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Viking, Viking DeLuxe, Viking IIP
Viking, Viking DeLuxe, Viking IIP
Manufacturer	Hagström
Period	2004 – present
Construction
Body type	Hollowbody
Neck joint	Set neck or Bolt-on with H-Expander Truss Rod
Scale	24.75"
Woods
Body	Maple or Basswood
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Resinator Fretboard with Pearl Block or Dot Position Marks
Hardware
Bridge	Long Travel Tune-O-Matic with Trapeze or Stop Tail Piece
Pickup(s)	2x HJ-50 Humbuckers, Custom 58N (Neck), Custom 58B (Bridge) or 2x H90 Nickel Covered
Colors available
	Natural, Cream Red, Black Gloss, White, Wild Chery Transparent, Amber Sunburst, Cherry Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Cosmic Black Burst, Gold Top

Viking, Viking 12, Viking II DeLuxe, Viking I N
Viking, Viking 12, Viking II DeLuxe, Viking I N
Manufacturer	Hagström
Period	1965- 1979
Construction
Body type	Hollowbody
Neck joint	Set neck H-Expander Truss Rod
Scale	24.75"
Woods
Body	Flamed maple and spruce or bound birch
Neck	Birch
Fretboard	Rosewood or Ebony with Pearl Block or Dot Position Marks
Hardware
Bridge	Long Travel Tune-O-Matic with Trapeze tail piece or optional Hagstrom Bigsby vibrato
Pickup(s)	Originally two single coils later replaced with two humbuckers
Colors available
	Natural, Cherry red, Sunburst, Mahogany sunburst, Golden mahogany sunburst, Tobacco sunburst

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The Hagström Viking was the first semi-acoustic guitar manufactured by Hagström. It was originally launched in 1965 and was built until it was discontinued in 1979 a few years before Hagström closed down their manufacturing in Sweden. The Viking is currently being reproduced by the Hagström brand.

1965 to 1979

The Hagström Viking was the first semi-acoustic guitar built by the Hagström company. It was launched in 1965 alongside Hagström's new 12-string guitar and two bass guitars. Two years later there was a twelve-string model launched simple called the Viking 12 and the Viking II Deluxe which featured gold plated machine heads and adjustable bridges. In 1967 Hagström player Frank Zappa's "Nifty, Tough & Bitchen" advertising agency was hired to promote the Hagström brand in the USA. This resulted in three print ads: "Nifty", "Long and Slippery", and "Folk Rock is a Drag", and a radio spot: "Long and Slippery".

A vintage Hagström Viking fitted with a Bigsby vibrato.

In 1968 Hagström got much publicity when Elvis Presley played a Hagström Viking at the Elvis Presley Comeback Television Special for N.B.C. in the USA. Al Casey played a Viking II in the orchestra and was asked by producer Bones Howe if Elvis could borrow the guitar for the appearance. According to Elvis's drummer Hal Blaine it was considered a lucky charm by Elvis. To take advantage of this Hagström used pictures of Elvis with the Viking in ads until Elvis's manager advised them not to.

In 1972 the Viking I N replaced the original Viking; it was slightly reworked with two humbuckers replacing the original single-coil pickups and a new headstock called the ducks foot which previously had been used on the Hagström Swede. At the end of 1975 Schaller machine-heads replaced the older Van Ghent. From 1977 to 1978 all guitars featured Schaller machine-head with special butterfly design from Jimmy D´Aquisto. In 1979 the Viking was discontinued and four years later the Hagström plant in Sweden finally closed its doors.

2004 to present

As of 2004 the Hagström brand has been resurrected and is currently marketing models based on the popular Swedish designs including the Viking. The new lineup is being produced in a dedicated plant in China, and includes four Viking models: the Viking, the Viking DeLuxe, the Super Viking and the Viking IIP. The Viking and Viking DeLuxe are fairly similar while the Viking IIP has several differences to allow a lower price.

In 2008 Dweezil Zappa joins up with Hagström to recreate the ads and to recreate some of his father's music in the "Zappa plays Zappa" tour.

