Swede Patch 2000
| Swede Patch / Swede Patch 2000 | |
|---|---|
Hagström Patch 2000 Bass | |
| Manufacturer | Hagström / Ampeg |
| Period | 1976-1979 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid single cutaway |
| Neck joint | Set neck H-Expander truss rod |
| Scale | 24,75“ / 629 mm |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Resonator Wood with dot inlays and extra high frets |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Isolated Long Travel Tune-O-Matic |
| Pickup(s) | 2 x Hagström original pickups developed and produced in Sweden |
| Colors available | |
| Natural mahogany. | |
The Hagström Swede Patch 2000 is the first guitar/synthesizer hybrid. It was manufactured by Hagström in collaboration with Ampeg. The guitar appears to be a normal Hagström Swede but the neck is specially wired to transmit an input to a synthesizer when the strings come in contact with the frets. This gives the player the option of playing the instrument as a guitar, as a synthesizer or a combination of both.