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At A Glance
- Material
- Mahogany, Wing Construction
- Body Binding
- Multiply
- Style
- Single Cutaway - Asymettrical Design
- Neck Profile
- Thru Body, 3 Piece Hard Canadian Maple - Slim "D" Profile, Reinforced Headstock With Volute
- Truss Rod
- H-Expander™
- Body Binding
- Multi-Ply Binding
- Fingerboard
- Ebony / 25.5" (648mm) Scale Length
- Inlays
- Pearloid Block With Glow-In-The-Dark Side Dot Inlays
- Frets
- 22 Stainless Steel Medium Jumbo / V15" Radius
- Nut Width/Material
- Graph Tech Black Tusq XL (43 mm)
- Neck Position
- Lundgren Design AlNiCo-2 No. 2 Humbucker
- Bridge Position
- 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
- Schaller
- STM Tune-O-Matic Bridge, Stop Tail Piece, Strap Lock System
- Tuning Machines
- GraphTech Ratio Tuners
- Strings
- D'Addario (10-46) Strings
- Hardware
- Chrome
- Optional Case
- C-47
- Optional Bag
- E-19
- Finish
- Black Gloss
Hagstrom built the Fantomen Custom as an elevated entry in its Fantomen line, a series that originated from a collaboration with the Swedish band Ghost. The Fantomen Custom occupied a specialist position within the range, distinguished by its asymmetrical single-cutaway mahogany wing construction, neck-through architecture, and a suite of premium components selected for tonal range and long-term reliability.
The neck runs through the body in a three-piece hard Canadian Maple construction with a slim "D" profile, topped by an ebony fingerboard at a 25.5" (648mm) scale length. Twenty-two stainless steel medium jumbo frets sit at a 15" radius, with a Graph Tech Black Tusq XL nut at 43mm width. Pearloid block inlays are complemented by glow-in-the-dark side dots. The H-Expander™ truss rod and reinforced headstock with volute address long-term neck stability. Pickups are a Lundgren Design AlNiCo-2 No. 2 humbucker at the neck and a Lundgren Design AlNiCo-5 No. 5 humbucker at the bridge, selected via a 3-way toggle switch. The control layout — two volume controls with R/C circuit and two tone controls with push-pull coil split — provides a broad range of voices from full humbucker to split single-coil output. Hardware is chrome throughout, including a Schaller STM Tune-O-Matic bridge, stop tailpiece, and Schaller strap lock system. GraphTech Ratio tuners handle intonation at the headstock, and the guitar shipped strung with D'Addario 10-46s. Multi-ply binding runs the body perimeter. The finish on this variant is Black Gloss.
Owners sourcing replacement parts — including the Schaller STM bridge saddles, Graph Tech Tusq XL nut blanks, or Lundgren pickup mounting hardware — should consult a qualified guitar technician to confirm compatibility with the neck-through construction and specific component dimensions before installation.
STRAIGHT TALK
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