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Skjold - Offset Pro Deluxe - MRRP £2550

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  1. •Buy with "Take it away", pay a £225 deposit and then 9 months interest free payments of £225


This bass enjoys a stunning Bubinga top over a compact Ash body which enhanced by a high gloss finish. The neck is comfortable and fast with great access to all notes across the neck. The B string is full and clear and playable in all positions up and down the classy figured maple fingerboard.


This bass features the new East/Skjold custom three band pre-amp with active blend (pan) for the pickups. This preamp allows you to determine the frequencies at which the treble, middle and bass operate allowing to find the sweet spots that suit your playing techniques and sounds.


We highly recommend you check these basses out if you are looking for a real quality, players bass guitar. Please contact us to book an appointment for a demo.


Read the recent Skjold review in Bass Guitar Magazine Skjold Review.pdf


  1. •Specifications

  2. •5 string - 18 mm string spacing at bridge (adjustable from 17.5mm - 19mm)

  3. •Width of neck at; Nut 47mm, 12th Fret 63mm

  4. •Depth of neck at; 1st Fret - 22mm, 12th fret 23mm

  5. •Bubinga Top

  6. •3 piece Maple neck with slim C section profile

  7. •35" Scale - 24 fret

  8. •Matching head/heel (£70 option)

  9. •Bird's eye figured Maple fingerboard - compound radius from 12" at the nut to 18" at the 24th fret (£80 option)

  10. •Swamp Ash Body

  11. •Black Custom Skjold/Hipshot hardware, A-style aluminium bridge, ultralight tuners, strap locks

  12. •Two Skjold Custom SC1 Pickups

  13. •New 3-band SPM  Skjold/East Pre-amp, featuring 3 bands of eq, treble, middle, bass (boost only) with internal frequency adjustment for all 3 bands plus an adjustable high pass/low cut rumble filter.

  14. •Skjold Pro Tec Hard/Soft case

  15. •Weight -8lb 10oz/3.95kg

  16. •MRRP £2550

  17. •There is a small area that was damaged in transit that has now been professionally repaired. There is no dent or missing finish. It is on the bottom edge and invisible from the front. See picture on right (click to enlarge)







  24. •For a full Skjold price list go here.


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Skjold ’92 Custom - Review in Bass Guitar Magazine 2009

Custom basses usually command high price tags due to their eye catching looks, superior build quality and top-notch electronics. Can this top-line model from the US tick all of the necessary boxes?


The boutique bass market continues to grow even in these recession-hit times, with most luthiers confirming that orders are actually on the up. With only around fifty handmade instruments leaving the Skjold production line every year, it’s no surprise that these basses are in high demand particularly when you consider that each bass is a one of a kind, built specifically to customer and dealer requests. The custom bass route has its own

benefits and pitfalls and opens up a vast array of possibilities. The Skjold ’92 5-string model that we have here features several optional extras that have obviously contributed to its considerable price tag. So what exactly does £3,000 buy you in the current market?


Body and Neck

The Skjold ’92 custom features a mahogany body and flame maple top. We’ve seen many a flame maple top over the years here at BGM, but this model harbours a truly exceptional timber, classed as AAAA quality, so it’s not surprising that this upgrade incurs an additional £300 to the overall cost. Not only does the undulating ‘flame’ run across the body, an additional ripple can be seen running vertically through the grain, a stunning top-wood that is sumptuous in the extreme. A lightweight mahogany body core has been used, the darker shades of which contrast very well with the honey-coloured maple top, while the high-gloss finish brings the best out of this combination of body woods. The compact body shape is comfortable and works very well visually and although the depth is consistently chunky and substantial around the entire body, the overall weight of the= instrument is well distributed. The extended top-horn also helps to alleviate any headstock and neck bias in the balance department.


