Flanker Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Driving home from yet another Gear dropoff I stopped in at BassDirect to see Mark and his brand new arrivals! A flock of Skjolds. Beautiful! We got out a Berg AE410 and a Markbass F1 to try them out. They are great looking basses - all 6 lined up on stands looking fantastic. Another big plus for me is the weights, all weighing between 8 to a bit over 9 lbs very comfy. Playability is excellent on all these basses with the East/Skjold preamp of different variety's allowing wide tonal choice. I prefer basses to have a percussive feel and a nice slap tone and all these definitely fit the bill in that area. Suffice to say I ended up buying one on the spot so if that's not a recommendation what is. Mark is planning to take a few to the BassBash this weekend where I predict these will be a big hit. Quote
ped Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Which did you buy!! You are unstoppable!! I like the look of the Lions Pride models... Quote
Flanker Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 Hi Ped I bought the '92 Sepele top with maple fingerboard. I had my eye on the Offset Walnut top one but this just sounded a bit darker which I prefer and has a great 'pop' tone! Maybe take a bit of getting used to the look but I now prefer these shapes to the Jazz type. Check out the tops on the Exotic and also my favourite top on the Lions Pride with Morado fingerboard - Amazing!! I am selling a load of stuff though and I think I will end up with this Skjold,FBass and a Roscoe fretless 5 strings and my '82 Precision with flats.( For a while anyway ) Quote
Skjoldbuilder Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Hello Flanker , I am now a member of this fine bass community so if you have any questions of any kind , please feel free to ask . Thank you very much for your purchase . I think you were the first person to buy a new Skjold in the UK . Be well , Pete Skjold Quote
MacDaddy Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 [quote name='Skjoldbuilder' post='324602' date='Nov 7 2008, 11:36 PM']Hello Flanker , I think you were the first person to buy a new Skjold in the UK . Be well , Pete Skjold[/quote] now thats something to be proud of Quote
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