EairicBloodaxe

Hi All As moderator of the Shergold Owners forum (www.shergold.co.uk/forum) maybe I can help?[list] [*]The body is certainly a Shergold Meteor shape, but as far as we know no basses were ever made. The finish doesn't look right either - in colour or condition (they tend to split and crack, not wear). So let's look at the bits. [*]Headstock is Modulator type (with string guides). Can't see the machine heads but they should be elephant ear Schallers. [*]Pickup is correct for a post 1977 pre 1982 Marathon bass, not a Modulator (they had 16 pole pieces). [*]Bridge is correct bent metal plate version for the Marathon bass. Some early ones (1978?) had chrome saddles. [/list] However, the switchplate gives it away - it's the same as used on the Shergold Custom Double Necks. Hence the writing of guitar/basss on one switch - to turn on the relevant set of pickups/neck. And doublenecks were the only basses to use Modulator necks with Marathon pickups and bridges... I'd suggest that someone has split a double neck in two and made a new body for the bass. See here for a pic of the original: [url="http://www.shergold.co.uk/gallery.html?item_id=19"]http://www.shergold....html?item_id=19[/url] Is there a serial number? Should be on an oblong metal plate either on the back of the headstock or next to the neck plate. If there isn't - and there's no sign of one ever having been fitted (eg. two screw holes) - then it's a new body. Shergold put serial numbers on everything, even prototypes. if there is a serial number, maybe I can track down even more info... Nice bass. Must be a bit unbalanced though as the neck with string guides is quite heavy and without the pushed forward top horn of the Marathon the centre of gravity is probably in a bad place. I still want it! Regards Ian