It was based around a normal four stringed bass guitar, but the The innovation that is Hagstrom guitars probably reached its peak with the Hagstrom H8. Other well-known bass players who owned one of the famous Hagstrom guitars include Danny McCulloch who played bass for the Animals, and Mike Rutherford, bass player for genesis. He had his bass guitar in 1967.
The sixth Hagstrom H8 to be produced was owned by guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix. The Hagstrom Standard was their first model, but it was the Hagstrom H8 produced in 1965 that caused a stir in the world of music, for it was the world's first 8-string bass guitar. Hagstrom guitars expanded from making lead and rhythm instruments to making bass guitars in 1961. The Viking and the rather strangely name Jimmy (named after Jimmy D'Aquisto of New York) are early examples of successful Hagstrom hollow-bodied products. Hagstrom soon started making hollow-body guitars along with their solid-body guitars.
The early Hagstrom Deluxe guitar, however, had a sparkling celluloid finish that had long been used on their accordions. The company had been producing accordions since 1932, so the Hagstrom guitars were a considerable deviation from their usual line. Electric solid-body Hagstrom guitars have been produced since 1958. The company name is correctly spelled as Hagström with a dieresis over the "o," but once the Hagstrom guitars hit the English speaking market, the name was changed to include only letters without accents. Hagstrom guitars are, not surprisingly, made by Hagstrom, a company that started life in the town of Älvdalen in Sweden.
The sixth Hagstrom H8 to be produced was owned by guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix. The Hagstrom Standard was their first model, but it was the Hagstrom H8 produced in 1965 that caused a stir in the world of music, for it was the world's first 8-string bass guitar. Hagstrom guitars expanded from making lead and rhythm instruments to making bass guitars in 1961. The Viking and the rather strangely name Jimmy (named after Jimmy D'Aquisto of New York) are early examples of successful Hagstrom hollow-bodied products. Hagstrom soon started making hollow-body guitars along with their solid-body guitars.
The early Hagstrom Deluxe guitar, however, had a sparkling celluloid finish that had long been used on their accordions. The company had been producing accordions since 1932, so the Hagstrom guitars were a considerable deviation from their usual line. Electric solid-body Hagstrom guitars have been produced since 1958. The company name is correctly spelled as Hagström with a dieresis over the "o," but once the Hagstrom guitars hit the English speaking market, the name was changed to include only letters without accents. Hagstrom guitars are, not surprisingly, made by Hagstrom, a company that started life in the town of Älvdalen in Sweden.
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