skankdelvar Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 [quote name='Bassman Sam' timestamp='1487280041' post='3238670'] I'd be up for some of that. [/quote] We'll need a van. And some pitchforks. I'll supply the death stars. Quote
WalMan Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) Ah look back in 83 (is what it says & is probably about right Refinished silverburst Marathon with an 8 string neck - it was my first proper bass & originally 4 string & black - and black Marathon fretless. Guess which is the only bass I still own and if it was 83 I had only just bought it We all had them in another band Edited February 16, 2017 by WalMan Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 You never see those sparkly curtain things any more (or if you do, I'm frequenting the wrong venues). I'm sure they must be due a revival some time soon. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1487278454' post='3238655'] Dave, any opportunity to discuss Mike Rutherford, Shergold's and Genesis is internet porn! I do recall pics of him with a unfamiliar bass around that time. [/quote] Think there's a few guys on here that might be into Genesis in a big way. Think maybe you and Toneknob fit that bill. I'm just a fan of a certain period around Seconds Out to Duke era. Claim to fame Mr Collins bought me lunch one day. Dave Quote
skankdelvar Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) [size=5][b]Shergold Atrocity - We Name The Guilty Men[/b][/size] [size=4]J'Accuse:[/size] Messrs Barnes & Mullins (Musical Instrument Distributors) who [url="http://www.bandm.co.uk/news/shergold-guitars-are-re-born.html"]bought the Shergold name in 2015[/url] and who commissioned this pig's ear. Mr Patrick Eggle - the designer of the 'guitar' (also designer of Faith Acoustic Guitars, another B&M own brand) Mr Brian Cleary (B&M joint CEO) green-lit this appalling act of [i]lèse majesté[/i] and signed off on an un-loadable web site full of hipsters with pigs. [center][size=5]~[/size][/center] And for those who cannot be bothered to wait for the Shergold site to load, here are some images in all their sordid ghastliness. [b][size=3]Eggle-ish headstock, Fret-King style pickguard, Seymour pups, Tele Bridge (WTF?), Gibbo-ish reflector knobs[/size][/b] [size=3][b]Ugh.[/b][/size] [b][size=3]Marginally better HB and P90 combo, still a bit crap.[/size][/b] [color=#ffffe0][b][size=3].[/size][/b][/color] Edited February 16, 2017 by skankdelvar Quote
ash Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 There's a guy in the second black and white picture sitting on the edge of the stage with a Wasp synthesiser. Sod the Shergolds bring back the EDP Wasp! Quote
toneknob Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1487284230' post='3238724'] Think there's a few guys on here that might be into Genesis in a big way. Think maybe you and Toneknob fit that bill. I'm just a fan of a certain period around Seconds Out to Duke era. Claim to fame Mr Collins bought me lunch one day. [/quote] I had a lunch with Steve Hackett once! It's one o'clock, etc. I was a huge fan, not so much now - just a massive anorak. Much prefer Steve Hackett's and Peter Gabriel's respective solo material these days. Quote
WalMan Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 [quote name='ash' timestamp='1487287046' post='3238745'] There's a guy in the second black and white picture sitting on the edge of the stage with a Wasp synthesiser. Sod the Shergolds bring back the EDP Wasp! [/quote]Indeed there is. The trouble we used to have with that bloody thing Quote
OmeDunk Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Thanks for posting these nice pics. In my memory 1982 is not that far away. But when I see those pics it suddenly seems like the 60's. Quote
ash Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 [quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1487314275' post='3238808'] Indeed there is. The trouble we used to have with that bloody thing [/quote] I've still got mine - the quality control was notoriously inconsistent. Thankfully however you did get stable ones although mine has a casing held together by superglue and prayer it has never let me down and works perfectly. 😊 Quote
CamdenRob Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 [quote name='OmeDunk' timestamp='1487317200' post='3238824'] In my memory 1982 is not that far away... [/quote] I was born in 1982 😕 Quote
hookys6stringbass Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 [quote name='ShergoldSnickers' timestamp='1487240204' post='3238242'] My Marathon bass is sat in a corner banging its headstock against the wall. [/quote] As are mine.... If they'd keep the original headstock shape I could've lived with it... Shergold= distinctive headstock... The new guitar headstock shape looks as though they gave up half way through designing it... And the website.....utter sh*te!!! Quote
BigRedX Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 It's a pity that Patrick Eggle is damaging his reputation by being associated with this. I'm lucky enough to own an Eggle-era FretKing Esprit guitar, which is a very fine instrument indeed. Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Anyone played one yet? No, you say? I thought not, but let's just write them off based on the pictures, eh? I used to own a fretless Marathon 6, and I liked it well enough, but I always wished the body design was more elegant, and comfortable, and find the distinctive headstock just clunky. I really wanted to love them more, but imo they never came up with a great looking design. The double necks did look impressive though. I roadied for a friend's band (called Media) that had 2 6/4 double necks, back in the 70s (and bass pedals too!) Eye-catching, but a bit out of step with the zeitgeist of 1977... Quote
spectoremg Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 [quote name='hookys6stringbass' timestamp='1487605628' post='3241121'] If they'd keep the original headstock shape I could've lived with it... Shergold= distinctive headstock... [/quote]Yeah but Wal have cornered the market in enormous 2+2 headstocks. Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted February 25, 2017 Posted February 25, 2017 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1487974426' post='3244818'] I see Shaftesbury is back as well! A lot of their models look suspiciously like Stagg instruments, but with the pickups upgraded to full-fat US Seymour Duncans. Seems an odd decision to basically up-spec one corner of an otherwise budget instrument. The Shaftesbury link is a bit lost on me, either way. [/quote] Arguably those could be considered truer to the old Shaftesbury line than the new Shergold guitars are to the old ones. AFAIK Shaftesbury was a name used by Rose Morris for fairly generic but decent quality copies they sold, which is more or less what's going on now. Quote
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