Hagstrom Ultra Max Guitar Cosmic Black Burst Satin

Hagstrom Ultra Max

The Ultra Max shares the same small body concept of the Ultra Swede, yet with a slightly larger proportioned mahogany body topped with a thick custom carved flame maple top. The body joins to a mahogany set neck utilizing a mortise and tenon neck joint with a 25.50” scale length. Its sleek and ultra-comfortable fast neck is paralleled with Hagstrom's Custom 60 Alnico-5 pickups with eloquent Aluminum Brushed covers.

Each of the Ultra Max’s specially wound Custom 60 humbucking pickups utilize Nylon coated wire combined with an Alnico 5 magnet (similar to the Custom 58). However, the Custom 60 ultimately packs a mightier punch and hotter sizzle compared to the vintage-voiced Custom 58. Each pickup is controlled with its own independent Volume pot featuring Hagstrom's standard R/C circuit on each potentiometer, to help focus on its cleaner tones with a slight turn of the pot. A Master Tone also features a push/pull dual coil split, changing the Ultra Max from its full-tilt humbucking tones to a spanky single-coil clean.

The Ultra Max combines all of the power, long sustain, clarity and attack, of the Ultra Swede, while also offering a fresh tonal pallet with additional flexibility and a longer 25.50” scale length, allowing the Ultra Max to handle drop tunings with ease. Hagstrom's H-Expander truss rod runs the full length of the neck, providing plenty of stability, and adding a round attack and even greater sustain. A Resinator Wood fingerboard provides comfortable playability for hours on end - Resinator Wood is a wood composite that has a stable, clear and articulate tone similar to Ebony. The Ultra Max also features Hagstrom's Sustain Block tailpiece; each string terminates in a single, massive brass block coupled directly to the guitar’s body. The blocks are detached from one another to reduce interference between the strings, maximizing each string’s unique contribution to your tone.

At Riffs & Licks Music, we think the Hagstrom Ultra Max Guitar, finished in Cosmic Black Burst Satin, is a great option for anyone looking for a versatile and reliable Les-Paul style electric with a stunning Flame Maple top.