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At A Glance

Top
Custom Carved Flame Maple
Style
Single Cutaway
Body Binding
White Perloid
Neck Joint
Set Neck
Material
Mahogany
Neck Profile
UltraSlim "D" Profile
Truss Rod
H-Expander™
Material
Resinator™ Fingerboard /
Radius
15"
Inlays
Pearloid Block
Frets
22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length
25.50" (648 mm)
Nut
GraphTech Black Tusq XL
Nut Width
43 mm
Pickups
2 x Custom 60 AlNiCo-5 Humbucker
Front Cover
Brushed Aluminum Cover
Pickup Selector
3-Way Toggle Switch
Controls
1 x Tone Control With Push-Pull Coil Split
Bridge
Long Travel Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece
Hagstrom Sustain Block
Tuning Keys
Hagstrom Design 15:1
Strings
D'Addario (10-46)
Optional Case
C53
Optional Bag
E20
Body Material
Mahogany
Neck Material
Mahogany
Neck Joint Type
Mortise and Tenon
Finish
Black Satin
Description

Hagstrom built the Ultra Max as part of its Ultra series, positioning it above the Ultra Swede with a slightly larger mahogany body capped by a thick custom carved flame maple top. The model carried a single-cutaway style and employed a mortise and tenon set neck joint, also in mahogany, mating to a 25.50" (648 mm) scale Resinator™ fingerboard with an H-Expander™ truss rod and UltraSlim "D" profile neck.

Hardware centred on a Long Travel Tune-O-Matic bridge paired with a Hagstrom Sustain Block tailpiece, anchored by Hagstrom Design 15:1 tuning keys. Two Custom 60 AlNiCo-5 humbuckers with brushed aluminium covers fed a straightforward control layout: a 3-way toggle selector, one volume, and one tone control with a push-pull coil split. The 22 medium-jumbo frets sat on a 15" radius board with pearloid block inlays, bounded by a 43 mm GraphTech Black Tusq XL nut and white perloid body binding. The guitar shipped strung with D'Addario 10-46s.

Owners requiring setup work, fret attention, or guidance on sourcing compatible parts — including Long Travel Tune-O-Matic saddles, Resinator™ board treatments, or GraphTech Black Tusq XL nut blanks — should consult a qualified guitar technician familiar with set-neck instruments.

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