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I've been using one for years, I play double bass and electric through it and both sound great. I play rock, blues, rockabilly, bluegrass and prog 4,5 & 6 string basses. It's never let me down and is loud enough for most gigs I play without an extension cab or Di through the PA. I have played hundreds of gigs with this little combo and it just keeps going. Best cash I ever spent you really won't regret investing in one of these.

Sadly it didn't happen despite Ed's kind offer of help and making all the pickup arrangements the seller declared it was a rare bass and therefore worth much more. He decided not to sell it at that price anyway..... Bummer.

Here's Jon Camp playing a solo from Ashes Are Burning on the Ibanez version http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KC-pOC4HJig

Pete was great to deal with, bought my Hofner Violin bass from me. Enjoy the bass thanks again!

Thanks Ed have pm'd you.

Thanks that would be great I'll email him. Again see if its still available and pm you?

Yes I'd certainly have a bash at getting it fixed but I doubt I'll get it now due to logistics - calling all Glasgow based Basschatters!

Well he contacted me and said 'cash and pickup only sorry' so unless anyone here fancies picking it up for me from Glasgow and posting it to Lancaster I'll pay them for it........

I still haven't heard anything so you are probably right!

Yes I made contact but haven't heard anything yet - it's the Antoria equivalent of the Ibanez Black Eagle bass as used by Jon Camp from time to time in Renaissance.

Look at where the trussrod access is.....

Geezer used John Birch basses that looked a little like a certain US brand..... Tony Iommi also used John Birch SG type guitars. Made just down the road in Staffordshire.

Hmmm interesting gotta link?

I've seen this before I still reckon its a fretless conversion - lack of position markers on the board which is unusual for Shergold instruments. Nice though!

[quote name='ash' timestamp='1389728206' post='2337318'] I suspect that's a later one - looks like a Modulator to me - as it has no position dots on the fretboard. Either that or it's a custom fretted factory fretless - if you follow my drift! The current defretted one on eBay has been heavily modded, I contacted the seller out of interest, it will probably get some decent bids as he said he'd had lots of interest and offers. Points to consider - the logo is missing and possibly the serial plate ( he didn't answer my question about the serial plate so I'd assume its lost ). The scratchplate with the model name is missing and also the control plate. All these bits are pretty much impossible to source and will have to be custom made. The binding will need replacing probably especially if it's to be refretted. The electrics are in poor condition, if the pickup is knackered these are expensive to fix. It will be a very expensive project unless you are a luthier ( and have a few Shergold spares knocking about ) For the record I'd bid but nothing more than £250. [/quote] I actually bid 258 in the end as the postage was cheap and won!

[quote name='hoiho' timestamp='1389888389' post='2339156'] And it's sold! A bit of an oddity, as it only has one string guide, and it's mounted further down the head than usual. [/quote] Yes and a brass nut too, but it has the 'ashtray'