Hagstrom Fantomen:

Inspector #20

Inspector #20

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Really digging this model more and more after getting to actually play one. The Ghoul's Fantomen's differ from the production models in two ways. First, all the 'Ghost' Fantomen's are setup with .011" .052" Dunlops and tuned to 'D' standard. The pickups used are custom wound Seymour Duncans.

However, the stock Lundgren pickups are said to be very well made and very similar in tonal signature to the Duncans. I also like that they are using a mix of Alnico II and V in these guitars - much like the combination in my Gibson S-G:

  • Pickup Neck: Lundgren Design AlNiCo-2 No. 2 Humbucker
  • Pickup Bridge: Lundgren Design AlNiCo-5 No. 5 Humbucker

Hard to decide which finish I like better...

Fantomen Black.jpg Fantomen Tobacco.png Fantomen White.png

Knowing me, I am leaning towards the black model... :)
 
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Sweet!!


I dig these!
White for the win!!

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"sir, put the cup down and step awaaaaay from the coffee pot"
 
Not a big fan of the RD/Fantomen shape, in general.

But, between the two, I like the Fantomen better. I like the the fact that it has individual controls for each pickup. The pickup switch is in my preferred spot, as well.

Also, the Hagstrom has a certain more refined look to it. By comparison, the Gibson looks a little clunky to me. The Gibson headstock shape doesn’t fit the vibe as well as the Hagstrom headstock, either.
 
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smitty_p said:
Not a big fan of the RD/Fantomen shape, in general.

But, between the two, I like the Fantomen better. I like the the fact that it has individual controls for each pickup. The pickup switch is in my preferred spot, as well.

Also, the Hagstrom has a certain more refined look to it. By comparison, the Gibson looks a little clunky to me. The Gibson headstock shape doesn’t fit the vibe as well as the Hagstrom headstock, either.
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I agree the Gibson headstock looks out of place on that body. I have always felt putting the selector switch so far away from your picking hand was ridiculous, but its manageable....
 
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