Pete Skjold

When I saw Pete’s workshop and his way of working for the first time, I knew immediately that he had found a very special bass maker who had not yet found his way to Germany by chance. Pete is a 1-man company and produces all his basses himself. He does not use any computer controlled machines, the basses never leave his hands. He told me that he has direct access at every stage of development to get the best out of the instrument. A quality control during the entire construction phase.

The bass that excited me the most about Pete was his Drakkar model. The Drakkar is a bass with an optional 33″ scale that Pete recommends. This bass had such a tight H-string or was equipped with an above-average sustain, which is even rare with a 35 inch scale. The tones were uniformly loud, the instrument could be played played like butter – a true dream bass. Although the target group for a 33 inch bass could be somewhat smaller than for normal longscale basses, I had to order a bass, as all other points spoke for themselves. The bass is rounded off with the Skjold Tone Audio 3-Band Semi Parametrik and 2 Skjold Audio Dual Coil pickups located under an ebony ramp. Together with Pete, I chose an exceptionally beautiful top for this bass, called „Exhibition Grade 5A Maple Burl Top“.

I am happy to be able to offer Pete’s instruments exclusively in Europe and to debut with them in Germany.
All instruments are freely configurable as custom instruments.
Feel free to contact me and I will advise you in detail.