Hagstrom HJ500 Semi Natural Finish

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Contoured North American Maple Body
North American Hard Maple Set Neck
2x Hagstrom HJ-50 Humbuckers
Every inch a jazz masterpiece.

A jazz masterpiece ... the HJ500 from Hagstrom

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This is a first class guitar from Hagstrom and resembles one of those guitars that appeared on the cover...

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Body Style:	Jazz semi style
Colour:	Natural
Fingerboard:	Resinator Fretboard with Hagstrom Pearl Block Position Marks
Guitar Type:	Electric Semi
Pickups:	2 Hagstrom humbuckers
Top:	North American Maple

by Gig Stig

This is a first class guitar from Hagstrom and resembles one of those guitars that appeared on the cover of the “Mel Bay play a tune in a day” tuition books from back in the 1960's that featured a smiling Mel Bay on the cover playing a beautifully ornate wide bodied Jazz guitar not unlike the HJ500.

Considering this guitar is made in China I am astounded by the quality of the finish which is superb. The sound of this guitar acoustically is very nice which bodes well for the up-coming test of connecting it to an amplifier.

The amplified sound is rich and warm with the neck pick up giving a thick creamy Jazz/Blues tone whilst the bridge pick-up is a little snappier and probably great for soulful R&B. The neck is extremely comfortable to the hand and there’s plenty of room for swift chord changes or rhythmical jazz chords.

When the HJ500 is cranked up a few notches it also produces some very nice blues tones that have plenty of sustain and resonance that would delight many blues guitarists.

This is a great come-back from Hagstrom, like a Phoenix from the flames they have turned it all around and now have a very good range of quality instruments at very reasonable prices. Give yourself a treat and come down to the Nevada Music Warehouse to try them …