Erskine Signature Bass By Skjold Design

[MistaM16]

I need one in a lefty

[STONEAJE]

Amazing playing and ridiculously amazing tones!

[wasserluft]

Killer Sound. Cant wait 4 my East Pre

[1399jn]

as soon as i get a job, im getting this!

[Zander4724]

sounds awesome!

[carloscs5]

How much for a DE signature model?

[damianerskine]

@carloscs5 Ask Pete Skjold!

[carloscs5]

@damianerskine WOW I never expected a response such as this. I guess I thought all bass players were cool and easy going.  Usually when people ask me how much for a bass like mine, I give a rough estimate to give them an idea but.....WOW. Thanks Mr. Erskine.

[damianerskine]

@carloscs5 I'm not sure what you read into my reply but I'm really not sure what my exact bass costs. No attitude intended.

I guess I can ballpark it, most of his basses wind up being much more affordable thamany custom builders... Usually between $3-5k depending on options, woods, etc... I suppose my bass would be near the upper range of that scale. But I don't know exactly what they cost.

I AM quite easy going. Nt sure why I wss misunderstood so.

[carloscs5]

@damianerskine The reason why I didn't take your response easy was because of the short response with the exclamation point at the end. But no sweat. I'll take it at face value. Best to you.

[damianerskine]

@carloscs5 It's my fault man. Reading back, I realize that, d'uh... That's how it would be perceived. I remember I was tryingvto very quickly respond to a lot of msgs & comments before leaving the house & I simply wasn't thinking when I left that. My apologies. I pride myself on making time for anyone who wants it & treating people with respect & that's not how I responded to you. My fault entirely

Thanks for dialoguing about it, tho! Take care man & thanks for sending me the reminder! 8)

[carloscs5]

@damianerskine No Problem man. I appreciate your sincere response. It's all good. After all we're bass bros. I mean I suck but either way I respect and look up to guys such as yourself for inspiration. God bless and let me know what Gospel Albums you're on. I'd like to pick those up. (I'm a church bassist)

[pleximanic]

Does this bass have a single truss rod maybe even an Titanium one?

How much does this bass weight?

Are you related to Peter Erskine?

[damianerskine]

@pleximanic Hey man. Single truss with graphite reinforcement rods. Weighs around 11lbs I think? Peters my uncle! Thanks for checking out the vid...

[carloscs5]

God bless and enjoy that bass in great health for many many years, my bass bro!

[JTIFMEL09]

Damian can you Please im beggin you to do a vid off the groove at 5:34...man i will send you money man it is just so hot i think its the best thing i ever heard on youtube.

[damianerskine]

@JTIFMEL09 alright, I'll try to do one (it's been too long since I've done a youtube video anyway)! That groove is from one of my songs off of my album "So To Speak". It's also transcribed in a book I'm just finishing up (that also has an audio CD of all groove examples, etc..). I've already started selling digital versions of the book. Hit me with an email address if you're interested

[JTIFMEL09]

@damianerskine Thanks man i cant wait to see it and my email is colejamel72@yahoo.com thanks again.

[zionbassist]

The Zon has a much better tone. I prefer you on the Zon.

[ULIGH]

@zionbassist No way. the Zon sounded great but was far less unique. IMHO.

[cfclef]

I like that your goatee doubles up as a metronome! :D

Seriously, great bass and playing.

See you on talkbass!

[bassstudent4life]

what's that black thinggy in front of the pickup toward the neck

[jspain61]

That BASS IS A BEAST!!!!

[mas502arc]

Great playing as usual.

[irvineyay92]

simply beautiful, im usually into MTD's but this thing is simply amazing i have 2 get 1... how much do they cost???

[freedok]

Great bass built by a real nice guy.

[castofclownsmusic]

very cool damian

[BassPlayerRene9]

awesome bass!

[Zombbg4]

Wow man, that is the perfect bass! The ramp/pickup idea is awesome. Hmm, I better start saving, or sell a kidney or something....

[ppal06]

Hi Damian, Love the new bass...i know its still very early to quite know yet, but any potential refinements or tweeks you may want in the next build? 33'' scale perhaps?, or honeycombed body? mandolin frets? fretboard ajoining the ramp? etc.

[damianerskine]

hmmm... mandolin frets..... what's a honeycombed body anyway? chambered? now we're just getting crazy

[ppal06]

LoL haaa . sadowsky uses this 'honeycomb" design on their NYC basses (nothing showing) it cuts down the weight and makes the body a little more resonate while playing. on the TJ-6's..(mandolin frets-smaller fretwire) , I love them. 33' scale (gwizdala and Garrison). beautiful initial design. I definately would buy one of your signatures with these tweeks.... thanks Damian, i love you're Trios cd and i cant wait for your own group to do some touring.

[damianerskine]

you should call or email Pete at the shop! I don't know about the honeycomb thing, but he has a ton of options and could do the other stuff, I'm sure (I know he does 33" and fret wire gauge is no big obstacle). The bass is also amazingly light (weighs about the same as my other 4 strings). google him (youtube doesn't allow url's, etc in msgs) and hit him up! Very helpful guy to talk to...

[damianerskine]

oh yeah, thanks for the compliments, too! Glad you like the Trios stuff. I'm working on (done tracking!) my first original disc now that should smoke that one! lol

Should be done and out in just a few months! Hoping to do some select touring support behind this one, as well...

[resistthisday]

Awesome bass man, congrats on it. I'm still working on picking up an MTD585... although a good chunk of change a handmade instrument like this really is a big investment.