Notable users

Elvis Presley - 68 Comeback Special
Frank Zappa - The Mothers of Invention
Dweezil Zappa - Zappa plays Zappa
Pat Smear - Nirvana, Foo Fighters and the Germs
Uno Svenningsson - (Swedish singer/songwriter)
Johan Persson - Hovet
Tim Armstrong - Rancid (band)
Ginger Wildheart - The Wildhearts, Hey! Hello!, solo, and various side-projects
Al Muir - Trunkshot

External links

References

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+{{No significant coverage|date=October 2024}}
 {{Infobox Guitar model|title=Viking, Viking 12, Viking II DeLuxe, Viking I N
 |image=
 |manufacturer=[[Hagström]]
-|period=[[1965]]- [[1979]]
+|period=1965- 1979
 |bodytype=Hollowbody
 |necktype=Set neck H-Expander Truss Rod
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 |woodfingerboard=Rosewood or Ebony with Pearl Block or Dot Position Marks
 |bridge=Long Travel Tune-O-Matic with Trapeze tail piece or optional Hagstrom Bigsby vibrato
-|pickups=Orginally two single coils later replaced with two humbuckers
+|pickups=Originally two single coils later replaced with two humbuckers
 |colors=Natural, Cherry red, Sunburst, Mahogany sunburst, Golden mahogany sunburst, Tobacco sunburst
 }}
-The Viking was the first semi-acoustic guitar manufactured by [[Hagström]], it was orginally launched in 1965 and was built until it was discontinued in 1979 a few years before Hagström closed down their manufacturing in [[Sweden]]. The Viking is currently being reproduced in China by new owners of the Hagström brand.
+The '''Hagström Viking''' was the first semi-acoustic guitar manufactured by [[Hagström]]. It was originally launched in 1965 and was built until it was discontinued in 1979 a few years before Hagström closed down their manufacturing in [[Sweden]]. The Viking is currently being reproduced by the Hagström brand.
 ==1965 to 1979==
-The [[Hagström]] Viking was the first semi-acoustic guitar built by the Hagström company. It was launched in 1965 alongside Hagström's new 12-string guitar and two bass guitars. Two years later there was a twelve-string model launched simple called the Viking 12 and the Viking II Deluxe which featured gold plated machine heads and adjustable bridges. In 1967 Hahgström player [[Frank Zappa]]'s "Nifty Tough & Bitchin" advertising agency was hired to promote the Hagström brand in the USA. This resulted in three print ads: "Nifty", "Long and Slippery", and "Folk Rock is a Drag", and a radio spot: "Long and Slippery".
+The Hagström Viking was the first semi-acoustic guitar built by the Hagström company. It was launched in 1965 alongside Hagström's new 12-string guitar and two bass guitars. Two years later there was a twelve-string model launched simple called the Viking 12 and the Viking II Deluxe which featured gold plated machine heads and adjustable bridges. In 1967 Hagström player [[Frank Zappa]]'s "Nifty, Tough & Bitchen" advertising agency was hired to promote the Hagström brand in the USA. This resulted in three print ads: "Nifty", "Long and Slippery", and "Folk Rock is a Drag", and a radio spot: "Long and Slippery".
+[[Image:Hagstroemviking.jpg|thumb|left|A vintage Hagström Viking fitted with a Bigsby vibrato.]]
-In 1968 Hagström got much publicity when [[Elvis Presley]] played an Hagström Viking at the Elvis Presley Comeback Television Special for N.B.C. in the USA. Al Casey played a Viking II in the orchestra and was asked by producer [[Bones Howe]] if Elvis could borrow the guitar for the appearance. According to Elvis's drummer [[Hal Blaine]] it was considered a lucky charm by Elvis. To take advantage of this Hagström used pictures of Elvis with the Viking in ads until Elvis's manager advised them not to.
+In 1968 Hagström got much publicity when [[Elvis Presley]] played a Hagström Viking at the Elvis Presley Comeback Television Special for N.B.C. in the USA. [[Al Casey (rock guitarist)|Al Casey]] played a Viking II in the orchestra and was asked by producer [[Bones Howe]] if Elvis could borrow the guitar for the appearance. According to Elvis's drummer [[Hal Blaine]] it was considered a lucky charm by Elvis. To take advantage of this Hagström used pictures of Elvis with the Viking in ads until Elvis's manager advised them not to.
-In 1972 the Viking I N replaced the orginal Viking; it was slightly reworked with two humbuckers replacing the original single-coil pickups and a new headstock called the ducks foot which previously had been used on the Hagström Swede. At the end of 1975 Schaller machine-heads replaced the older Van Ghent. From 1977 to 1978 all guitars featured Schaller machine-head with special butterfly design from Jimmy D´Aquisto. In 1979 the Viking was discontinued and four years later the Hagström plant in Sweden finally closed its doors.
