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HAGSTROM CONDOR 2 TV
On BBC TV with Ace from Skunk Anansie, and some Golden Boulder - way back in September 2003 - Aged 9 yrs. You may have to wait a few seconds for the page Smile! You're in a world of fun - and that's what we all want eh? I'm no dealer - just a collector / player No hope of seeing anything, butįIRSTfantastic visit to Sweden Östersund (our Second Visit) Then ordering theĭriver (me) left, right, over there. Serial number shows it as having been made in December of 2015. According to shipping figures, the standard, C1 Concord bass was produced in just 3 batches making this one of 2749 instruments.
HAGSTROM CONDOR 2 SERIAL
Is it possible to decode the younger serial number: G15120477. The Hagstrom Concord bass, also known as the Viking bass in the UK (alluding to its Swedish origin), was available from 1965-1971.It was a companion instrument to the Viking electric acoustic guitar. Though he had to be carried in and out of his car. I have found the retroscape Hagstrom Condor which I would like to buy. Question just to check if you are really listening.ĭeciding to take us Moose sighting - even Now his time is over, we thank Karl Erik for what heĪchieved in his life, and for all the lives he touched along the way. Sense of fun, level-headedness and generous nature will not beįorgotten. He was worried about the future of the brandĪnd the heritage of his former enterprise, but realised time moves on. Took time to find answers and provide papers and pictures to make this Glint in his eyes, he always knew when to pass a question by, but wasĮqually generous with his recollections in recorded interviews. Modest man in many ways and never quite understood the interest in hisīusiness so many years after it had ceased production. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Honour and distinct pleasure of meeting Karl Erik Hagström a few times. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. A similar model, branded Futurama rather than Hagstrom, was the Coronado Automatic available through Selmer in the United Kingdom only.īy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). The name Condor was used by both American distributors who dealt with this guitar, Merson and Unichord. It had a set neck unusual as Hagstrom solid-bodies generally had bolt-on necks. The controls allowed for any pickup combination (black buttons, each pickup can be on or off), a tone setting of dark, mid or bright (red buttons), and either solo or accompaniment mode (blue buttons).Ī total of 1058 Corvettes were produced in 6 batches typically of between 100-250 at a time. It had rather interesting push button controls, consisting of eight separate switches allowing a total of 27 distinct tones. Hollow body basses were very popular during the mid 1960s, with models such as the Gibson EB2, Epiphone Rivoli, Fender Coronado and Guild Starfire basses all capturing the mood of the times. It was an impressive guitar with 3 pickups (as opposed to the two of the Impala) and a fetching Red or Mahogany Sunburst polyester finish. Hagstrom made the hollow-body Concord bass (initially named the Hagstrom Viking bass) from 1965 until 1971. Between 19 Hagstrom were building the Corvette, (or Condor as it was known in America Gretsch were already using the name Corvette) alongside the Hagstrom Impala.
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