Hagstrom H8 8-string Bass No Longer Available
| Serial Number |
746174 |
| Pricing |
$999.99 CND |
| Neck |
Mahogany neck,rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot markers. Bolt-on design, 21 frets. 30 3/4″ Scale Length. |
| Frets |
21 small frets in good condition with minimal wear. |
| Body |
Slim light contoured solid mahogany body |
| Finish |
Original Clear Nitrocellulose lacquer finish, with lacquer checking and some dings. Overall, in fairly good shape. |
| Hardware/electronics |
Two Hagstrom single-coil pickups, volume control, selector and tone switches. Four original style gears, octave gears have been replaced with Schallers. |
| Playability/Action |
This plays quite well. Action and intonation are fully adjustable. Hagstroms were noted for wide, thin necks and this is no exception. |
| Case |
Hardshell case. |
| Comments |
The 8-string bass appears in a few key recordings (including several by Hendrix) but never really caught on. |
