Price drop to $1300....NO TRADES!!! price includes UPS ground ship continental USA.... here's a rare one! 1967 Vintage Hagstrom 8 String Bass H-8 model w/ohsc $1400.00
Hagstrom was the first guitar company to offer an eight string bass guitar as a serial production item in 1967. It has become an icon of rock music thanks to its use by Noel Redding and Jimi Hendrix.
From online public sources:
“Jimi acquired the 8-string Hagstrom bass sometime in 1967, possibly when he was on tour in Sweden in 1967. The Swedish Hagstrom H8 was the first 8-string bass ever to be marketed, and only 2,249 were produced.
The bass was quite difficult and hard to play, and Noel used to complain about that. The H8's that has survived has usually been made into normal 4-string ones, because the 8-string patent was not ideal for normal bass work. But it sounds very cool, and you get the impression that a guitar is doubling the bass, as a result of the second string being tuned one octave higher than the bass string.
Noel Redding played the bass on Axis: Bold as Love, on the songs "Spanish Castle Magic," "You Got Me Floating," and "Little Miss Lover." Hendrix played the bass himself on Electric Ladyland, on the songs "1983," and "Burning of the Midnight Lamp."
HAGSTROM’S Description of the H-8
“This brand new sound brings the bass player chances to take off on solos, to finally show off his/her stuff. With the second set of four strings tuned to the same notes-but one octave higher than the standard four bass strings, 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 is the biggest boost in years for solo and group performance.”
The H-8 was only built from 1967 to 1969.
Details of the H-8:
1. Body is BIRCH.
2. Neck is BIRCH. (bolt on)
3. ROSEWOOD fingerboard.
4. 21 Frets.
5. 30” Scale.
6. Tuners are VAN GHENT.
7. Two Single Coil Pickups.
8. One Volume knob.
9. Five slide switches for pickup selection, tone filters, muting, and standby.
Hardware is chrome. Red color is vibrant, it does have some finish crazing. no breaks or cracks in the body or neck. some of the binding has crazing w/ light discoloration as well. neck is straight. frets are in great shape. slight crack in the pickguard.
Comes with OHSC.
This bass guitar is in GOOD condition. Electronics work correctly and efficiently.
reply or PM with any questions...
Hagstrom was the first guitar company to offer an eight string bass guitar as a serial production item in 1967. It has become an icon of rock music thanks to its use by Noel Redding and Jimi Hendrix.
From online public sources:
“Jimi acquired the 8-string Hagstrom bass sometime in 1967, possibly when he was on tour in Sweden in 1967. The Swedish Hagstrom H8 was the first 8-string bass ever to be marketed, and only 2,249 were produced.
The bass was quite difficult and hard to play, and Noel used to complain about that. The H8's that has survived has usually been made into normal 4-string ones, because the 8-string patent was not ideal for normal bass work. But it sounds very cool, and you get the impression that a guitar is doubling the bass, as a result of the second string being tuned one octave higher than the bass string.
Noel Redding played the bass on Axis: Bold as Love, on the songs "Spanish Castle Magic," "You Got Me Floating," and "Little Miss Lover." Hendrix played the bass himself on Electric Ladyland, on the songs "1983," and "Burning of the Midnight Lamp."
HAGSTROM’S Description of the H-8
“This brand new sound brings the bass player chances to take off on solos, to finally show off his/her stuff. With the second set of four strings tuned to the same notes-but one octave higher than the standard four bass strings, 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 is the biggest boost in years for solo and group performance.”
The H-8 was only built from 1967 to 1969.
Details of the H-8:
1. Body is BIRCH.
2. Neck is BIRCH. (bolt on)
3. ROSEWOOD fingerboard.
4. 21 Frets.
5. 30” Scale.
6. Tuners are VAN GHENT.
7. Two Single Coil Pickups.
8. One Volume knob.
9. Five slide switches for pickup selection, tone filters, muting, and standby.
Hardware is chrome. Red color is vibrant, it does have some finish crazing. no breaks or cracks in the body or neck. some of the binding has crazing w/ light discoloration as well. neck is straight. frets are in great shape. slight crack in the pickguard.
Comes with OHSC.
This bass guitar is in GOOD condition. Electronics work correctly and efficiently.
reply or PM with any questions...
