Shergold SM02-SD Masquerader, Thru-Cherry Overview
The Shergold SM02SD Masquerader 2 is a truly unique, finely designed, and extremely well equipped instrument. It's versatility, craftsmanship, and keen price make it the perfect guitar for the gigging musician.
Back from the dead, and reborn in 2017; designed in the United Kingdom, Shergold's original birthpace, by master luthier, Patrick James Eggle. The Masquerader encompasses every essence of British Rock 'n' Roll, neatly homaging Shergold's 1970's heritage, whilst taking a long stride forward into the 21st century with boutique stylings, and a modern edge that make this guitar rival instruments twice it's price.
Sporting a solid mahogany body, and loaded with USA-made Seymour Duncan Texas SSL-6 Single Coils and a TB4 humbucker, this guitar is built for a full-bodied, resonant tone.
The Thru-Gloss colour options offer a glimpse into the Masquerader’s tonal core with the grain of the mahogany body visible through the immaculate high-gloss sheen finish. The Solid Battleship Grey colouring with a high-gloss finish perfectly complements the tough and road-ready character of a Shergold guitar.
- Body Material: Solid Mahogany
- Body Colour: Thru-Cherry, Thru-Black, Thru-Dirty Blonde and Solid Battleship Grey
- Body Finish: High Gloss Lacquer
- Bridge: PJE Design Shergold Custom T
- Saddles: Compensated Brass
- Scratchplate: Genuine Bakelite, Brushed Silver (Thru-Black models)
- Backplate / Control Cover: Genuine Bakelite, Brushed Silver (Thru-Black models)
- String Ferrules: Flush fitting - Chrome
- Strap Buttons: Japanese Turned Aluminium
- Neck Fixing: Bolt-On
- Neck Material: Solid Rosewood
- Neck Colour: Natural Rosewood
- Neck Finish: Hand Burnished
- Truss Rod: 2-Way
- Logo: Enamel Shergold Shield
- Machineheads: Staggered Height, Locking
- Machinehead Buttons: Large Black
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Binding: Rosewood
- Fret Wire: Hard Nickel, Med-Jumbo
- Fret Markers: Hand-inlaid Aluminium lines
- Side Position Markers: Hand-inlaid Aluminium lines
- Nut: Graphtec Black Tusq
- Nut Width: 42.5 mm
- Pickup Neck/Bridge: USA Seymour Duncan Texas SSL-6 single-coil
- Pickup Bridge: USA Seymour Duncan TB-4
- Controls: 1x Volume A500K / 1x Tone A500K (push/pull coil split) / 3 position switch
- Control Knobs: Bell-Type - Black with silver cap
- Case: Gigbag available separately