Hagstrom Ultra Max Special Edition GT
Gran Turismo par excellence. The three tasteful metallic finishes in the style of muscle car legends and the obligatory rally stripes give the Ultra Max GT its sporty, racy finish. This long-scale single cut beauty also shines tonally: with the 3 humbuckers in foil look (Lundgren Design #02 neck, H-52 middle, Lundgren Design #05 bridge), 5-way switch (including auto coil split in the intermediate positions), as well as global bass cut control via the tone pot, both rich humbucker and filigree single coil sound worlds are sent onto the track.
All Hagstrom electric guitars and basses include our patented H-Expander truss rod. Providing tension at both ends and running the entire length of the neck, the rigid yet light-weight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the worlds fastest playing guitar. The H-Expander truss rod not only provides ultimate neck stability, but it also contributes to Hagstroms unique tone. Longer sustain and a round attack are some of the sonic characteristics the H-Expander adds to the tonal essence of Hagstrom.
Hagstrom models use 18:1 or 15:1 gear ratio machine heads based on our own designs to insure accurate tuning. Viking® and HB series basses feature machine heads with a 17:1 gear ratio.
Resinator wood is a wood composite material that is both more uniform in density and more stable than any standard wood product. These characteristics eliminate dead spots or wolf tones sometimes associated with conventional wood fingerboards. Resinator wood has an articulate sound similar to high quality ebony, but without any of the problems associated with ebony. It provides a stable and clear tone, and also adds higher overtones and harmonics which uniquely detail each note. Like our H-Expander truss rod, Resinator wood is a major contributor to the distinctive Hagstrom tone.
Hagstroms unique Sustain Block Tailpiece was the result of design work starting in 1976 and made its first appearance on Swede and Super Swede guitars produced in 1978. Since then it has been a signature feature on many of our solid body models. Each string terminates in a single, massive brass block coupled directly to the guitars body. The blocks are detached from one another to reduce interference between the strings, maximizing each strings unique contribution.
| Body | Mahogany |
| Top | Flamed Maple |
| Style | Single Cutaway |
| Binding | White Perloid |
| Neck | Mahogany, Set Neck, long Mortise&Tenon neck joint |
| Profile | UltraSlim D |
| Trussrod | H-Expander |
| Fingerboard | Resinator |
| Scale Length | 25.50 (648 mm) |
| Radius | 15 |
| Inlays | Pearloid Block |
| Frets | 22 Medium Jumbo |
| Nut | GraphTech Black Tusq XL |
| Nut Width | 43 mm |
| Pickups | 2x Lundgren Design, Model 2 AlNiCo neck, Model 5 AlNiCo bridge, 1x H52 AlNiCo mini humbucker middle, all with special shaver grill pickup caps |
| Switch | 5-way pickup selector switch (neck/outer coil split and centre split/centre humbucker/centre split and bridge split lower coil/bridge) |
| Controls | Master Volume, Master Tone with continuously adjustable Bass Cut Filter |
| Bridge | Longtravel T-O-M with Hagstrom Stop Tailpiece and 6 individual brass tailpieces |
| Tuning Keys | Hagstrom Design 15:1 |
| Strings | DAddario (10-46) |
| Optional Case | C-53 |
| Optional Gigbag | E-20 |
