HAGSTROM - FANTOMEN - BLACK GLOSS

Hagstrom Fantomen
A collaboration between the design team at Hagstrom the Swedish band Ghost, Fantomen (Swedish for “The Phantom”) transports Hagstrom’s legendary playability and technical excellence into a new, edgier realm. We started with an elegantly asymmetrical solid-mahogany body to which we have joined a mahogany neck using our classic mortise-and-tenon neck joint system. Of course, since it’s a Hagstrom, the Fantomen uses our H-Expander® truss rod and Resinator® fingerboard, providing the ultimate in playing surface stability and optimal tonal enhancement. Together these components create an incredibly stable, resonant and responsive sonic foundation.

Immense expressive range
Our goal was to equip the Fantomen with electronics that would allow for a varied tonal palette ranging from classic, vintage colors to screaming metallic brilliance. We worked with Swedish pickup guru Johan Lundgren, designer of pickups used by artists such as Meshuggah’s Martin Hagström (no relation!). Lundgren recommended two different humbucker designs: No. 2 in the neck position and No. 5 in the bridge position. The result covers an immense expressive range; from smooth, warm tones to the kind of attack and intense dynamic output that would satisfy the demands of even the most extreme musical styles. Each pickup can be split to single-coil mode by means of push/pull switches incorporated into the tone controls for even more sonic flexibility. This guitar speaks with many distinct voices.

On stage with Ghost
You can find the Fantomen on stage with Ghost. You don’t have to be a Nameless Ghoul to play it, and you can be sure the guitar available at your Hagstrom dealer is identical in every way to those on stage with Ghost!

Fantomen Specs

Body
Material: Mahogany
Binding: Multiply
Style: Single Cutaway - Asymettrical Design

Neck
Material: Mahogany
Joint: Set Neck
Trussrod: H-Expander™
Fingerboard/Nut
Material: Resinator™
Position Marks: Hagstrom Pearl Block Inlay
Fretboard Radius: 15“
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5“ / 648 mm
Nut: Graph Tech™ Black Tusq XL
Nut Width: 43 mm

Electronics
Pickup Neck: Lundgren Design AlNiCo-2 No. 2 Humbucker
Pickup Bridge: Lundgren Design AlNiCo-5 No. 5 Humbucker
Pickup: Selector 3-Way Toggle Switch
Controls: 2 x Volume Control with R/C Circuit, 2 x Tone Control with Push-Pull Coil Split

Parts
Tuning Keys: Hagstrom 18:1 Die Cast
Stoptail Bridge: Long Travel Tune-O-Matic Bridge
Strings: D’Addario (10-46)

Case, optional
Hagstrom Case C-47
Hagstrom Bag E-19