Product: Hagstrom 0100S
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
03/08/2009
at
03:03am
by
slickerthnu
Features
:
8
Satin finish. orchestra size body.Stock Hagstrom stair step tuners.Never checked the scale length,don't care as it is very comfortable. 20 frets,non cut away. No electronics.Solid spruce top.
Ill give it an 8 for features,it is what it is,an acoustic guitar.The most impressive features are it's neck and action.More of an electric feel .Very very fast.
Sound
:
9
The sound is bright,as expected with the smaller body. The bass is there,but not boomy.
I use it for both fingerstyle and flatpicking.Kind of a wannabe Tommy Emmanuel.It has pretty darn good sustain,for a small body,use the best strings you can afford.It'll be worth it.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
7
I got it used,so I can't honestly comment on the factory set up.I will advise however to keep with med gauge acoustic strings.I tried a set of light gauge,not worth the trouble of getting a new setup.
Besides,with the neck and low action,the med gage string work great.
The finish was more than a little uneven,no worries tho.Doesn't affect the sound/. Everything else as it should be.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
Will withstand live playing,satin finish doesn't offer much protection,tho.Just treat it well.
I would play it without a back up,but will be upgrading? to the new line Hag has come out with,
Customer Support
:
5
used,probably does not apply,and it is @4 yrs old anyway.I'll have to give it a 5,cuz I just don't know
Overall Rating
:
8
35 yrs playing.Owned just about every high quality axe you can think of. I've found out,over time,that the name on the headstock doesn't mean a whole lot. It's all in your fingers and ears.
I;m going to buy another,maybe two.The value is just that good(to me anyway) I have currently a high end Takamoine,and a Ibanez,and a way old Yamaha,and a Martin d28..they all sit pretty much unused currently.
