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For sale Gorgeous Mike Lull PJ5 FS - Custom color

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Up for sale is my custom Mike Lull PJ5 that I ordered from Mike in a custom Candy Orange finish, and features a maple neck and lightweight, resonant alder body. I went around the NAMM show a couple of years ago and tried all the basses to see which 5-string came closest to my beloved '73 P-bass, and Mike's basses won out. I then saw a pic on the Sadowsky site with this color/tort pickguard combo and had Mike match it. Bass is in dead mint condition - very comfortable to play, has Schaller straplocks, comes with the most gorgeous, plush case I've ever seen, as well as all case candy, plus two extra sets of Lull SS strings. Scale is 35", but I don't notice it being any different than the standard 34" Fender scale. Perfect neck width in my opinion for a fiver - not cramped like my old G&L L5000, and not super wide like most brands. Weight is 8.6lbs. I just never play five string, and I feel guilty every time I see the Lull case in my closet - this bass should be out being played. I had Mike install the pickups the "proper" way (IMO again), so that the A string has the poles in the same location as on a traditional P-Bass. Beautiful workmanship throughout - I can't say enough about Mike's work and the attention to detail.

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Ouch, this one hurt a lot to pass by. Birdseye Maple 'board, a color that's on my list of "Lull Metallics/non-transparents to have sprayed", a P5 when I've been listening to more Precisions and have gained an appreciation for their sound and "how they're played"... :bawl:
 
Oct 17, 2001
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Passive electronics - I'd tried several with preamps during my research, but I definitely prefer passive - especially as I was trying to get as close to my '73 P-Bass as possible.

The finish looks even better than my mediocre camera can reproduce - they definitely nailed the color. Roger at Lull told me that it was his new favorite color combo when they got done with it!
 

NKUSigEp

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Jun 6, 2006
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I love that color scheme and I need a 5-string...can't do anything though till something sells. :(
 

emblymouse

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I love that color scheme and I don't need a 5 string. Or do I?:hmm:

Really Nice one there!
 
Oct 17, 2001
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Santa Cruz, CA
No, they're the custom Seymour Duncans that Mike had developed for his P5. They sound really good and are a good balance between thump and articulate.
 
Feb 17, 2008
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Looks nice. How would you describe the low B?

Is the string spacing a smidgeon narrower than on a 4-string P bass -- closer to like a 4-string Jazz?

Thanks,

- Peter
 
Oct 17, 2001
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It's the best and most focused B-string that I've played (I've owned fiver G&L's and Schecters). The B is strung through body, which might give it even a bit more clarity. Having said that, I'm really not a 5 string player, which is the only reason that I'm selling it. The spacing is a bit tighter than a standard p-bass, but in no way as tight as the G&L L5000 that I had.
 

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