Hagstrom Fantomen

The Fantomen has become one of the most popular guitars in the hard’n’heavy field and inspires not only fans of the band Ghost.

Hagstrom Fantomen

A collaboration between the design team at Hagstrom and the Swedish band Ghost, Fantomen (Swedish for The Phantom) transports Hagstroms legendary playability and technical excellence into a new, edgier realm. We started with an elegantly asymmetrical solid-mahogany body to which we have joined a mahogany neck using our classic mortise-and-tenon neck joint system. Of course, since its a Hagstrom, the Fantomen uses our H-Expander truss rod and Resinator fingerboard, providing the ultimate in playing surface stability and optimal tonal enhancement. Together these components create an incredibly stable, resonant and responsive sonic foundation.

Sharp attack and more sustain

With a relatively thin 1 (3.5 cm) body, the Fantomen is beautifully balanced and surprisingly lightweight. A 25.5 (648 mm) scale provides a slightly sharper attack and more sustain than classic 24.75 scale guitars. A neck joint design that provides total, unrestricted access to all 22 frets will meet the needs of even the most virtuosic player.

Immense expressive range

Our goal was to equip the Fantomen with electronics that would allow for a varied tonal palette ranging from classic, vintage colors to screaming metallic brilliance. We worked with Swedish pickup guru Johan Lundgren, designer of pickups used by artists such as Meshuggahs Martin Hagstrm (no relation!). Lundgren recommended two different humbucker designs: No. 2 in the neck position and No. 5 in the bridge position. The result covers an immense expressive range; from smooth, warm tones to the kind of attack and intense dynamic output that would satisfy the demands of even the most extreme musical styles. Each pickup can be split to single-coil mode by means of push/pull switches incorporated into the tone controls for even more sonic flexibility. This guitar speaks with many distinct voices.

Specs

Body	Mahogany
Body Special Models	Mahogany with Flame Maple Top
Style	Single Cutaway – Asymettrical Design
Binding	Multiply
Neck	Mahogany, Set Neck, long Mortise&Tenon neck joint
Trussrod	H-Expander
Fingerboard	Resinator
Scale Length	25.5 / 648 mm
Radius	15
Inlays	Pearl Block Inlay
Frets	22 Medium Jumbo
Nut	Graph Tech Black Tusq XL
Nut Width	43 mm
Pickup Neck	Lundgren Design AlNiCo-2 No. 2 Humbucker
Pickup Bridge	Lundgren Design AlNiCo-5 No. 5 Humbucker
Switch	Selector 3-Way Toggle Switch
Controls	2 x Volume Control with R/C Circuit, 2 x Tone Control with Push-Pull Coil Split
Tuning Keys	Hagstrom 18:1 Die Cast
Bridge	Long Travel Tune-O-Matic
Strings	DAddario (10-46)
INCLUDED Case	C-47