nick Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) now £425 [b]1980 Shergold Marathon MK1a [/b] in 'Cherry Red' With much reluctance selling this lovely vintage iconic British bass... In pretty good condition. Few dinks in the body, though nothing major as can be seen in the photos. Has the usual lacquer cracking that all Shergolds have, though not too much - if it didn't it would be a respray Lovely neck to play, frets have plenty of life left in them. Neck is good & straight, binding in excellent condition. Strung with 45-105 DR Lo-Riders. I've had the bass rewired with quality 250k CTS pots & a PIO tone cap. This vastly improves tone & output over the original 100k pots. However, it is an easily reversible mod - I have kept all the original pots & tropical fish cap, wiring harness & will provide with bass to new owner, for completeness. Tonewise, I would describe this bass as being a cross between a precision & a Rickenbacker. As per photos the bass is with it's original truss rod cover, pick guard & rare ashtray bridge cover. Plenty of info about these rare & increasingly sought after vintage British instruments at [url="http://www.shergold.co.uk/"]http://www.shergold.co.uk/[/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/1979%20Shergold%20Marathon/ShergoldA_zpscfa74d12.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/1979%20Shergold%20Marathon/Shergold003.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/1979%20Shergold%20Marathon/Shergold012.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s1087.photobucket.com/user/nickonbass69/media/1979%20Shergold%20Marathon/Shergold011.jpg.html"][/url] [s]£465.[/s] [s]£450[/s] [b]£425[/b] ...Pickup Bristol, but maybe can drop off locally or in North West & Oxford areas when visiting on business. Can also post anywhere in UK or most of World. Please PM me if interested, or if further info/photos required. Thanks Edited January 5, 2015 by nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 That is lovely. I use to have a fretless one in black one. Good luck with the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Very nice especially in the cherry. Any trades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I borrowed this for a while - a lovely bass indeed, and pure nostalgia for the (gracefully) ageing bassist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Want want want......can't unless I sell, sell, sell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I want want want too! Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) January Bumpage, with price reduction & possible delivery options! Edited January 5, 2015 by nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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