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Hagstrom Concord Bass
Semi-acoustic short-scale electric bass


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1966 guitar and bass catalogue
The "live" sound is reproduced acoustically in the body, then electrically projected by the super-sensitive Hagstrom pickups... banishing feeback from your performance
1968 electrics catalogue
"True" sound... with exceptionally wide tonal range created by special sound posts beneath the bridge.
Hagstrom Concord from the 1964 Selmer catalogue
Hagstrom Concord from the 1964 Selmer catalogue
Hagstrom present a new instrument which will be around for a long time. A fine-looking bass in the Viking styling
Other Hagstrom basses
Hagstrom FB
Hagstrom F400
Hagstrom F400N
Hagstrom F800
Hagstrom Swede
Hagstrom Coronado IV
Images taken from the 1966 Hagstrom catalogueHagstrom Concord C-1Hagstrom Concord C-2
ModelConcord C-1Concord C-2
(Deluxe)
Available1965-19711967-68
PickupsTwo single coilTwo single coil
Scale
BodyBound 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
NeckRosewood fingerboard, dot inlays. Fender-style headstockEbony fingerboard, block inlays. Bound neck and Fender-style headstock.
HardwareTwo volume and tone controls, pickup selector switch, chrome plated hardwareTwo volume and tone controls, pickup selector switch, gold plated hardware
FinishesMahogany 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

Rotosound RS88S Trubass Standard Gauge Short Scale Strings (Rotosound - Bass Strings - RS88S - True Bass (Black Nylon))

Ernie Ball 2837 Slinky Silhouette 6-String Short-Scale Bass Strings (Ernie Ball 2837 Slinky Silhouette 6-String Short-Scale Bass Strings)

D'Addario EXL220S Electric Bass Strings XL Nickel Super Light Short Scale (D'Addario EXL220S Nickel Super Light Short Scale)

D'Addario EXL160S XL Regular Short Bass String Set (D'Addario Bass Strings Nickel Wound Short Scale - Regular)

Thomastik-Infeld JF324 Jazz Flatwound Short Scale 4-String Bass (Thomastik-Infeld JF324 Jazz Flatwound Short Scale)

Fender 5250XL Short Scale Bass Extra Light Strings (Fender short scale Nickel Steel roundwounds)

Rotosound RS77S Jazz Bass Strings Short Scale (Rotosound - Bass Strings - RS77S - Jazz 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.

ManufacturerModelPickupsScale1966 Price1967 Price1968 Price
HagstromC-1230"$260 $285
 C-2230"$435 $435
EpiphoneRivoli130"$360 $425
FenderPrecision134"$223 $239.50
 Coronado I130"$349.50 $389.50
 Coronado II230"  $449.50
GibsonEB2130"$325$395$425
 EB2D230"$395$435$470
 EB0130"$240$240$259
GuildStarfire I130"$350$350$370
GretschPX6070134"$375 $375
 PX6071130"$350 $350
HarmonyH22130"$109.50  
 H27230"$249.50  

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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