Hagstorm bass worth it?

Get it. Any bass at 200 made over 50 years is worth it.

 

The Hagstrom guitars and basses were well made. They typically have cool tone too. If there is a drawback it's that parts like pickups, bridges, pickguards, and control cavity covers can be hard to find if you ever have to replace them but that's true of a lot if vintage instrument companies. If it's a decent price I'd buy it.

 

Looks like it's a H II B model

Hagstrom Vintage - Basses

Probably cool, make sure to check that things are functional. It looks pretty complete and original from what I see online.

 

What you're looking at is a next-to-indistructible thump machine. Light weight, heavy sound. Built to survive a nuclear war, and appears to be in fine shape for its age. I'd grab it in a heartbeat if the price is not an outrageous one.

Good luck.

 

Try it and see... it looks like it could be dirty fun.

Or...just dirty.

 

It looks okay for 200 but it'd look better for 150...

 

This went for a touch over $400 on eBay

Vintage Hagstrom Futurama Bass Guitar - H-IIB - mid '60s - HIIB F400 | eBay

By recent sales that's looking like the average price. Unless the one the OP is looking at has major issues, $200 is a great deal.

 

My brother had the guitar version of this many years ago, great guitar especially the neck.

As with used basses, especially older ones, best to try it and make sure everything on it works. Looks pretty cool I must say.
I'm wondering though, looking at the bridge, how does own lower or raise the string action on this? By moving the block backwards or forwards? Also how do you adjust the string intonation?

 

Are you in southern California? I just saw one on OfferUp

 

$300 asking price for that one.

 

YES!

 

I'm still thinking it's the same one. Soundsllike OP offered $200:

I hope it works out!

 

I have a 67 true hollow body that's awesome and super fun to play. Cost a lot more than $300, needless to say, but they have a good reputation and are well made.

 

I have the eight-string version of that bass (and a 12-string solidbody guitar). Most likely the slide switches will need a real good cleaning with DeOxit (even clean, well-taken-care-of Hags need that from time to time). These tend to have rather shallow but very stable necks. The truss rod is an extruded H-shaped unit and you very well may never need to adjust it.

 

The two front screws tilt the bridge up and down. I don't believe you can move the block. It is basically a fixed bridge.

I had the H1B and the intonation was actually pretty good.

 

Oh, hell yes get that