Hagstrom Bass I Model FB Solid Body Electric Bass Guitar (1966)
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Hagstrom Bass I Model FB Model Solid Body Electric Bass Guitar (1966), made in Sweden, black finish, hardwood body with lucite cap, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, original grey chipboard case.
The Swedish-made Hagstrom line of guitars was imported to the US in the mid 1960s by Mershon Musical Products of New York; they were well-engineered and inexpensive and appear to have sold very well.
The Hagstrom I series bodies used a clear back-painted acrylic front mounted to a plywood core, resulting in a light and very colorful looking instrument. The necks are very slim, re-inforced with a very sophisticated metal-sheathed truss rod system ("The Hagstrom Secret", according to the catalogs) that keeps them very true over time and very easy to play. The two pickups are controlled by a single master volume knob and a bank of switches allowing on/off for each and "Mute" and "Tone" functions.
These light and handy basses were very popular with amateur teen combos in the mid-late '60s and are still an excellent bargain in a good quality vintage bass guitar. These are not particularly rare, but this sharp-looking black finished example is one of the nicest we have ever had.
Overall length is 44 1/4 in. (112.4 cm.), 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 in. (2.5 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 30 in. (762 mm.). Width of nut is 1 in. (25 mm.).
This bass is in excellent all original condition, with only some light play wear and the addition of two period butterfly stickers to the face. No repairs or alterations, the jack area in the Lucite face remains miraculously uncracked. Ass with all of these, the switches can be a bit finicky in operation but everything works.
This is a cool-looking and super nice-playing example of this handy bass, complete with the original shaped case. A great example and still a bargain in a good quality 1960s 4-string. Excellent Condition.
The Swedish-made Hagstrom line of guitars was imported to the US in the mid 1960s by Mershon Musical Products of New York; they were well-engineered and inexpensive and appear to have sold very well.
The Hagstrom I series bodies used a clear back-painted acrylic front mounted to a plywood core, resulting in a light and very colorful looking instrument. The necks are very slim, re-inforced with a very sophisticated metal-sheathed truss rod system ("The Hagstrom Secret", according to the catalogs) that keeps them very true over time and very easy to play. The two pickups are controlled by a single master volume knob and a bank of switches allowing on/off for each and "Mute" and "Tone" functions.
These light and handy basses were very popular with amateur teen combos in the mid-late '60s and are still an excellent bargain in a good quality vintage bass guitar. These are not particularly rare, but this sharp-looking black finished example is one of the nicest we have ever had.
Overall length is 44 1/4 in. (112.4 cm.), 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 in. (2.5 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 30 in. (762 mm.). Width of nut is 1 in. (25 mm.).
This bass is in excellent all original condition, with only some light play wear and the addition of two period butterfly stickers to the face. No repairs or alterations, the jack area in the Lucite face remains miraculously uncracked. Ass with all of these, the switches can be a bit finicky in operation but everything works.
This is a cool-looking and super nice-playing example of this handy bass, complete with the original shaped case. A great example and still a bargain in a good quality 1960s 4-string. Excellent Condition.