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1966 Hagstrom Coronado IV bass
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 The Hagstrom Coronado is one of the most distinctive bass guitars ever manufactured; the quirky controls, 32" scale, and unique shape. The body and neck are mahogany, but with bolt on construction. This 1966 Coronado is one of the later guitars, so does not have the Hagstrom Bi-Sonic pickups, but it is still a great sounding, and highly playable bass. Check out the short Hagstrom Coronado bass sound clips on this site.
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1967 Hagstrom Concord bass
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 Hagstrom made the hollow-body Concord bass (initially named the Hagstrom Viking bass) from 1965 until 1971. Hollow body basses were very popular during the mid 1960s, with models such as the Gibson EB2, Epiphone Rivoli, Fender Coronado and Guild Starfire basses all capturing the mood of the times. Hagstrom guitars and basses were, of course, built in Sweden, and this was their first hollow-body bass. Check out the short Hagstrom Concord bass sound clips on this site.
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Hagstrom advertisement (1969)
Hagstrom F-800 eight string electric bass
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 Hagstrom advertisement (1969)Hagstrom/Rosetti exclusive 8-string bass
1969 Rosetti were the UK distributor for Hagstrom in 1969
This brand new sound brings the bass player chances to take off on solos, to really show his stuff. With the second set of four strings tuned to the same notes but one octave higher than the standard four, you get fantastic response, fuller, richer, with more variety and versatility than any other bass on the market. And you can play in octaves by simply depressing one note, with more speed and ease for new effects. Reverb and vibrato are at the player's fingertips, adding even more dimension to this fantastic instrument. Here's the biggest boost in years for solo and group performance. Available in mahogany sunburst finish as well as cherry red.
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 Hagstrom F-800 eight string - The Only Eight String Bass
Advert for the Hagstrom F800, eight string bass. Picturing Andy Kulberg (blues project), Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix Experience), Danny McCulloch (Eric Burdon and the Animals) and Billy Blue (The Bo... | |
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| karen denslow Comment left 25th April 2012 21:09:26
My Hagstrom 8-string serial no.748026 has the (tobbaco burst finish) What year aproximatly and value? The narrow neck and short scale is perfect. | vintage guitar and bass Comment left 14th May 2012 18:06:29
Hi Karen - batch 748 was from 1969 - yours was the 26th out of 200. These sell anywhere between $500 and $1500 depending on the usual criteria | brandon Comment left 24th June 2012 15:03:59
I have a 2 Hagstrom 8 string basses and I am trying to figure out what year they were made. the serial numbers are: 727534, 763108
I appreciate the help | vintage guitar and bass Comment left 12th November 2012 20:08:39
727 was a batch of 600 Hagstrom eight string bass guitars built between 1967-68. Yours, being number 534 out of 600 is most likely from 1968. Batch 763 is one of a smaller batch (just 250 instruments) produced in 1969. | Sean Pee Comment left 9th July 2012 09:09:52
Where do you get the strings for these machines? I guess a better question is what gauge strings are used for the high strings?
Thanks! | vintage guitar and bass Comment left 9th July 2012 09:09:10
Hi Sean, I'm not sure how easily (if at all) you can buy an off-the-shelf set. Last time I strung a Hagstrom eight string, I decided to use flats - so I used two different sets of Rotosounds that seemed to be pretty similar in build/materials - the bass strings were RS77M (medium scale Rotosound flats 40-90), whilst the octaves were flatwound guitar strings RS200 top tape flats (12-52, I use 24-52 only). I was very happy with the result, but then i've always preferred flatwound strings to roundwound. | Joe Cook Comment left 20th September 2012 20:08:03
Greetings. My Hagstrom 8-string bass has the serial number 763227. Can you advise on the year it was made? Also, can you advise on a hard case? The original eventually fell apart (yes, I use my Hag8) and Hagstrom do not currently make a case to fit the old Hag8... Thank you. Joe | vintage guitar and bass Comment left 21st September 2012 13:01:26
Hi Joe,
batch 763 was the very last run of Hagstrom eight string basses. It was a batch of 250 guitars made in 1969 - and as yours is number 227 out of 250 it is one of the very last made | joy livingston Comment left 12th November 2012 20:08:04
I am interested in a hagstrom 8 string base. serial number 727597. can you tell me the year and it's value in good condition? | Bert Ohlsson Comment left 21st December 2012 08:08:23
A friend of the owner of a former Hagström shop in Karlstad, in western Sweden, told me that Jimi had spotted his first 8 string Hagström bass there. He wanted to bring it with him and having them bill Fender in US. But the owner refused. Later Jimi bought two of these in Manhattan instead. The shop owner in Karlstad called Hagströms factory in Älvdalen and said there had been a crazy negro at their shop, trying to steal an 8 string bass..! | Randy Jordan Comment left 3rd January 2013 06:06:53
Hello, I have a Hagstrom 8-string bass. It is in great shape for the year although it seems to have diffeent machines for the octave strings. I heard that a lot of musicians changed them out because the originals just weren't that good. This bass plays like butter! it has a small screw hole near the bridge and some marks where there may have been a thumb rest. It is Cherry Red and serial number 746152. Can you tell me what year this bass is and how many were made from this batch? Thanks :) | Aldo Interdonato Comment left 23rd January 2013 15:03:16
I my Hagstrom 8 string is in great condition, 100% original, red color serial number 746008 can you tell me the year and the price in the market.
Thank you in advance. | vintage guitar and bass Comment left 23rd January 2013 15:03:07
Aldo, Randy,
batch 746 was just 200 H8s produced between 1968 and 1969. Value will be somewhere between $500 and $1500 depending on condition, and where and how you sell. |
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