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Hagstrom built the PASS-BLK-U as a signature electric guitar for Pat Smear, who had played Hagstrom instruments since the 1970s. The model sat within Hagstrom's artist signature range and reflected the long association between Smear and the brand across his work with The Germs, Nirvana, and Foo Fighters.
The guitar features a custom carved maple top over a Resinator™ fretboard mounted on a set neck with an H-Expander™ truss rod. The fretboard runs a 15" radius across 22 medium jumbo frets, with Hagstrom Pearl Block inlays and a 43 mm Graph Tech™ Black Tusq XL nut. Pickups are two Hagstrom Custom 58 AlNiCo units selected by a 3-way toggle switch, controlled by two volume and two tone pots. The bridge is a Long Travel Tune-O-Matic Roller Bridge paired with a Hagstrom Stop tailpiece fitted with brass string blocks. Tuning is handled by Hagstrom 18:1 die-cast machines. The guitar shipped set up with .010–.046 strings. Compatible optional hard case is the C-50; the E-20 bag also fits the instrument.
Owners sourcing replacement parts — particularly the Graph Tech nut, Tune-O-Matic saddles, or string blocks — should bring measurements from the instrument itself and consult a qualified guitar technician to confirm compatibility before fitting.
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