+In 1972 the Viking I N replaced the original Viking; it was slightly reworked with two humbuckers replacing the original single-coil pickups and a new headstock called the ducks foot which previously had been used on the Hagström Swede. At the end of 1975 Schaller machine-heads replaced the older Van Ghent. From 1977 to 1978 all guitars featured Schaller machine-head with special butterfly design from Jimmy D´Aquisto. In 1979 the Viking was discontinued and four years later the Hagström plant in Sweden finally closed its doors.
-<blockquote>
-I can tell you that Elvis loved that guitar, he felt that it was a lucky charm for his comeback.
-- Hal Baine
-</blockquote>
 {{Infobox Guitar model|title=Viking, Viking DeLuxe, Viking IIP
 |image=
 |manufacturer=[[Hagström]]
-|period=[[2004]] – present
+|period=2004 – present
 |bodytype=Hollowbody
 |necktype=Set neck or Bolt-on with H-Expander Truss Rod
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 |bridge=Long Travel Tune-O-Matic with Trapeze or Stop Tail Piece
 |pickups=2x HJ-50 Humbuckers, Custom 58N (Neck), Custom 58B (Bridge) or 2x H90 Nickel Covered
-|colors=Natural, Cream Red, Black Gloss, White, Wild Chery Transparent, Amber Sunburst, Cherry Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Cosmic Black Burst
+|colors=Natural, Cream Red, Black Gloss, White, Wild Chery Transparent, Amber Sunburst, Cherry Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Cosmic Black Burst, Gold Top
 }}
 ==2004 to present==
-As of 2004 the Hagström brand has been resurrected and is currently marketing models based on the popular Swedish designs including the Viking. The new lineup is being produced in a dedicated plant in [[China]], and includes three Viking models: the Viking, the Viking DeLuxe and the Viking IIP. The Viking and Viking DeLuxe are fairly similar while the Viking IIP has several diffrences to allow a lower price.
+As of 2004 the Hagström brand has been resurrected and is currently marketing models based on the popular Swedish designs including the Viking. The new lineup is being produced in a dedicated plant in [[China]], and includes four Viking models: the Viking, the Viking DeLuxe, the Super Viking and the Viking IIP. The Viking and Viking DeLuxe are fairly similar while the Viking IIP has several differences to allow a lower price.
-In 2008 [[Dweezil Zappa]] joins up with Hagström to recreate the ads and to recreate some of his father's music in th "Zappa plays Zappa" tour.
+In 2008 [[Dweezil Zappa]] joins up with Hagström to recreate the ads and to recreate some of his father's music in the "[[Zappa plays Zappa]]" tour.
-<blockquote>
-The Viking feels amazing, and it has a great natural sustain. 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.
-- Dweezil Zappa
-</blockquote>
 ==Notable users==
+{{main|List of Hagström users}}
-*[[Elvis Presley]] - [[Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special|68 Comeback Special]]
+*[[Elvis Presley]] - [[Elvis (1968 TV program)|68 Comeback Special]]
-*[[Frank Zappa]]
+*[[Frank Zappa]] - [[The Mothers of Invention]]
 *[[Dweezil Zappa]] - [[Zappa plays Zappa]]
-*[[Pat Smear]] - [[Nirvana (band)| Nirvana]], [[Foo Fighters (band) | Foo Fighters]] and [[The Germs]]
+*[[Pat Smear]] - [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Foo Fighters (band)|Foo Fighters]] and the [[Germs (band)|Germs]]
-*[[Uno Svenningsson]] - (swedish singer/songwriter)
+*[[Uno Svenningsson]] - (Swedish singer/songwriter)
-*Johan Persson - [[Lars Winnerbäck|Hovet]]
+*Johan Persson - [[Hovet (band)|Hovet]]
+* [[Tim Armstrong]] - [[Rancid (band)]]
+* [[Ginger (musician)|Ginger Wildheart]] - [[The Wildhearts]], [[Hey! Hello!]], solo, and various side-projects
+*Al Muir - Trunkshot
+==External links==
-[[Image:ElvisPresley-OneNight.jpg|thumb|[[Elvis Presley]] with his [[Hagström]] Viking at the 1968 Comeback Special.|right]]
+*[http://www.hagstromguitars.com Official site]
-==External sites==
-*[http://www.hagstromguitars.com Offical site]
 *[http://www.albinhagstrom.se/ Albin Hagström website]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSdH9z8snac Hagstrom Viking Video]
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/hagstromViking.php Vintage Viking specs]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Hagstrom Viking}}
 [[Category:Semi-acoustic guitars]]