1980 Shergold Marathon £425 £465

[nick]

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]

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[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

[alembic1989]

That is lovely.
I use to have a fretless one in black one.
Good luck with the sale.

[ash]

Very nice especially in the cherry. Any trades?

[BassBod]

I borrowed this for a while - a lovely bass indeed, and pure nostalgia for the (gracefully) ageing bassist.

[ash]

Want want want......can't unless I sell, sell, sell!

[discreet]

I want want want too! Very nice indeed!

[nick]

January Bumpage, with price reduction & possible delivery options!

Edited January 5, 2015 by nick

[nick]

Bump..