The neck attaches to the body via 5 recessed bolts with the neck pocket extending deep into the body. An

extensive lower cutaway allows for excellent access to the upper frets. A matching timber facing has been used to cover the heel in an effort to maintain the instruments aesthetic qualities. The unique headstock design, with its matching flame maple top and omega cut-outs, offers a ‘two-over-three’ machinehead arrangement and is finished off rather elegantly with a natural abalone and mother of pearl Skjold logo. Unlike the body and headstock facing, the neck has  satin finish that some players may prefer, but in this case, we found that it slightly detracts from the overall visual appeal as the rest of the bass has been finished in gloss. The rigidity of the neck is not in question however, the 5-piece maple and purpleheart laminated neck is reinforced with a dual action truss-rod and custom made graphite inserts. Such stability should improve the resonance and harmonic responsiveness of the instrument, which on a 5-string bass is a definite plus-point.


The slim neck profile works well given the broadness of the almost flat fingerboard and is very comfortable to get to grips with. This in turn accommodates the 18mm string spacing that makes for a comfortable 5-string playing experience. The positioning of the frets is not at odds with the string-spacing and it doesn’t feel as

though the neck is ‘cramped’, which can sometimes be a problem on 5-string basses with reduced string spacing. As a result, the player is able to make the most of playing in one position without feeling that their hands are confined to a tight space. Th e lightness of the morado fingerboard balances perfectly with the honey tones of the maple top and coming from the same species as pau ferro and selected rosewoods, it should also fit in very well tonally with the maple, mahogany and purpleheart timbers.


Hardware

Custom-made black Hipshot Ultralight tuners and an A-style aluminium bridge have been used with good effect although the body has not been routed to allow through-body stringing even though the bridge has been

machined to allow it. The hardware is black across the board, including the pickups, but wooden controls and pickup facings are available as additional options along with colour combination tuners and bridge saddles. The Hipshot tuners are very smooth to use, as one would expect, and ensured the strings remained in tune throughout, perhaps aided by the use of a graphite nut. The Skjold Custom SC-1 soapbar pickups are custom wound and designed to combine the inherent tonal qualities of split-coil pickups with the presence and character of single-coils. Extra top-end bite and improved bass frequency response have also been incorporated making for a seriously responsive and articulate pickup. Skjold have chosen these pickups so that they can uniquely tailor the sound of each bass through the combination of timbers used. A locking Neutrik jack socket has been requested here, a godsend for those prone to standing on their leads. Access to the truss rod is relatively easy from the end of the fingerboard using the supplied Allen key whilst accessing the battery is straightforward via a flip-top battery cover.


Sounds

Plugging in the Skjold ‘92 Custom, we were greeted with a vibrant, woody tone and a considerably throaty character. With the EQ controls set fl at, it was easy to pick out a natural ‘bounce’ in the fundamental sound of the bass that lends it a resonant punch that really helped to project the low notes of the B-string with power

and clarity. Adding in some bass and treble sharpened the tone and rounded out the bottom-end while boosting the mids added a certain ‘honkiness’ to the overall bass sound, which was ideal for staccato fingerstyle funk lines, but due to the natural vibrancy of the bass,


Skjold ’92 Custom

Price: £3,050 (gigcase included)

Made In: USA

Finish: Natural

Body: Mahogany with AAAA flame

maple top

Neck: 5-piece maple with

purpleheart laminate

Fingerboard: Morado

Pickups: 2 x Skjold Custom SC-1

soapbars

Electronics: SPM Skjold/East

3-band EQ circuit with internal

frequency adjustment and high

pass/low cut filter (dip-switch

adjustable)

Controls: Master volume, pickup

pan, treble, middle, bass

Nut Width: 48mm (1.8 inches)

Neck Join: Bolt-on, five-bolt

attachment

Scale Length: 889mm (35-inches)

Frets: 24

Weight: 3.8kg (8lb 6oz)


What We Think

Plus: Looks to die for, well balanced and enough tone shaping options to keep even the keenest tone-head happy.

Minus: The hefty pricetag.

Overall: Quality costs but this is an expertly crafted instrument featuring some fantastic timbers, backed up by a fantastic pickup and electronics package.

Contact Details

Bass Direct Ltd.

Tel: 01926 886433

Web: www.bassdirect.co.uk

www.skjolddesign.com






















 

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