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Title: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: leftybass on May 19, 2016, 10:33:13 AM

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Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: Dave W on May 19, 2016, 02:40:29 PM

Love that Hagstrom headstock. Hope it works well for you.

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: Highlander on May 19, 2016, 11:29:19 PM

Wow... nuff said... 8)

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: Alanko on May 20, 2016, 05:25:16 AM

I have your bass's righty brother. I modded mine out with those Chinese Thunderbird pickups and I simplified the wiring scheme as the rotary switch was confusing me.

Slightly random thought, but I considered fitting flatwounds for the bass course and roundwounds for the octave course. Has anybody tried this before?

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: gearHed289 on May 20, 2016, 08:13:10 AM

Don't hurt yourself on that upper horn!

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: leftybass on May 20, 2016, 09:00:37 AM

Quote from: gearHed289 on May 20, 2016, 08:13:10 AM

Don't hurt yourself on that upper horn!

True, but it does help with neck dive.

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: leftybass on May 20, 2016, 09:02:48 AM

Quote from: Alanko on May 20, 2016, 05:25:16 AM

I have your bass's righty brother. I modded mine out with those Chinese Thunderbird pickups and I simplified the wiring scheme as the rotary switch was confusing me.

Slightly random thought, but I considered fitting flatwounds for the bass course and roundwounds for the octave course. Has anybody tried this before?

I've not bothered trying to remember what all the switch positions do, I've found two that I like and haven't a clue what they actually do.

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: Alanko on May 20, 2016, 09:14:40 AM

From memory it was sequences as:

Pickup 1 - both coils
Pickup 1 - single coil
Pickup 2 - both coils
Pickup 2 - single coil
Pickup 1 + 2 - both coils
Pickup 1 + 2 - single coils

It didn't make the most sense. I found that any amp or EQ setting that favoured the humbucker settings, say, would underperform with the single coils. The switch is quite a flimsy unit when you get a look under the hood, which was another motivating factor. Mine is now wired like a Telecaster.

Title: Re: NBD: Lefty Hagstrom 8-string
Post by: Pilgrim on May 20, 2016, 10:43:00 AM

Hagstroms do have coolness about them.

I had an HB-4 for a while - it had the 6-position switch and i couldn't invest in the brain damage needed to memorize them. As noted, only 1 or 2 of the settings sounded any good to me, but none sounded as good as anything made by Gretsch, so I sold it.