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Hagstrom Nekromant bass


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Why would they put the active/passive switch in the back? It can be useful having a level-compensated EQ preset at the ready that you can switch back and forth to, but with the switch at the back this is made more difficult. I can't tell from the pic what kind of switch was used, but won't putting it at the back also increase the risk of flipping it by accident? 

 

Otherwise cool release! I like the guitar version (Fantomen) a lot too. Obviously borrows a lot from the Gibson RD series, but they have given it a bit of a twist. 

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10 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Why would they put the active/passive switch in the back? It can be useful having a level-compensated EQ preset at the ready that you can switch back and forth to, but with the switch at the back this is made more difficult. I can't tell from the pic what kind of switch was used, but won't putting it at the back also increase the risk of flipping it by accident? 

 

Otherwise cool release! I like the guitar version (Fantomen) a lot too. Obviously borrows a lot from the Gibson RD series, but they have given it a bit of a twist. 

I *think* it's a sliding switch, probably recessed down so it's not sitting proud enough to catch on your clothes when you're moving around and playing. I actually prefer having it on a switch rather than a push/pull, but I'd rather it was on the front, though in the interests of keeping the front of the body uncluttered, I get what they're doing. Nice of them to make the gain trim pot accessible without removing the cavity cover too. 

 

Overall I like this a lot, though I'd like to see black hardware on the black one, chrome always stands out too much for me. 

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I've always loved Hagstrom designs, in the 70's I'd sit and drool at magazine articles about the instruments and the innovations they were bringing to market. This looks like a copout to me, and that classic and enigmatic headstock just looks wrong on such a derivative body shape, like putting a Ric neck on a Precision :(

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2 hours ago, TRBboy said:

I think it looks really cool, caught my eye on FB yesterday. Alas, I'd imagine it's neck-dive city....

 

Have to agree, sadly.

 

EDIT: 42mm nut as well. Hey ho :(

 

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A few years ago I was thinking about getting the Hagstrom Phantomen skinny stringer this is based on.

 

Aesthetically I think it's a great design, somewhere between and RD Artist and an Explorer, but distinctive enough to be it's own thing.

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2 hours ago, Bigwan said:

no "bridge" pickup

It must be personal choice but on any two PUP bass I usually roll the bridge PUP right off.  I feel bass neck PUPs sound like George Thorogood's guitar on steroids but whatever floats your boat.

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