electriccheese Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) Hi! First of all sorry for my english, I'm from Spain. I bought this phantastic bass from a guy on Talkbass, and I asked him three times the scale of the bass. He told me that he was shure that the scale was 34". When the bass arrived at my home, I saw that are 35", and I have little hands, so... The bass is in like new condition, the only thing is the neck pickup with some strings mark. These are the specs: - 5 Piece maple/purple heart neck - Rosewood Fretboard - Swamp ash body w/ Blue Burst flame maple top and matching head/heal plate - Custom Skjold/Hipshot Hardware (A-Style Bridge) adjustable from 17mm-19mm spacing - Passive tone control, 4 way selector for running each pickup alone or in series/parallel, and volume control - Skjold/East custom preamp (Bass Boost, Treble cut/boost + ultra bright switch, mid-range and mid frequency) - Neutrik locking jack, strap locks -Scale 35"!!!!! -Width at nut : 38mm -Weight : 3,7kg!!!! The bass sounds and plays phantastic, from close to a jazz bass to a more modern sounding like a Fodera Monarch, and have a very good balance. Here you can hear some clips: www.soundclick.com/popibasskjold The background music are from band in a box. All clips are recorded without EQ and effects, except the last one, with the bass direct to a recorder, whithout amp or DI. 1-Chamaleon: Sound flat in active, two pickups in series. 2-Jaco: Bridge pickup, half boost bass, a little boost low mids, and a little treble cut. 3-Reggae: Neck pickup, boost bass and low mids, a little treble cut and the pasive tone at half. I play with palm-mute 4-Slap:Two pickups in series, boost of lows and treble, a little cut in low mids. 5-Slap modern: The same than 4, but more exaggerated and with the bright switch. 6-Tapping: The same than 5 but with a little reverb (boss me50b) Can send more pics, these ones are from low end shop, where the guy who selled me bought the bass. Price: SOLD I'm now open to trades, for a light 4 stringer jazz bass type bass(+ - cash) Edited February 8, 2010 by electriccheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vispo Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 what is the beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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electriccheese Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Reduced to 1550€!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Oh my word. i love this bass..PM'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriccheese Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) [quote name='bubinga5' post='596280' date='Sep 12 2009, 04:33 AM']Oh my word. i love this bass..PM'd[/quote] I have not received any PM... Edited September 12, 2009 by electriccheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CHRISDABASS Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Ive got to say that this has to be one of THE most gorgeous (non fender style) basses ive ever seen!!! good luck with the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 That sounds A LOT like a Kubicki - AWESOME!! I'll have to look into them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriccheese Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Price reduced to 1500€!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 hmmmmmmm... Blue basses make me feel happy. I don't think my other half would let me live if i even thought about buying this. It's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J3ster Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=566116&highlight=skjold+custom+series"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...d+custom+series[/url] $1800 is about £1,100 - Which you paid for it 4 months back 1500 Euro (let lone the starting price of 1800 Euro) is about £1,340 It's a lovely Bass and Skjolds are superb I agree, I may be out of order but I like to think we fellow Bassists at least treat each other fair and square!!.... I love the Bass but do not particularly like being taken for mug without knowing it!! and I wouldn't like anyone else on here to be either!!! Edited December 30, 2009 by J3ster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Importing into the EU involves, obviously shipping costs ( high from the US to Europe) and also import duties and VAT around 20% coming into the UK, not sure how much it would have been into Spain. No taxes would apply on this bass coming from Spain to UK and courier costs are much less. Really think you should facter these costs into your calculation before accusing the seller of 'taking you for a mug' [quote name='J3ster' post='696783' date='Dec 30 2009, 09:51 PM'][url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=566116&highlight=skjold+custom+series"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...d+custom+series[/url] $1800 is about £1,100 - Which you paid for it 4 months back 1500 Euro (let lone the starting price of 1800 Euro) is about £1,340 It's a lovely Bass and Skjolds are superb I agree, I may be out of order but I like to think we fellow Bassists at least treat each other fair and square!!.... I love the Bass but do not particularly like being taken for mug without knowing it!! and I wouldn't like anyone else on here to be either!!![/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriccheese Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) The price is what I paid. 1800$ + 150$ of shipping: 1950$ 1950/1,4= 1392€+ 19% (VAT+tax)= 1657€ aprox Plus 30€ more from take it from customs in my car (130km from my home). I never played this bass, cause at the first moment when it arrive I saw that are 35" long. You can send a message to the talkbass seller, he can tell you the history. He told me three times that the bass have 34" scale. For me it's enough loose 200€ or more and wait a long time for the mistake of other. And I would have returned the bass, but I would have lost the money of the vat + tax (more than 250€). This is not a business for me. Edited December 31, 2009 by electriccheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3ster Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) I actually do not think the shipping has anything to do with it.. The price is the price! Shipping is something we all have to face losing. I'm actually looking for a Skjold or a Nordstrand they are fantastic which is why I looked at this in the first place. Ok maybe I should have kept my mouth shut, but that's not me - never will be. Edited December 31, 2009 by J3ster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) [quote name='J3ster' post='696939' date='Dec 31 2009, 08:14 AM']I actually do not think the shipping has anything to do with it.. The price is the price! Shipping is something we all have to face losing. I'm actually looking for a Skjold or a Nordstrand they are fantastic which is why I looked at this in the first place. Ok maybe I should have kept my mouth shut, but that's not me - never will be.[/quote] I totally disagree with you - and it's usually me chinning people for being 'at it'. We all know stuff is generally cheaper in the States but that is somewhat offset by the shipping and other import charges. What it costs you is what it cost you. If he'd bought it from a dealer in Spain they would have had to pay those charges and have added it onto the price. In which case, I assume, you wouldn't have said a thing? It's fair enough to call people when they have been blatantly untruthful, but I don't see that here. Sorry! Lovely bass by the way.... good luck with the sale Edited December 31, 2009 by thepurpleblob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3ster Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='696947' date='Dec 31 2009, 08:45 AM']I totally disagree with you - and it's usually me chinning people for being 'at it'. We all know stuff is generally cheaper in the States but that is somewhat offset by the shipping and other import charges. What it costs you is what it cost you. If he'd bought it from a dealer in Spain they would have had to pay those charges and have added it onto the price. In which case, I assume, you wouldn't have said a thing? It's fair enough to call people when they have been blatantly untruthful, but I don't see that here. Sorry! Lovely bass by the way.... good luck with the sale [/quote] ? Am I really wrong? I think you should be glad at the very best to get your money back on anything you buy these days. What are your options if you do not sell on here? Ebay!! How much would it go for on there?? Ok it's not on there so it's not really a valid point, but all the same. I think it's a great Bass and its a good price but seeing that I knew I had seen it before and found the thread, it annoyed me a little.. I still think shipping is a deductable irrelevant cost. But......... I apologise to Mr Cheese if I am wrong and I am sure whoever buys it will be over the moon. As I say the build quality and time Pete puts into these is amazing. Good luck with your sale. Edited December 31, 2009 by J3ster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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