Hagstrom H8 Bass Guitar, 1967, Cherry Red RARE COLLECTABLE

Description: HAGSTROM Vintage RARE Collectable H-8 8-String Bass Used as 4 String RED / NO CASE Model: Hagstrom H8 / F-800 Bass Available: 1967 - 1969 Pickups: Two Hagstrom single coil bass pickups Scale: 30 5/8" Body: Birch or mahogany Neck: Birch or mahogany, with rosewood fretboard. Dot position markers. 21 frets. Width at nut 1 5/8" Hardware: Van Ghent tuning keys, Hagstrom chrome plated bridge tailpiece NO PAYPAL CASH ON PICKUP! In Coral Springs Florida 33071 If you want it send me a message rather that an offer. History: Hagstrom was a Swedish Instrument manufacturer that started out making accordions, and by 1958 was making guitars too, though production finished in the early 1980s. In this time, they made many fine and innovative instruments, played by the likes of David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Brian Ferry and many more. The H8 was the first eight string bass, and quickly spawned many multi-stringed bass rivals it was only manufactured for a brief period in the late 1960s. In total 2,249 were made, in seven batches of between 100 and 600 instruments between 1967 and 1969. Few instruments are as steeped in rock and roll folklore as the Eight string basses used by Jimi Hendrix and Noel Redding of the Hendrix Experience Then came Jimi's turn. After quitting a tour with the Monkees the Experience had a few weeks to kill, so Jimi decided to hang out with his old band Curtis Knight and the Squires. Needless to say, they jammed and recorded some great, and some not so great tracks. Then came Jimi's turn. After quitting a tour with the Monkees the Experience had a few weeks to kill, so Jimi decided to hang out with his old band Curtis Knight and the Squires. Needless to say, they jammed and recorded some great, and some not so great tracks. The better tracks feature Jimi on guitar with some blinding wah-wah fueled psychedelia, but he also plays 8-string bass on some tracks (along with some very funky 4 string bass played by the bands regular bassist - Ed 'Bugs' Gregory). Jimi's sound is slightly distorted, and in many ways he fills the role of rhythm guitarist rather than bassist - these tracks can be heard on 'The Summer of Love Sessions. Another album to feature the H-8 was the outstanding 1998 compilation of BBC sessions. It can be clearly heard on the tracks taken from the Alexis Korner 'Rhythm and Blues' show, and is in fact mentioned on the program. The outstanding Hutchie Coochie Man (also featuring Alexis Korner on slide guitar) really benefits from the 8 strings heaviness, and can really be heard in the breakdown just after half way through. Hagstrom H8 Sound This is one of those instruments with a really distinctive sound. Full and bassy yet somehow trebly at the same time - that's eight strings for you! The sound is so full, that it can substitute for a bass and rhythm guitar simultaneously - a natural choice for a three piece band. Likewise in a larger band, it can be too much, particularly with more than one guitarist.

Price: 2660 USD

Location: Pompano Beach, Florida

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