angletone

The article on the Shergold website first appeared as a review in the Melody Maker in May 1983. I kept a copy the article as I was interested in buying one but I never heard of the bass again. Then 20 years I later found one for sale. It turned out to be the actual bass in the photographs you see on Shergold's web page, though the pickup had been changed. It was a pretty nice bass which I used for a while before upgrading to an Eminence EUB. It's constructed like an acoustic bass in the sense that it has a standard shaped bridge and smaller tailpiece. It's possible it was a cello tailpiece though I'm not sure. I can't remember the make of pickup I used with it but it can be seen in the photos. The design allows for most standard double bass pickups to be used. Mine didn't have a hole near the bridge. As it was the bass used in the original review, I've always suspected it was a prototype so maybe production models were different. I uploaded a few photos which may help as a reference in restoring the bass.