{"id":309,"date":"2021-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?post_type=bass&#038;p=309"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:46:44","slug":"bass-of-the-week-skjold-design-guitars-skjoldslayer-4-34","status":"publish","type":"bass","link":"https:\/\/bassoftheweek.com\/?bass=bass-of-the-week-skjold-design-guitars-skjoldslayer-4-34","title":{"rendered":"Bass of the Week: Skjold Design Guitars Skjoldslayer 4\/34"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Body-2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Skjold Design Guitars Skjoldslayer 4-34 Bass Body 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82046 img-fluid\"><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been lucky to see quite a few Skjold Design Basses in my day, but the Skjoldslayer model is one that always grabs my attention. That\u2019s why when someone emailed us luthier Pete Skjold\u2019s latest creation, I was hooked. <\/p>\n<p>This Skjoldslayer 4\/34 features a burl maple top in a killer black out stain finish. The swamp ash body is complemented with an ash neck topped by a figured maple fingerboard. Skjold fits the bass with his Skjold Tone Audio split coil pickups and preamp. Finally, the bass is held together with Skjold\/Hipshot hardware. <\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-wrap\">\n<div class=\"carousel-gallery carousel-sync-main\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Top-Detail-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Body-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Pickups-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Fingerboard-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Back-of-Body-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.notreble.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Skjold-Design-Guitars-Skjoldslayer-4-34-Bass-Back-of-Headstock-1000x667.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-main -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-sync-nav\">\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item --><\/p>\n<div class=\"carousel-item\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-item -->\n\t\t    <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-nav -->  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .carousel-sync-wrap --><\/div>\n<p><!-- .section --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been lucky to see quite a few Skjold Design Basses in my day, but the Skjoldslayer model is one that always grabs my attention. 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