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Mike Lull update

#42
M4V: Caramel Burst, BEM board, Bart pre, Fralin PUPs = $2175
I don't need this,:rollno: i can't want this:bawl:. I now know that my wife cannot read my thoughts :eek: like she has been know to profess, cause if she could, the check book and credit cards would be hidden.:D
 
#43
Yeah, that's the one that's really talking to me, too. Fortunately it's not a 5-string, so I shouldn't be too tempted...

I dig the red one, too, it's got the vintage vibe in spades. That's something we haven't really offered up to this point... I'm sure Suhr could do that, too, but I've never gone down that road with his stuff.
 
#44
That red one is flat-out gorgeous. I assume it's an alder body?

Blocks & binding are kinda' scary on the menu - sorta' like seeing "Lobster Tail: market price" and asking yourself if you really want it. :D On my custom order I originally wanted to go that route, against a Lake Placid Blue finish...until I saw how much it'd cost. All of a sudden, ash/maple sounded really good. :)

Just for the record...and yes, I am hopeless, here's my lineup:

M5V - alder/rosewood, CAR w/ matching headstock. Duncan SC's & Bart NTMB. (This is the one bass that every bandleader and producer seem to love.)

M5V - ash/maple, 3TB. Duncan LHB's & Bart NTMB. Total funk machine.

M5V - ash/maple, CAO w/ matching headstock, no face dots. Duncan HB P/J & Bart NTMB. Massive. No other word fits as well.

M4V - alder/rosewood, Sherwood green w/ matching headstock. Fralin SC's & Bart NTBT. Vintage to the core. For whatever reason, this one sat at my local store for ~ 18 months, and I finally had to bring it home. :)

Full disclosure....it's hard to find an MxV that I don't love. Even the "average" sounding ones are pretty special. And when you find a really special one....well, hence my 3TB bass mentioned above. Did I (cough) need (/cough) another ash/maple in my life? Nope, but this one is in the pantheon. I totally dig the new TC model, but not enough to pony up the premium. The PT is flat-out dangerous, and if I had more rock gigs, I'd probably have to pull a trigger. (Not sure I could ever do a 'Bird body style, but that sound....slurp.) I'm really hit or miss on the M (modern) series. Not sure what it is, but some speak to me, and others just....don't. They look way cool though, and if you've gotta' have a J w/ 24-frets and a fancy top, look no further....at least not without bellying up with an extra grand. However, back to that "Custom" in the business title. One cronie has a pretty special bass coming his way - an M5V w/ 24-fret neck and a P/J pickup config. Wicked.

Worthy reading within the friendly confines, if you're so inclined:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/mike-lull-club-409599/

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/mike-lull-club-part-2-a-617003/
 
#49
This thread has got me playing my Lull M5V ("Funkzilla") more and more. Why, now I am relaxing playing my Lull while enjoying a Heineken and watching Buckaroo Bonzai on tv.

It just doesn't get much better than this!



Signing off for now,

John Big Booty
 
#50
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Best PJ5 I've ever owned or played.

Under 8 pounds, Passive, flawless build quality, effortless to play...
 

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