| Images taken from the 1966 Hagstrom catalogue |  |  |
| Model | Concord C-1 | Concord C-2
(Deluxe) |
| Available | 1965-1971 | 1967-68 |
| Pickups | Two single coil | Two single coil |
| Scale | |
| Body | Bound body. Dimensions: 18 1/2" X 16 1/4" X 1 3/4" | Bound body and f-holes. Dimensions: 18 1/2" X 16 1/4" X 1 3/4". Flamed maple and spruce |
| Neck | Rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays. Fender-style headstock | Ebony fingerboard, block inlays. Bound neck and Fender-style headstock. |
| Hardware | Two volume and tone controls, pickup selector switch, chrome plated hardware | Two volume and tone controls, pickup selector switch, gold plated hardware |
| Finishes | Mahogany sunburst, Golden mahogany sunburst, cherry red |
The Hagstrom Concord was initially known as the Hagstrom Viking bass; the companion bass model to the Hagstrom Viking guitar. Early models had a floating rosewood bridge, however this was replaced by a fixed bridge attached to the body with sound posts. Other subtle changes include the shape of the Hagstrom Crest tailpiece and scratchplate
| Short scale strings suitable for the 30½ scale Concord bass |
The table below compares the Concord with some of its American-built competitors, at 1966 (US zone 1) prices: the Fender Coronado, Gibson EB2, Harmony H27, Guild Starfire, and Gretsch Country Gentleman. A few solid body instruments are included for comparison.
As can be seen, the C-1 is competitively priced amongst other electric acoustic basses, however the C-2 is actually priced above all others. True it has gold plated hardware (along with the Gretsch PX6070), but perhaps this was the reason that two years later, whilst the C-1 had risen in price to $285, the C-2 remained at $435, costing less than the equivalent models from Gibson and Fender
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The "live" sound is reproduced acoustically in the body, then electrically projected by the super-sensitive Hagstrom pickups... banishing feeback from your performance
