Hagstrom bass guitar book

Hagstrom h8 bass guitar, 1967, cherry red, chip board case. An eightstring bass guitar is a type of bass guitar with double course strings normally tuned in octaves, with both strings in a course usually played simultaneously. Please be as specific as you can, for example, use your digital camera to show what you mean. Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of 5 string electric bass at guitar center. This is a vintage hagstrom bass case and it fits a hagstrom i or hagstrom ii bass this case is old and shows lots of wear but the latches still work and it is a pretty cool case. The fingerboard is made from resinator wood with hagstrom 6mm pearl dot position marks. Hagstrom vinyl decal headstock sticker hagstrom guitars.

The modern day version of this guitar is based on the original viking design, which was first launched in 1965. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. This was further evidenced with the swede patch 2000the first guitar with a builtin synthesizerand the hagstrom h8, an 8string bass with four sets of string pairs. Unlike the many other guitar manufacturers that moved production to asia in the 1970s, hagstrom continued to produce their guitars in sweden. Hagstrom vinyl decals no background, self adhesive vinyl you can even clearcoat over it for an even overall result. This is the blue book bible of hagstrom electric guitars and basses. New old stock and in like new condition with original plastic still on pickguard. The swedish based manufacturer hagstrom builds electric guitars and basses. New and used bass guitar for sale in vancouver, wa offerup. What a beauty, despite being awed very slightly in our book by the overcomplex controls and the mindboggling number of ways to ruin your gig by accidentally turning the bass off. List of vintage hagstrom guitars, basses, amplifiers and catalogues, with links to. How to setup your bass guitar again the movie duration. It was essentially the same bass as the h2 but it sported 8 strings that were tuned in octaves similar to a 12 string guitar. They also made a number of semiacoustic and jazz models, some of which command quite high prices today on the vintage market.

Certification of vintage hagstrom guitars and basses. Covid19 announcement, mooloolaba music will continue to be there for you to answer your questions via phone and email. It is the perfect fingerboard material in that it eliminates wolf tones or hot spots, and it has a smooth, articulate. As stated in mikael janssons hagstrom book musik for miljoner. Australian distributor of fine quality musical instruments. Decals come in shiny gold color and are about 6 cm width. Here on reverb, browse one of the widest selections of new, used, and vintage bass guitars anywhere in the world. Rutger gunnarsson, bassist for abba, worked with hagstrom on the original super swede bass design. Guitars like the swede, viking bass, and solid body hseries, though clearly.

Their original products were accordions that they initially imported from germany and then italy before opening their own facility in 1932. The main part of the book is devoted to the electric guitars, basses and amplifiers, but also the hagstrom accordions are represented. Vintage 1960s hagstrom ii guitar blue with original case. Hagstrom vintage guitars november 21, 2018 in sweden, the christmas gift of the year 2018 is a second hand item, so why not buy a vintage hagstrom guitar to yourself, a loved one or a friend. I have an old hagstrom 6 string h45 or j45 accoustic not sure which sorry this is on a bass guitar forum but its the only one i found where anyone asked a question about sn and age that i bought secondhand in 1969 in london, sn 57563. There is a book with batch number dates available this is how hagstroms are dated. We have now doubled our staff to take care of your orders, but remember. Types of guitar cool electric guitars cool guitar bass handsome future cool stuff studio red. Sek sold, nice and clean ex guitar with three viking type of single. The hagstrom impala is a good sounding guitar and for. Hagstrom guitars are also known for their playing comfort and tonal versatility, the result of design innovations such as our aerospace engineered hexpander truss rod, resinator fingerboard, custom wound pickups, and unique hardware. Anyways, this bass was the 762nd one made in production run 640. The production book lists your bass as a kent 1b, but as we can clearly see from the photos the headstock has the hagstrom 1 decal on it.

Vintage guitar and bass comment left 20th january 2017 15. Hagstrom guitars of sweden lundgren pickups in the. Electric guitars swedish made super swede signature pat smear artist project impala copperburst viking gold top super viking. Hagstrom nos and used spare parts guitar for sale hagstrom. There is a book with batch number dates available this is how hagstroms are. The very first bass i ever perved on was a hagstrom hiib. Fly guitars a couple of years later i got very lucky indeed and found exactly that an all original coronado iv with bisonics. Vintage advertisement for hagstrom 8 string bass guitar, featuring noel redding look at his shoes. Resinator wood is more stable than any standard wood product. This example, then, shows a model already two decades old, but barely changed since the 57 revamp. Hagstrom fans who used original swedish hagstrom guitars. The fxb530 bass guitar features a carved nato body and a maple bolton neck.

See all the bass models by hagstrom guitars of sweden. A detailed look at an early 1970s fender precision bass guitar in custom black finish, with rosewood fretboard. The hagstrom bass made famous by noel redding of the jimi hendrix experience was the hagstrom 8 string bass. For the accompanying descriptions, see the previous page the two guitars share the same basic hardware. Bass guitar bridge electric guitar hagstrom hagstrom 3 hagstrom acoustic hagstrom bjarton hagstrom f20t hagstrom fxb hagstrom fxb bass hagstrom iii hagstrom impala hagstrom jimmy hagstrom super swede. Hagstrom had a number of firsts too including the first 8string bass, the h8, which was made a bit of a legend by jimi hendrix.

