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02-05-2013, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Holdsg  This....is on its way to my house by way of Bass Club Chicago. Can't wait now we're in the last legs of the new build process. | Lord......have.......mercy.
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02-06-2013, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Holdsg This....is on its way to my house by way of Bass Club Chicago. Can't wait now we're in the last legs of the new build process. | Über nice |
02-08-2013, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RS Looks more like OT to me. Is it more blue or green in person? | More green
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02-08-2013, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Holdsg This....is on its way to my house by way of Bass Club Chicago. Can't wait now we're in the last legs of the new build process. | Congrats! As a T4 owner, I'd love to hear one of the tb pickup equipped P/J basses.
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02-08-2013, 06:53 PM
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02-11-2013, 10:04 AM
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Lull M4V/M5V players? Specifically, ash/maple? Just wanted to get a snapshot of some of you folks who've owned and gigged them a bunch. |
02-11-2013, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic Roll call...
Lull M4V/M5V players? Specifically, ash/maple? Just wanted to get a snapshot of some of you folks who've owned and gigged them a bunch. | You know I am. You've gigged it  now let's see some pictures of your lull!
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02-11-2013, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Saluki You know I am. You've gigged it now let's see some pictures of your lull! | No carpet shots yet, but specs are Seymour singles, Bart 3-band, 34" scale, one-piece solid ash body, maple board, 8.2 pounds. Compares to my other J "jewel" VERY favorably. NAMM acquisition... totally not at all interested in shopping this year, but picked this thing up and couldn't hand over the cash fast enough. I couldn't believe it hadn't sold already. Maybe because it was an "oddball" as a 34" scale 5, which is not his norm (but exactly what I'd order from him anyway).
My only gripes are it has a flat blade adjuster for the truss rod (which I really don't like, but can live with, if it can't be changed), and there's no passive tone control (which I'm trying to figure out).   |
02-11-2013, 10:57 AM
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02-11-2013, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Holdsg This....is on its way to my house by way of Bass Club Chicago. Can't wait now we're in the last legs of the new build process. | I like the pickup placement - that is going to rock! 
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02-11-2013, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic No carpet shots yet, but specs are Seymour singles, Bart 3-band, 34" scale, one-piece solid ash body, maple board, 8.2 pounds. Compares to my other J "jewel" VERY favorably. NAMM acquisition... totally not at all interested in shopping this year, but picked this thing up and couldn't hand over the cash fast enough. I couldn't believe it hadn't sold already. Maybe because it was an "oddball" as a 34" scale 5, which is not his norm (but exactly what I'd order from him anyway).
My only gripes are it has a flat blade adjuster for the truss rod (which I really don't like, but can live with, if it can't be changed), and there's no passive tone control (which I'm trying to figure out). | How does the B string sound on the 34" scale? As good as Sadowsky and the like?
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02-11-2013, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Springfield, IL | | | Nice one Vic. Ya, I typically don't see passive tone controls on Bart or Aguilar equipped preamps. I could probably get by on the Bart but Aguilar could benefit IMO. No worries though, mine has the nordy with ptc.
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02-11-2013, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic No carpet shots yet, but specs are Seymour singles, Bart 3-band, 34" scale, one-piece solid ash body, maple board, 8.2 pounds. Compares to my other J "jewel" VERY favorably. NAMM acquisition... totally not at all interested in shopping this year, but picked this thing up and couldn't hand over the cash fast enough. I couldn't believe it hadn't sold already. Maybe because it was an "oddball" as a 34" scale 5, which is not his norm (but exactly what I'd order from him anyway).
My only gripes are it has a flat blade adjuster for the truss rod (which I really don't like, but can live with, if it can't be changed), and there's no passive tone control (which I'm trying to figure out). | Very nice! Both of my Lull's are ash. You could have Mike put a mid toggle in that would make room for a Passive tone control. |
02-11-2013, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Vic | When I look up bass in the dictionary, that's the picture I'd expect to see. Pure classic. Quote:
Originally Posted by Vic NAMM acquisition... totally not at all interested in shopping this year, but picked this thing up and couldn't hand over the cash fast enough. | I felt that way about my Lull. The cost vs. what I was getting, I thought it was a steal. Quote:
Originally Posted by Vic My only gripes are it has a flat blade adjuster for the truss rod (which I really don't like, but can live with, if it can't be changed) ... | Agreed. I wish all basses had the wheel adjuster like MusicMans and Sadowskys.
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02-11-2013, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by smperry Wow...I don't think I've ever seen ash/maple work so well. Is the maple tinted, or just dark? Very nice! | Good question... I'd have to kinda' compare it to some other stuff, but it may have some tint to it. |
02-11-2013, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by p0k How does the B string sound on the 34" scale? As good as Sadowsky and the like? | Yes! Quote:
Originally Posted by Saluki Nice one Vic. Ya, I typically don't see passive tone controls on Bart or Aguilar equipped preamps. I could probably get by on the Bart but Aguilar could benefit IMO. No worries though, mine has the nordy with ptc. | I've seen passive on both. It's really a no-brainer to do, because it's not part of the preamp at all. I think the main issue is with the three band preamp, you run out of holes pretty quick in a 3-4 hole config, and doing a vintage tone as part of a stack may require hard to find parts.
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02-11-2013, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pauliebass Very nice! Both of my Lull's are ash. You could have Mike put a mid toggle in that would make room for a Passive tone control. | The knob is already push/pull. My thing is, I rarely really need to mess with mids on a J, so I could even see literally hard-wiring it "flat" and just putting a tone control in that hole instead.
I have other ideas as well, but some might require hard to find pots, so I'm not sure if I wanna' get into that or not. |
02-11-2013, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Vic The knob is already push/pull. My thing is, I rarely really need to mess with mids on a J, so I could even see literally hard-wiring it "flat" and just putting a tone control in that hole instead.
I have other ideas as well, but some might require hard to find pots, so I'm not sure if I wanna' get into that or not. | Nice bass, but strange that a luthier would make a J without a passive tone control. That would be a deal killer for me.
Regarding the 'slot' neck adjustment, a heavy duty curved end screwdriver totally eliminates that issue, and if you find a heavy duty one with a very short neck shank (they have them on Amazon, and probably in most auto supply stores), it actually can work better than more 'modern' executions.
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02-11-2013, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Vic The knob is already push/pull. My thing is, I rarely really need to mess with mids on a J, so I could even see literally hard-wiring it "flat" and just putting a tone control in that hole instead.
I have other ideas as well, but some might require hard to find pots, so I'm not sure if I wanna' get into that or not. | I'm sure Mike would swap out electronics for you. |
02-11-2013, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by KJung Nice bass, but strange that a luthier would make a J without a passive tone control. That would be a deal killer for me. | Well, it's a trivial matter to me to make sure it gets one someday, so all I was mainly concerned about (and impressed with) was how great of a J bass the bass itself is. So definitely not a deal killer at all for me. I never worry about minor electronic stuff... that's tinkertoys to me, and I actually enjoy messing with it a little. In the mean time, even though it doesn't do the same thing, I'm ok with cutting the treble control for now, and not using passive mode as much until I have the tone control present. Quote: |
Regarding the 'slot' neck adjustment, a heavy duty curved end screwdriver totally eliminates that issue, and if you find a heavy duty one with a very short neck shank (they have them on Amazon, and probably in most auto supply stores), it actually can work better than more 'modern' executions.
| I have one. Like I said, I can live with it, I just don't like it as much.
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