shergold marathon fretless ending soon kent

[stu_g]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160906374174?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160906374174?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649[/url]

looks interesting

[skidder652003]

£280 quid!
could have got a squier VM with change for that!

[3below]

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1351455149' post='1851425']
£280 quid!
could have got a squier VM with change for that!
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Agree, but Shergold was an interesting alternate British bass of choice in the 70s and 80s. Mike Rutherford, Genesis used a Shergold (Modulator? which had swappable electronics). I would be surprised if there are many of these about in good condition.

[The Dark Lord]

That's a blast from the past. Is it just me, or is the E string a little but close to the edge of the fingerboard up at the dusty end?

[3below]

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1351456208' post='1851438']
That's a blast from the past. Is it just me, or is the E string a little but close to the edge of the fingerboard up at the dusty end?
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I did wonder, but so was my 77 P bass from new, might just be slacken strings, loosen neck screws, tap headstock, and in words of Haynes manual, assemly is the reverse of disassembly.

[tauzero]

[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1351456208' post='1851438']
That's a blast from the past. Is it just me, or is the E string a little but close to the edge of the fingerboard up at the dusty end?
[/quote]

The intonation adjustment screw for the E saddle looks to be pointing off to the side whereas the A string screw seems to run parallel to the string, so it could just be that the saddles need a bit of shifting around. Is that the right bridge for a Marathon? My old Hayman 40/40 had a rather different design, not a BBOT clone.

[ash]

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1351522303' post='1852098']


The intonation adjustment screw for the E saddle looks to be pointing off to the side whereas the A string screw seems to run parallel to the string, so it could just be that the saddles need a bit of shifting around. Is that the right bridge for a Marathon? My old Hayman 40/40 had a rather different design, not a BBOT clone.
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Yes it's the correct bridge. These are good basses and often just need a little TLC as they tend to get overlooked by non-Shergold fans and sadly neglected. Super slim necks, very stable and a bit Wal-like shape wise. The 6string basses go for stupid prices because of the Hooky connection. John Wetton of King Crimson used a fretless version similar to this one. I would have gone for this but the seller wouldn't post it.

[BetaFunk]

I'm always amazed that a lot sellers won't post guitars. There must be a lot of guitars that would have gone for double the price if they would post it and it's never been easier to arrange a courier.
I wonder how they think it got to the dealer or shop in the first place?