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At A Glance

Body Material
All Mahogany
Cutaway
Double Cutaway - Based On Original 1967 Design
Neck Joint
Bolt-On Neck
Material
Hard Canadian Maple
Truss Rod
H-Expander™
Neck Profile
"C" Profile
Radius
15"
Body Binding
Multi-Ply Binding
Material
Resinator™
Nut Width/Material
Graph Tech™ Black Tusq XL (40 mm)
Fretboard
Resinator™ Fretboard
Inlays
Hagstrom Perloid Dot Inlays
Frets
21 Frets
Tuning Keys
Hagstrom Design 22:1 Tuning Pegs
Scale Length
30.75" / 781 mm
Pickups
2 x Hagstrom DynaRail Humbucker
Controls
1 x Volume Control With Push/Pull Coil Split
Kill Switch
Yes - Located On Upper Bout
4 x Switches (Left To Right
Neck - Off/On, Bridge - Off/On, Master Tone - Off/Mid & High Cut, Mute - Off/Gain Reduction & High Cut
Bridge
Hagstrom Adjustable String-Through Body
Tuners
4 x Hagstrom 22:1 Chrome Die Cast Tuners
Tuners
4 x Hagstrom 18:1 Chrome Die Cast Tuners
Custom String Gauges
G .040 / G .013 (Octave), D .050 / D .023 (Octave), A .065 / A .038 (Octave), E .090 / E .052 (Octave)
Optional Case
B-60
Optional Bag
B-40
Description

Hagstrom H8II-WCT-U RetroScape Electric Bass Guitar, Wild Cherry Transparent

Most people invariably think of Hagstrom when talking about an 8-string bass. That’s because Hagstrom was the first brand to mass-produce an 8-string version: the H8. In the late 1960s, countless beat and hard rock icons experimented extensively and used its unique sound as the backbone for psychedelic and classic songs. The H8 not only survived this experimental era of the 1960s but quickly became a timeless instrument. With the H8-II of its RetroScape series, Hagstrom introduces an authentic re-issue of this legendary 8-string bass originally released in 1967. In other words, its tremendously powerful and sparkling sound is back!

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