My wandering eye pauses again...

[Pilgrim]

...and alights on this Hagstrom.  Not many reviews of these online, but the pickup setup looks interesting and I like the overall look.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220969515668&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

[Dave W]

I've seen the Chinese Hagstrom guitars in person, not the basses. The workmanship looked quite good. Not really reissues although some (like this) do have the original body shapes.

[rahock]

I got rid of my Hagstrom 8 string from the about 1970 a few years ago and it was a very well made instrument . I played a couple of original 70s era basses from Hagstrom including one like that. I really liked their solid body basses a lot and they were pretty cheap too. The H thing in the neck is great, you can use those suckers for a pry bar and not effect them. I don't know why they weren't more popular. Never tried any of the new RIs.
Rick

[Pilgrim]

I'm also a sucker for white and tort.   

[Chris P.]

I reviewed the 8-string version of this one and the semisolid viking. Nice basses with a lot of pick up switching possibilities. Bert H, also here sometimes, bought te eightstring lately. He can tell more I guess...

[Pilgrim]

Just bought it.  $267 shipped was too tempting, and I actually have the cash in hand from selling other basses.

Those pickups are supposed to be connected to a six-way switch with a number of sound possibilities.  If I don't like it, I'll turn it and shouldn't get hurt much.  Due to the loose screw their price was about $200 below the normal street price.

I will provide a report.  It has a number of things to recommend it with blade pickups, 6-position switching and short scale.

[rahock]

I've got a brochure from when I bought my Hagstrom 8 string in 70 -71 and the price tag on that bass was $185. The 8 String was a whopping $200.
Rick

[Pilgrim]

I remember writing my first tuition check as a freshman in 1968.  15 credit hours cost me $176.

That won't buy textbooks today.  The matching 15-hour tuition at Colorado State U where I work is $3153.

[nofi]

in my mispent youth was sent to a private catholic military school.   back then in the 60's tuition was 450 bucks a year. today it is over 16K. per year.

[Dave W]

In 1965 I had a scholarship that covered my out-of-state tuition so I paid the in-state rate of $100 per semester instead of $400. Today the annual total is $5790 in-state, $16,796 for non-residents.

[Pilgrim]

Another comparo.....

My 1966 GTO cost $3600 brand new. I can't find an online quotation, but I'm confident the 2000-2006 GTOs went for more than $30K.

[Denis]

in my mispent youth was sent to a private catholic military school.   back then in the 60's tuition was 450 bucks a year. today it is over 16K. per year.

I went to a Catholic school 1st - part of 5th grade. Monetarily I have no idea what it cost, but it sure cost me in a lot of other ways.

[nofi]

catholic school can mess you up in more ways than just the sex scandal thing.

[rahock]

catholic school can mess you up in more ways than just the sex scandal thing.

Catholic Military School , isn't that where they trained guys to fight in the Crusades back when we were kids
Rick

[dadagoboi]

in my mispent youth was sent to a private catholic military school.   back then in the 60's tuition was 450 bucks a year. today it is over 16K. per year.

Catholic Military School , isn't that where they trained guys to fight in the Crusades back when we were kids
Rick

Somebody had to run the Spanish Inquisition.