Turns out those vikings really did know how to handle an axe. Fitted with two hrail alnico 5 humbuckers with a 6 way rotary switch for a variety of great tones. A very cool bass with a sweet sound and retro looks. The hagstrom ii guitar was also branded futurama and sold by selmer on the uk market.

Hagstrom made small runs with sometimes small changes between the runs, so it may be hard to know what part youre looking for. In celebration of kurt cobains extraordinary life and contributions to music, vintage guitar shop black book guitars offers one of the. Still, maybe that was how things got done 50 years ago, and you cant argue with the tones, build quality or playability. Northen super swede bass by hagstrom guitars of sweden. Hagstrom do publish a serial number book, but if my memory serves the money from the sales of the book goes to the hagstrom workers pension scheme or something so i think they ve asked. The fender precision had been shipping since at least very early 1952 with just one redesign circa 1957. Japanese electrics 1969 apollo red baron guitar 1966 aria diamond 1402t guitar 1967 arai diamond 1532t guitar 1969 aria kf190 guitar 1960s astrotone guitar 1960s super astrotone guitar 1960s audition zenon guitar 1966 audition kawai guitar 1968 avalon av2t shaggs model 1960s conquerer.

Bass has always been one of the most integral parts of any ensemble, and over the past several decades, the guitar form of this lowend instrument has worked its way into most every genre. Get the best price and selection of hagstrom bass at musicians friend. He used the bass on abbas 1980 tour of north america. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. This booklet contains all the important information on the hagstrom serial number system together with production years for the different batches of guitars and basses. I never did get one, but got the hagstrom bug again a number of years ago and my first was an all original hb1. This is the big list with all the guitars on the site. The original super swede bass was designed by hagstrom. Find great deals on bass guitar in vancouver, wa on offerup. Click the link to see his comprehensive site, hear clips, and maybe order the wonderful live dvd recorded in 2003 to celebrate. The book includes pictures on a choice of different models such as the first guitar, goya usa, pickup chassie, hagstrom 12 stringed, hagstrom tremoloarm, used guitars include guild guitars usa, patch 2000 synt. Find the best selection of hagstrom guitars at guitar center at the guaranteed lowest prices and free shipping. Progressive complete learn to play bass manual bookcd2. Get the guaranteed best price on 4 string electric bass like the hagstrom super swede 4string electric bass guitar at musicians friend.

That run commenced in 1965 and concluded in 1966 producing a total of 0 units. Hagstrom f200, f300 and f400 bass vintage guitar and bass. This bass is very fast and easy to play with its thin maple neck. Hagstrom super swede 4string electric bass guitar gloss. For the moment the hagstrom vintage guitar shop is operation on the internet and in our private show room where viewing is available by previous appointment. Unfollow hagstrom 12 string guitar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. With the use of the serial numbers in the book, one can establish the year of production and any other questions about the manufacturing of the guitar. Right hand page of a two page spread on the hagstrom f200 hii and hagstrom f300 hiii guitars and hastrom f400 hiib bass. A brilliantly designed 6way rotary switch allows switching between various humbucking and singlecoil configurations for a dizzying array of tonal options. The hagstrom super swede has been considered one of hagstroms flagship models, since it was first introduced to the world back in the late 1970s. During the late 1950s, the company started making electric guitars and later amplifiers.

Johan lundgren talks about their production, the machines and the hands that make them, and gives us a little taste of their suckerbucker and heaven 57 pickups as used on the new hagstrom limited edition super swede. Vintage early 60s hagstrom blue bass guitar round pole pus very cool. This is for a 1967 hagstrom h8 eight string bass guitar, cherry red, with the original chip board case. Providing tension at both ends and running the entire length of the neck, the. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. He bought the bass and a how to play bass book, used it for a couple of weeks, then put it in the closet. From 60s britrock to modern day lowend goodness, the viking bass delivers earcandy galore.

Find the best selection of hagstrom bass at guitar center at the guaranteed lowest prices and free shipping. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. As on a 12string guitar, this produces a natural chorus effect due to the subtle differences in string timbre. Build the hagstrom hb8 may look like a bit of a monster, with far too many strangely jagged tuners for comfort and that massive headstock, but. Large images, all the specs and color options of the hagstrom hb8 8 string electric bass guitar. Brand new 2018 hagstrom viking 6string double cutaway semihollow body electric guitar with a stunning cherry red high gloss finish. Hagstrom serial number lookup tradersoftwares43s blog. All hagstrom ii and futurama guitars from this period have bevelled edges compare with the kent ii and kent iii guitars witch seems to be the same guitar, but with rounded egdes. Hagstrom new hohner new kealoha new kohala new lanikai new martin new. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. All hagstrom electric guitars and basses include their patented hexpander truss rod. Hagstrom 8 string bass 196769 in fantastic shape everything works with original case guitar is brought to u by vintageguitarsofcoldspring the h8 was the first eight string bass, and quickly spawned many multistringed bass rivals it was only manufactured for a brief period in the late 1960s.