Stroopy121 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Greetings, I've spend the afternoon having a poke around for some random, obscure vintage basses. Found this guy and loved it, if it were a 4-string (and I wasn't so earth shatteringly broke) I'd buy the hell out of it! Hagstrom F-800 Had never heard of the make until now, are there any other wierd and wonderful old bass makes that are less heard of? I really want to get my hands on an old bass but don't have a few grand to shell out on a decent nick p-bass, although this is making me swoon so hard! '78 P Bass, Antigua Finish So yeah, any oldies that may have passed us whippersnappers by? xx Edited January 24, 2011 by Stroopy121 Quote
dlloyd Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Stroopy121' post='1100751' date='Jan 24 2011, 01:26 PM']Greetings, I've spend the afternoon having a poke around for some random, obscure vintage basses. Found this guy and loved it, if it were a 4-string (and I wasn't so earth shatteringly broke) I'd buy the hell out of it! Hagstrom F-800 Had never heard of the make until now[/quote] That's a Hagstrom 8 string... Quote
Stroopy121 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='dlloyd' post='1100757' date='Jan 24 2011, 01:32 PM']That's a Hagstrom 8 string...[/quote] Yeah I know but before today I had never heard of them, just looking for a few names of other lesser known basses along the same lines. Just looking for something a bit different... xx Quote
MythSte Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Well known on here, but maybe not in the general day to day of bassiness, the Peavey T-40 is along similar lines. Quote
hillbilly deluxe Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Hagstrom 4 string. [url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/Bass_Guitars/Bass/sc1114/p8828.aspx"]http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/...1114/p8828.aspx[/url] Quote
Stroopy121 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1100795' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:09 PM']Hagstrom 4 string. [url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/Bass_Guitars/Bass/sc1114/p8828.aspx"]http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/...1114/p8828.aspx[/url][/quote] I don't like those newer ones though, the left horn (top if you're playing it) has been extended and looks awful now IMO... xx Edited January 24, 2011 by Stroopy121 Quote
Wil Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Whoever came up with the Antigua finish needs to be found and made accountable for their heinous crime. Quote
Stroopy121 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Wil' post='1100799' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:12 PM']Whoever came up with the Antigua finish needs to be found and made accountable for their heinous crime.[/quote] The more I look at it the more I love it... When I first caught a glimpse I thought it was some kind of roadworn effect, but I think it's beautiful! That said, I hate traditional sunburst colours though.... xx Quote
Wil Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 It's definately one of those marmite finishes Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Wil' post='1100814' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:18 PM']It's definately one of those marmite finishes [/quote] Best steer clear of me, then ... EDIT (nearly three years later!): This topic suddenly re-surfaces, Lazarus-like (Lazarus was a submarine you know), and there's this photo of a footballer with a mysterious reference by me. And I'm thinking, like, wow dude, that's like really really obscure. And then I realise that's not the photo I originally linked to. OK, let's go round again, maybe we'll turn back the hands of time ... [color=#ff0000][i][b]Best steer clear of me, then ...[/b][/i][/color] [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20CURRENT/Alleva%20Coppolo%20KBP5%202009%20CURRENT/DSCF3846.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Basses%20CURRENT/Alleva%20Coppolo%20KBP5%202009%20CURRENT/DSCF3846.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited October 3, 2013 by Happy Jack Quote
ZMech Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1100795' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:09 PM']Hagstrom 4 string. [url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/Bass_Guitars/Bass/sc1114/p8828.aspx"]http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass_Guitars/...1114/p8828.aspx[/url][/quote] Anyone care to guess what a 'resinator fretboard for ease of playing' means? I can't see how having your fretboard vibrating loads at a certain note would ease your playing. Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Check out [url="http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/cont.html"]http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/cont.html[/url] and [url="http://www.albinhagstrom.se/"]http://www.albinhagstrom.se/[/url] and especially [url="http://www.fetishguitars.com/"]http://www.fetishguitars.com/[/url] then go looking for names like Futurama and Kent. Quote
Stuee Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Stroopy121' post='1100751' date='Jan 24 2011, 01:26 PM']SNIP... Found this guy and loved it, if it were a 4-string (and I wasn't so earth shatteringly broke) I'd buy the hell out of it! Hagstrom F-800...SNIP[/quote] So where, pray, did you find this old Hag? Quote
tom1946 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Nice? Antigua here: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-Fender-Precision-USA-Antigua-Vintage-Bass-Guitar-/320646226538?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa801226a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-Fender-Precisio...=item4aa801226a[/url] Quote
Stroopy121 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Stuee' post='1100841' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:31 PM']So where, pray, did you find this old Hag? [/quote] There's one on ebay: [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130477907247"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=130477907247[/url] But I stumbled across it on some random website, aha here's the chap: [url="http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/hag8.php"]http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/hag8.php[/url] A nice find, step up from the usual hags that I come across.... xx Quote
Stuee Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Oh I seeee! I thought you'd actually physically found one. I've been after one of these for a while, but I'm not getting one I haven't touched, especially when you've gotta pay import duty, VAT and everything else. Interesting though, ta! Quote
Stroopy121 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Stuee' post='1100899' date='Jan 24 2011, 03:11 PM']Oh I seeee! I thought you'd actually physically found one. I've been after one of these for a while, but I'm not getting one I haven't touched, especially when you've gotta pay import duty, VAT and everything else. Interesting though, ta! [/quote] Ahhh, yeah afraid not. I wouldn't either to be honest, you can read all the blurb you want about a bass but you don't know if it fits 'till you've tried it on! xx Quote
alanbass1 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Stroopy121' post='1100807' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:16 PM']The more I look at it the more I love it... When I first caught a glimpse I thought it was some kind of roadworn effect, but I think it's beautiful! That said, I hate traditional sunburst colours though.... xx[/quote] Me too, I love tha colour Quote
alanbass1 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='tom1946' post='1100854' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:39 PM']Nice? Antigua here: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-Fender-Precision-USA-Antigua-Vintage-Bass-Guitar-/320646226538?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa801226a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-Fender-Precisio...=item4aa801226a[/url] [/quote] Needs the original scratchplate..... Quote
KevB Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 The Antigua finish doesn't look so bad if it stays on the grey side (like the one posted by a BC'er) but a lot (like the one on ebay seems to be doing) start acquiring some off-green type shade which looks like something vaguely rotting. Not my preferred colour scheme I'm afraid... Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Our Guitard has 2 Hag's (3 if you count his wife! only kidding shes nice enough) one early 70's and one new version, The old ones a beauty. ABBA are your obvious Hagstrom weilders BTW Quote
Happy Jack Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Strangely enough, it has a lot to do with the scratchplate. If you have an Antigua finish with a matching Fender scratchplate, it looks sort of olive greenish and (IMHO) not very nice. If you have an Antigua finish with a black scratchplate (like my Alleva Coppolo), it looks really cool and interesting. A bit like me, really. Sort of olive greenish, but actually really cool and interesting. Quote
drewm Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Wil' post='1100814' date='Jan 24 2011, 02:18 PM']It's definately one of those marmite finishes [/quote] Smells of yeast and stains your clothes? Quote
Mykesbass Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Old Hagstroms, Ovations and Guilds are the only things that get my GAS up. Never going to go the vintage route as I'm so incompetent I can only really play 5 string basses Quote
3below Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 In my memory (failing I admit) I remember thinking the Antigua finish looked the dog's bllx at the time - I would have swapped my sunburst precision for an Antigua finish. However it was the late 70's early 80's so taste was optional. These days I quite like sunbursts - how my taste has changed from my youth. Quote
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