WAL lookalikes...? Shergold Marathon - Loooong gone UK brand name...

[Highlander]

This came up as part of my research re my Peter Cook gibberish as Uwe noted the the similarity...

Just found this one for sale, but a high price...?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Shergold-Marathon-mark-1A-8-string-bass-USED-999_W0QQitemZ320368551702QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4a97742716&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14



Looks a real "diver"...  

just lifted these links from my other thread...
Discussion forum...
http://www.shergold.co.uk/forum/index.php
Shergold (formerly Hayman Guitars) site...
http://www.shergold.co.uk/index.html

Have we got anyone with Shergold or Wal's...?

[nofi]

there was a brit at the old pit named trevor raggett. he had at least two walls as well as a tony revell custom abg. i thought he posted here once but i can't recall his screen name. google 'Tevor's Basses' to see his stuff.

[leftybass]

Peter Hook used to play a Shergold 6-string bass.

[Chris P.]

Shergold/Hayman have a big Burns link.

[nofi]

my hayman had many details similar to the shergold but it had two p bass type pick ups.

[Dave W]

Mike Lutz played a Hayman 40/40 when he was in Brownsville Station. There's an ad on this page although you can't see the detail well.

Some of you may remember Scotty Allen from early Pit days. He has a Hayman in his collection with two P pickups, not sure of the model, from the pic it is Wal-shaped.

I had read somewhere that the Haymans were all made by Burns.

[gearHed289]

Mike Rutherford had a double neck Shergold guitar/bass with detachable body halves, so he could switch the guitar part between 6 and 12 string, or differently tuned 6 string, etc.

http://www.shergold.co.uk/beat77.html#shergold

[nofi]

my hayman was the same type lutz used. black as well. it had this hugh tinted plastic pick up cover that made it look like a space ship.

[Highlander]

Looks like the shape predated the Wal's...?

[Dave W]

Shergold and Wal started in the mid 70s. I think the Hayman brand is older but I don't know who first had that particular shape.

[nofi]

i had my hayman around 70 or 71 if that helps.

[Dave W]

Looks like 70 for the first Hayman guitars, 71 for the bass. http://www.shergold.co.uk/hayman.html

[Highlander]

... and WAL set-up shop in '74, going "production" in '78... The Hayman 4040 came in ahead of the pack, but they were built by the Shergold Woodworking Company...

Apparently WAL are back in business...?

[ilan]

The Wal body shape evolved from the Fender Mustang bass. Ian Waller modeled the first Wal bass after a Mustang, and used a Mustang pickup and a 30 ¼" scale neck.

[SKATE RAT]

wow! a Gibson "Evertilt" and a Guild "Sludgebucker" on a Fender "Mustang"