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    Swede

    The Swede is Hagstrom's take on the classic single-cutaway solidbody, mahogany body and neck under a carved flame maple top, built with genuinely distinct hardware rather than being a straight Les Paul copy.

    5 mods reviewed: 3 drop-in, 2 need verification.

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    The Swede is Hagstrom's take on the classic single-cutaway solidbody, mahogany body and neck under a carved flame maple top, built with genuinely distinct hardware rather than being a straight Les Paul copy. The bridge is the same proprietary Long Travel Tune-O-Matic found across the Hagstrom range, and the tailpiece is Hagstrom's own Sustain Block design with individually mounted blocks per string, not a standard stopbar, so a generic Gibson-style tailpiece will not swap straight in.

    Quick facts

    Scale length

    24.7" (628mm)

    Nut width

    43mm (1.693")

    Tailpiece

    Hagstrom Sustain Block Tailpiece (individually mounted per-string sustain blocks)

    Not published by Hagstrom: string spacing, tuner hole size and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying tuners or a bridge.

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    Bridge

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    Gotoh GE103B-T Tune-o-matic Bridge (Metric)

    Gotoh GE103B-T Tune-o-matic Bridge (Metric)

    Needs verification

    Hagstrom's bridge is its own design, not a standard Gibson-style Tune-o-matic, so a generic metric replacement like this one is a plausible fit based on measurements from a closely related Hagstrom model, but it has not been confirmed on the Swede specifically. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.

    Why we say this

    The Swede uses the same proprietary Hagstrom Long Travel Tune-O-Matic as the Viking. A parts listing for the same bridge style pulled from a Hagstrom Swedie measured 52mm string spacing and 73mm center to center post spacing, close to Gotoh's metric GE103B-T spec, but that figure comes from a related model's take-off part rather than a confirmed factory spec, and no aftermarket manufacturer publishes Hagstrom-specific fitment data.

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    Pickup

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    DiMarzio PAF 36th Anniversary Humbucker Set

    Likely drop-in
    Soldering

    Fits the standard humbucker route. A vintage-voiced PAF-style alternative to the stock pickups. Needs soldering.

    Why we say this

    Hagstrom's HH pickup route is a standard humbucker mount and cavity, the same basis used for the Pearly Gates and Seth Lover sets listed for this guitar.

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    Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbucker set

    Likely drop-in
    Soldering

    Fits the standard humbucker route the stock Lundgren pickups sit in. You will need to solder it in, this is not a solderless swap.

    Why we say this

    The Swede's Lundgren Design humbuckers are sold on the open market as direct replacements for standard Gibson-style humbucker routes, including owner reports of swapping them into Les Paul-family guitars, which confirms the route on this guitar is a standard humbucker size. The Pearly Gates uses the same standard mounting and should fit the same way.

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    Seymour Duncan Seth Lover Humbucker Set

    Likely drop-in
    Soldering

    A vintage PAF-style alternative to the stock Lundgren pickups. Fits the same standard humbucker route. You will need to solder it in.

    Why we say this

    Lundgren's pickups are built and sold to fit standard Gibson-style humbucker mounting, confirmed by owner reports of installing them into Les Paul-family guitars, so a standard-size PAF-style set like the Seth Lover should mount into the same route the same way.

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    Tuner

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    Gotoh SD91-05M Magnum Lock

    Gotoh SD91-05M Magnum Lock

    Needs verification

    The Swede already comes with locking tuners from the factory, so this is more of a feel or quality swap than a functional upgrade. Hagstrom does not publish the tuner hole size, so measure your existing posts before buying. This tuner is also vintage-hole sized rather than modern, worth factoring into the fit question either way.

    Why we say this

    The Swede already ships with Hagstrom's own 19:1 locking tuners, so this is a quality or feel upgrade rather than a locking-mechanism upgrade. Hagstrom does not publish the tuner post hole size for the current Swede, so fitment against Gotoh's standard 10mm hole cannot be confirmed either way. Separately, this tuner is itself vintage-hole spec (8.73 to 8.8mm), not the modern 10mm size, so even where this guitar's hole size is eventually confirmed as modern 10mm, conversion bushings would be needed regardless.

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