Synthesizers were not provided by the manufacturer. From the Patch-2000 box the signal was sent on to an analog synthesizer which turned the signal into musical tones.
Hagstrom patch 2000 full#
The Patch-2000 box was equipped with a pitch pedal that raises the pitch in semitone increments up to one full octave, a glide pedal that controls the portamento (the time it takes for the one note to change to another) and a Fifth Harmony Switch produces a tone seven semitones, or a natural 5th, above the note played.
Hagstrom patch 2000 Pc#
The PC inside the guitar received signals as soon as a string came in contact with a fret and the signal was sent through a special cable (the guitar was equipped with two outlets) to the Patch 2000-box. Instead of 1 tailpiece each string terminates at a separate block set in 2 rows. The newly developed bridge looks like a typical Hagström, except the centers of the saddles made of are dense plastic, not metal.
Due to this, each string had to be electrically isolated, this meant that Hagström had to develop a new tailpiece/bridge system. The receiver was connected to the strings and frets, every string and fret had an own individual code. If more than one string was used it automatically selected the highest fret and lowest string. The idea was to place a digital receiver within the body of the guitar that was controlled by a switch which selected between the traditional guitar sound and the synthesizer sound. In April the same year Hagström received the electronics provided by Ampeg who were the supplier of the advanced electronics. Preparations for the development started in 1975 when twelve guitars were to be finished for a music convention. This gives the player the option of playing the instrument as a guitar, as a synthesizer or a combination of both. 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. It was manufactured by Hagström in collaboration with Ampeg. The Hagström Swede Patch 2000 is the first guitar/synthesizer hybrid.