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The official Skjold Club thread!

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KJung said:
+1... I've never been a fan of the look of Pete's basses, and still find the headstock quite clunky (IMO of course). However, the look of Vic's newest bass just 'works' to me.... really nice. Not my thing really, but I sure can appreciate it!!!!
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When I had only seen photos of Skjold basses, I was kinda lukewarm on the headstock (it always looked a lot bigger in photos), but after seeing it in person, you kinda "get" that Viking sword pommel allegory moreso that in photos, and now I really like it.

And yes, Vic's Pro Series Deluxe 5 sets a high water mark in Pete's esthetic development as not only a luthier, but also an artist. You guys really have no idea just how 'right' this bass looks in person. :cool:
 
#163
KJung said:
+1... I've never been a fan of the look of Pete's basses, and still find the headstock quite clunky (IMO of course). However, the look of Vic's newest bass just 'works' to me.... really nice. Not my thing really, but I sure can appreciate it!!!!
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+ 1 to the headstock being a little bit off for me, but i have never seen it in person so....
Just out of interest is the headstock on matt morgans fretless different to the other two?
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It might just be that group shot and bad eyes on my behalf, but it looks skinnier and i like the look a lot more.
Sorry for posting a pic of your basses, unfortunatley i dont have any skjold's myself:crying:

Any way, when is the lions pride coming out? and will pete do a lions pride headstock with a "standard" body shape?
 
#164
The headstock is the same as the others. The fretless is just a few inches further back in the shot than the others.

The Lion's Pride series is going to be produced in the next batch that Pete is preparing to start.
As far as having an LP headstock on a 92 series neck, I'd bet that it's highly unlikely.
You can always call and ask Pete!
 
#165
Matt Morgan said:
The headstock is the same as the others. The fretless is just a few inches further back in the shot than the others.

The Lion's Pride series is going to be produced in the next batch that Pete is preparing to start.
As far as having an LP headstock on a 92 series neck, I'd bet that it's highly unlikely.
You can always call and ask Pete!
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Oh bummer i thought it looked a lot better for my personal tastes. BTW i absolutely love your fretless
 
#166
Bass_Mule said:
Oh bummer i thought it looked a lot better for my personal tastes. BTW i absolutely love your fretless
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Keep in mind, you are also seeing the shadow from the flash on the other two headstocks, which tends to make them look much wider than they actually are.

Tom.
 
#167
Actually, I thought Pete did downsize the headstock slightly for this batch. So the fretless and the one on the left would be the same size, the one on the right (from a previous batch) a little larger.
 
#171
Juneau said:
Some video's for your viewing pleasure hehe. This bass is likely Vic's now I believe :)

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Quite possibly, but the jury's out until I really play it a bit. This is probably the heaviest bass Pete has made, or will ever make, at 10 pounds, so I really need to see what it feels like on the shoulders. If it weren't for Pete's ergonomics, I'd automatically pass, but his ergos might afford me the opps to have a really nicely complimentary bass to what I already have and still be able to comfortably play it. Fingers crossed, and already scoping out ops on custom knobs and pickups just in case my hopes work out. :)

Oh, and yeah, if the bass sounds as good as it appears to in the vids, it's gonna' be scary badass...
 
#173
Juneau said:
It doesnt feel Heavy to me Vic. I mean its certainly not an ash bass you could toss around, but its not unruley I dont think at all.
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That's what I'm hoping to feel as well.

I think the Wenge Topped one in the batch before this one was heavier.
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Really?? Wow! It'd be interesting to know what it did actually weight in at. :)
 
#175
Vic said:
Quite possibly, but the jury's out until I really play it a bit. This is probably the heaviest bass Pete has made, or will ever make, at 10 pounds, so I really need to see what it feels like on the shoulders.
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So, basically, a Celinder would crush you, right? :p
 
#176
tombowlus said:
So, basically, a Celinder would crush you, right? :p
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Yeah, you may find it funny for me to say after all my previous ravings about their look and tone, but after a lot of consideration, this was one of the three big reasons I offiicially gave up on them. In other words, your jab is deflected! HAH! :p :D
 
#177
Vic said:
Yeah, you may find it funny for me to say after all my previous ravings about their look and tone, but after a lot of consideration, this was one of the three big reasons I offiicially gave up on them. In other words, your jab is deflected! HAH! :p :D
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If my Celinders weighed as much as Tom's, I'd be reconsidering also:smug:

Actually, 10-10.5 pounds for a bass (that's where my C's come in at) is not bad at all if they balance well. So, I wouldn't be too concerned with the Skjold you are considering. Although, since it seems so much tone comes out of the electronics on those instruments, the very light weight of most of them would be a big selling point... you might want to wait and find another one you like that is lighter... my guess is the tone will be similar.
 
#178
The tone of the heavier mahoganies are quite different from the tone of the lighter woods . They all sound great but the way they intereact with the preamp still has to be taken into account . That is why I am such a big fan of sweepable mids . Flat , these basses will be different . The mahogany will push at the lower mids and the ash will push at a higher mid . With the preamp you can make them sound very similiar but naturally they will have thier own distinctive voice .

Just my 2 cents ;)

Pete
 
#179
Afraid not Ken, your not going to get that Mahogany sound out of anything other than Mahogany on Pete's basses. While Pete's pre-amp is one of the most versatile out there, they are also pretty transparent and certainly pickup wood choices very well. Each bass will have its own tonal characteristics, that can be emphasized with the pre, but you cant get a mahogany tone from ash, its just not possible. Even mahogany bodies with different fingerboards are deffinantly noticable in the final sound, all with the same pre-amp. All IMO of course :)
 
#180
Pete skjold said:
With the preamp you can make them sound very similiar but naturally they will have thier own distinctive voice
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+1 That was kind of my point... one of the strongest selling points (to me, anyway) of your basses is that the couple I've played have been really, really lightweight and yet still had plenty of balls to them. I would imagine the heavier ones, like with most basses, would sound even fuller, but that powerful EQ seems to be able to 'equalize' the weight/wood issue more than with other basses I've played (again, based on the small sample of your basses I've played)!
 
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