It is from the third and final batch of Hagstrom Concord (C1) basses and most likely dates from 1967, or very early 1968. This bass, in Cherry Red finish, has a birch front, back, sides and neck. At a shade less than 3 kg, this example is actually very light indeed lighter than many guitars in fact. The completely hollow body does make this bass a little more prone to feedback than those with the internal maple block, but also reduces the weight significantly. The double-cutaway Concord bass was naturally inspired by such instruments as the Gibson EB2 and Epiphone Rivoli and although it shared the same body style and short (30 1/2" scale) there were several major differences between these models and the Concord: the lack of set neck on the latter, the single coil rather than humbucking pickups and the central maple block on the former. See the Hagstrom Concord shipping figures. There was a further batch (150 instruments) of the C2 Concord De Luxe. According to shipping figures, the standard, C1 Concord bass was produced in just 3 batches making this one of 2749 instruments. It was a companion instrument to the Viking electric acoustic guitar. The Hagstrom Concord bass, also known as the Viking bass in the UK (alluding to it's Swedish origin), was available from 1965-1971.
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