I have @AndyTravis's Marathon bass now. It really is a fantastic instrument, the punch from that pickup is something else, back the tone off and it'll do old skool Precision, but up full it's just a powerhouse.
Every time I use it I do wonder how they weren't more popular, admittedly I don't know how they compared price wise to a top end Fender Precision, but I feel build wise it's equal and tone wise it's superior, although that is obviously subjective.
I would love to see a reissued Marathon but can see why they're trying something new. Personally, I'd like to have seen a few nods to their heritage incorporated in the new designs, but there you go.