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  • Hagstrom Kent - Vintage Bass

    Hagstrom Kent Bass - Manufactured from 1962 - 1966

    From the Hagstrom Website:

    The Kent Branded instruments were extensively produced in Korea and Japan circa 1960s. There was no Kent Guitar company; it was a distribution brand for the USA. Distributed in the US by Distributors in New York, Texas, North Carolina and Massachusetts. Kent was a trademark used on a full line of acoustic and solid body electric guitars, banjos and mandolins imported into the US and Canadian markets in the 60s - but NOT MADE BY HAGSTROM.

    Some of the early Kent guitars (all types) were made in Japan by either Teisco or Guyatone, at this time entry level models.

    After this, Hagstrom produced versions of their Solid Electric Hagstrom I, II and III and Electric Bass guitars as Kents also just for the US market, as: 1) a way to get into the market with a brand that was at least heard of in the US, and 2) a way for the Kent brand to make a quality leap in an increasingly discerning market. Hagstrom ceased to produce under the Kent brand presumably because they became popular under their own name!

    Read more about Hagstrom history HERE.



    Plastic covered front


    Leather covered back


    Grill and pickup


    Control panel


    Hagstrom headstock


    Whether yours is simply a Kent brand bass or a "made for US Market" Hagstrom Kent, you have yourself an ax with a tremendous history behind it!

    More pix and info here:

    http://www.hagstrom.org.uk/earlyhagstrombass.htm
    Comments 2 Comments
    1. TobiasMan's Avatar
      TobiasMan -
      That's one funky lookin' bass!

      The bridge looks crude and not particularly adjustable. Not sure just how a plastic cover on the top and leather on the back contributed to bringing out the tone of the wood, but hey, it was the 60s and electric basses were just starting to be more common so, lots of experimentation going on.
    1. ArtLiestman's Avatar
      ArtLiestman -
      What's not to like? Leather back - no buckle rash. Slider switches AND a grill? Yeah, man, sign me up!
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