Hey boys and girls! A friend of mine is looking at getting a nice mid-range ES-335 style guitar, so I've been trawling the internet looking for the top contenders..
Currently, it's between the Elitist Epiphone Casino, the Tokai MIJ UES-135, and the Hagstrom Viking Deluxe. All in slightly different price classes, it's true.
The problem is I've never played a Hagstrom, and they get really good reviews. What I was wondering was if anyone had given one a try yet? At the very least, it's a very sexy guitar. ? Any other guitars I should check out?

http://www.hagstromguitars.eu/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=2&category_id=9&Itemid=6
Currently, it's between the Elitist Epiphone Casino, the Tokai MIJ UES-135, and the Hagstrom Viking Deluxe. All in slightly different price classes, it's true.
The problem is I've never played a Hagstrom, and they get really good reviews. What I was wondering was if anyone had given one a try yet? At the very least, it's a very sexy guitar. ? Any other guitars I should check out?

http://www.hagstromguitars.eu/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=2&category_id=9&Itemid=6