unbelievable. It really cuts through the All-American Reject's wall of sound, especially on 'Dirty Little Secret', the show opener. The neck is amazing, so easy to play, and the gold sparkle finish is WICKED!," exclaims Toad.
Toad uses Deluxe-F Gold Sparkle models.
Check out Toad at:
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Skip Dorsey, guitarist for Justin Timberlake and previously for Brittany Spears, exclaims, "the necks on these guitars are so consistent! From one model to the next, they are exactly the same!" Mike Scott lead guitarist of the Justin Timberlake band states, "My amber sunburst Deluxe-F feels like on old friend. You are going to have to pry this guitar from cold dead hands!"
Skip Dorsey plays Viking and Swede models. Mike Scott uses Deluxe-F Amber Sunburst and Super Swede Vintage Sunburst models.
Catch Mike and Scott on tour with Justin Timberlake:
www.justintimberlake.com
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"Hagstroms are the most amazing guitars in the world, period!"
Curtis uses White and Gold Top Hagstrom Swedes.
Check out Ben Curtis at:
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Soul singing, guitar-slinging, bass-thumping, and harmonizing, Shareif Hobley is a brilliant guitar player. Currently on John Legend's "Once Again" tour, he has has also worked with top artists such as Chocolate Genius, Me'shell N'degeocello, Alicia Keys, Lauryn
Hill, Kanye West and Macy Gray to name a few. In the past, Hobley has hosted "Soul Acoustic night" and has released a cd, Bubby
Luv, which has received great reviews.
Shareif Hobley performs with a Hagstrom Deluxe F Black Sparkle.
Check out Shareif Hobley at:
www.shariefinburgundy.com.
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"My White Swede is an amazing amazing piece of equipment - just plays great - it's like my hand just glides acros the neck. The tone is
killin'! When I plugged it in for the first time, I was blown away. I played it on stage at our sold-out AA Arena show in Miami the day I got
it - it is THAT good!"
The extremely talented Aaron McLain is currently on tour with Marc Anthony. McLain will be releasing a solo album soon on Soul Unique
Records.
Aaron McLain plays a White Swede.
Check out Aaron McLain at:
http://www.aaronmclain.com
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmclain
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"I play a pretty sick axe. Its a Hagstrom Swede. It plays better than anything I've ever played before. Hagstrom - do it!"
Check out The Sleeping all over the USA:
www.thesleeping.com
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"It rocks, no question. The White Swede is wicked. You gotta check it out!" The Charms were recently featured on VH1.
Find out all about The Charms at:
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"Look greats, feels great, and sounds great, and I'm definitely concerned
about looks, so if you want to grab a guitar that looks good, feels good, & sounds good you gotta check
out Hagstrom! I love it. It's thick - you wanna sound thick when you rock out, and to be a true rock
star, you gotta have the right gear -- Hagstrom"
Curt Chambers, lead guitarist for P Diddy, LL Cool J, and others, and is currently on tour with Eric Roberson and his own band,
Franklin Bridge.
Chambers plays a Deluxe F Blue Sparkle.
Check out Curt Chambers at:
http://www.myspace/curtchambers
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After practicing "Whole Lotta Love", with his bandmate Chris, Stewert comments that the Hagstrom "not only looks
great, it sounds great... It's got a nice full body tone and it also has a great jazz sound so it's really versatile." The Hagstrom, he
explains, "is easy to play, really comfortable." Stewart will continue perfom on Idol helping America discover the newest winner.
Tim Stewart is performing with Hagstrom's Deluxe F Amber Sunburst.
Check out Tim Stewart at:
http://www.timstewart.com
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"What I like the most about the guitar is that the neck is the fastest smoothest neck i've ever played."
Prominent guitarist, Ed Hale from Transcendence is recording the group's newest album, All your heros become villians, in Miami Fl.
Check out Ed Hale at:
http://www.transcendence.com
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Ethan Kaufman, backing Ryan Cabrera with his stellar guitar skills, rocks on the White Swede Hagstrom.
Kaufman can be seen performing on the road on Cabrera's Fall 2006 tour.
Check out Ethan Kaufman at:
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Guitar master, Darian Cunning, plays the Deluxe F Hagstrom. Cunning can be seen on tour with Jaheim in 2006 Fall. Previously, Cunning has worked with Stephen Kellogg, David Bottrill (Tool, Peter Gabriel), Kristin Hoffmann, David Gamson (Me'shell N'Degeocello).
Check out Darien Cunning at:
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Luke O'Malley is one of the guitarists for the hugely influential and critically acclaimed Antibalas, anti-bullets or bulletproof in Spanish. Their sound combines highlife, jazz, funk, and traditional West African rhythms informed with messages of political and spiritual evolution. The band has spread its four-alarm Afrobeat inferno to festivals and world-class venues in over fifteen countries.
Luke Plays plays the Super Swede. He is currently on a world-wide tour with the band.
Check out Luke O'Malley at:
www.antibalas.com
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