A Hagstrom tale of sucess and woe...

[Bigguy2017]

A long story... scratching my itch for a semi-acoustic bass I got my mitts on a Hagstrom Viking in natty sunburst.

 

After a good clean and a setup I slapped on some GHS medium Scale flats and got down to playing.

 

The good - some nice plunky '60s tones.

 

The bad - neck dive (OK with grippy strap), odd ergonomics - the brige is up near the centre of the body (20 frets to body neck) which means your right hand falls over the bridge - you have to shove everything to the right to get anywhere near the neck pickup.

  The worst selector switch - a rotary six way (A / A+B / B and same with coil splits) with chicken head knob - a right flimsy crackly mess.

Replaced with a Switchcraft short toggle (binned the meh coil splits) - so much better.

 

Didn't play it a lot TBH, but when bro came round for a soul jam it seemed appropriate - out came the Hagstrom showing a big ding at the lower body edge.

Closer inspection shows the top coming away from the side - hmmm... I did not knock it, it's been safe in the rack - and I live alone with no pets... looks like the glue gave out under pressure?

 

Out with the G cramps and leather pads but no way will the gap close without totally crushing the thing...

 

So any ideas for a fix?

 

Drip in CA glue to stabilise? Sand down the high part and attempt a finish touch up?

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Bigguy2017
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