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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 12 (F-12S)
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 Details, images and sound clips of the Hagstrom 12, solid body electric twelve string. Also known as the F-12S in the United States. There are obvious similarities to the Hagstrom II and Hagstrom III, but without the Hagstrom tremolo. All have the famous Hagstrom low action, and fast-playing neck.
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Hagstrom III
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 Details, images and sound clips of the Hagstrom III solid body electric. Also known as the H3, and in the United States, the F300. There are obvious similarities to a Fender Stratocaster, but this guitar does have it's own character: in feel, playability and tone. Hagstrom made some very nice guitars!
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Hagstrom Concord bass
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Profile of the Hagstrom Concord semi-acoustic bass; the mid sixties bass version of the Hagstrom Viking guitar. Two models exist the C-1, and the deluxe version C-2.
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1967 Hagstrom Concord bass
hollow bodied electric bass
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| 1967 Hagstrom Concord bass
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The Hagstrom Concord bass, also known as the Viking bass, was available from 1965-1971; and according to shipping figures, produced in just 3 batches; making this one of 2749 instruments. There was a further batch (150 instruments) of the C2 Concord Deluxe. See the Hagstrom Concord shipping figures.
From the 1968 Hagstrom catalogue
"True" sound...with exceptionally wide tonal range created by special sound posts beneath the bridge. The sound is reproduced acoustically in the body, then electrically projected by the super-sensitive Hagstrom pickups. Lightweight, graceful, slim, double cutaway design. 16 inch arched body. Handsomely polished finishes. Heavy celluloid bound edges. Hagstrom's deluxe Crest tailpiece. Fast action neck with patented "H" expander rod. Celluloid bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl inlaid dots and visual side markers. 2 ultra-sensitive adjustable pickups each with separate volume and tone controls. 3-way toggle switch, for treble or bass pick-up, or both. Micromatic adjustable bridge. Individually enclosed tuning units. |
This bass, in Cherry Red finish, appears to have a mahogany front, back, sides and neck. It is from the third and final batch of Hagstrom Concord (C1) basses and most likely dates from 1967, or very early 1968.
It is a great sounding bass (listen to some of the soundclips). Completely hollow-body, with a nice woody tone. It does feedback a little; enough to be useful when needed.
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| Hagstrom Concord bass - pickup detail |
Hagstrom Concord bass - pickup detail |
Hagstrom Concord bass - pickguard detail |
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| Hagstrom Concord bass deluxe Crest tailpiece |
Hagstrom Concord control knob detail |
Hagstrom Concord headstock, with Hagstrom logo |
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| Hagstrom Concord rear body detail |
Neck plate detail. The first three digits, 716 in this case, are the batch number, the final three the position within the batch. |
Scratchplate logo detail. |
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Back to the HAGSTROM INDEX If you are looking for specific vintage guitars for sale, you may have to keep an eye on numerous vintage guitar stores, classifieds websites and ebay listings. Below are just the auctions - Vintage guitar stores tend to advertise theirs in their ebay online vintage guitar stores - have a look because there are some different listings.
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