[oscardan1968]

This is called a "mic ramp", and was created by a chilean bass player named Igor Saavedra on 1994. He is a columnist for Bass Musician Magazine, check it out

[damianerskine]

cool! thanks! great minds think alike! 8)

[sherkey]

Pete is the best. I remember when he started in Las Vegas. he is a great and humble man. I wish him nothing but the best. Go PETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BassDrumsGuitarMasta]

hey that is officially my dream bass! and you should put some videos up of your work with Mike Michalkow

[jazzcrime]

hey damian, bass looks great. what's the string spacing on it?

[damianerskine]

mine is 16.5mm. I like em thinner than most.. Pete's going to have them in standard spacings as well..

[MusicalTiger2004]

Cool man so what do you set your amp like? Is it flat? I have a Markbass rig but if I set it flat, it gets a little muddy and too middy sounding...how did you set your Markbass stuff when you checked it out if you remember?

[damianerskine]

My rig was flat for this video.. I keep it pretty flat but might tweek it for the room depending on where I'm playing. I have no idea how I had the MarkBass stuff set. I always start flat and tweak from there. I remember that I wasn't digging the MB sound until I messed with the Tube emulator (whatever it's called?) knob... dialed in a decent sound after that.

[MusicalTiger2004]

So when you messed with it did it take away from the highs or sweep the mids and add highs and bass? If it just killed the highs and increased the bass, then that was the VLE but if it made it crisp and less middy, that was the VPF...I am tempted to check out a new bass amp but I would have to find something in the price range to trade this one out!...

[MusicalTiger2004]

Damian! I love the bass man! Sounds great and I'd rather check it out in person someday. What kind of head are you using?

[damianerskine]

Thanks man! I'm using an Alembic F1-X Tube pre and a QSC power amp. Love this rig! The only thing that I've played that I love even more is the stuff from Klockenklang. Amazing tone and power (but VERY expensive and VERY heavy)

[jaiantbass]

Very nice bass. I like the built in ramp! Congrats.

Andrew Kallenbergr

[damianerskine]

Thanks man! Nice to hear from you...

[aaron1200123]

what was the total price of this bass?(not like im gonna buy one lol)

[lslimcuttah]

man you have a awesome bass pete put in some serious work on that bass...............im hoping to have mine in a couple months

[TheUncleMango]

Sweet bass man

[misterbassist]

nice bass bro. :D btw, can u follow up the bass sessionz vol.1 for me man? if it's not too much to ask.. i've been waiting for it for ages and i haven't received my copy yet! can't wait to watch your stuff there! hahaha! gospel chops ain't replying.. so there.. thanks bro! would appreciate it! :D

[damianerskine]

did you email Gerald through the website?

[HammondB200]

I've got to comment again man! 8:08 ! Crazy! That's so soulful.

[damianerskine]

Thanks brother! preciate that!

[HammondB200]

That's one nice bass. When is Bass Sessionz 2 coming out BTW?

[damianerskine]

dunno!! I don't think I'm on it... Should be a whole new round of guys!

[universalrenote]

nice!

[timothygroovy]

Really nice bass and tone there! Congrats

what is the string spacing?

[damianerskine]

I like mine kinda narrow.. 16.5mm

[khund03]

New Bass Blah Blah... Important question where did you get that "Bass/Hockey" jersey.....?

[damianerskine]

Lathon Bass Wear!! Check them out!

[khund03]

Very Nice, I just knew you'd end up with a Joe Zon signature model. I love the fact that you're sound hasn't changed. Just another example of the sound coming from primarily from the hands.

Congrats.. Still Need Ya Back In Colorado

[damianerskine]

D'OH! It's not a Zon!! It's by Pete Skjold. I'm still a Zon guy as well, but mostly just using my Zon4 for certain 4-string gigs... This is my Skjold and is more for versatility and when I get to do "my thing" (whatever that is?!)

[JamesBannerBass]

Very nice bass!

What do you think of the AccuGroove cab you have there? I'm thinking of getting the 12" or the 10", can't tell which one you have there.

[damianerskine]

I have the tri-115, actually. I LOVE it (have 2). The Accu's are so clear and the EQ is flat, so the accu 15"s sounds like most other 12's.. I think the tri-115 cab is the perfect cab!

[JamesBannerBass]

Thanks for the info, I think I'll definitely go for AccuGroove, I was thinking the 10 or 12 for easy transportation on the bus though.

Do you have any knowledge on portable amps? I.e. the Genz Benz shuttle/Markbass little Mark

Thanks

[damianerskine]

I've played thru the MarkBass stuff and dug it. Pretty versatile and sounds great! Way cheaper than a Walter Woods, too ;)

[JamesBannerBass]

Sweet, never heard of Walter Woods though haha.

I'll have to go to London to try out the gear though, the only place they do it in the UK...

[Thatguy301]

Amazing bass for an amazing player :). I'm usually not a big fan of singlecuts but this but this new Skjold body shape it just works. Beautiful top too, you can tell that even w/o the HQ on, lol. It sounds great and so do you, glad you dig it.

[ellocogris]

Killer bass! congratulations

[visavisband]

are there 2 treble knobs? Im thinking you meant to say its a volume push/pull active passive?

[damianerskine]

D'OH!! man, I do something like that in EVERY video I do!! yeah, it's a VOLUME knob... hA

[NYtoPDX]

Congrats man,

If you are looking to get rid of your Zon let me know ; )

[Julio93ramos]

thats a sweet bass... can u tell me if i can get one somewhere... and if i can get one what would it cost???

[isthatagirlonthebass]

Very nice...congratulations!  I love the extended cutaway.

[farnellnewton]

Nice Video!