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The Mike Lull Club Part 4

#261
I just put cream pickup covers on my UV4 and am quite pleased with the result.
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#263
I'm playing a Lakland 35" scale passive P5 and think it would be an upgrade to get a Mike Lull. I'm interested in the 35" scale Lull PJ5 but I won't have the chance to play one before deciding. So I have a question for anyone who's played both the Lull P5 and the PJ5 - are you happy with the PJ pickup configuration? Can you get the P bass sounds and add to that with the J sound, or does the hybrid create another animal that's different in its own right? I'd like to be sure I can still get the P sound if I want it, and just supplement it with the bridge pickup when needed.
 
#264
You definitely get close to a Fender. Imo, the 35" scale makes the D and G strings a little pinched sounding. Not so fat. Aeesome neck. Best fretwork I 've ever played. I'dlook into a 34" Lull PJ. I'd personally like to compare a 35 P to a 34. 34 might be truer. 35 is definitely true on the lower strings but a wee bit different on the higher strings. Great bass though. Worth the money fo sho.
 
#265
jake3 said:
I'm playing a Lakland 35" scale passive P5 and think it would be an upgrade to get a Mike Lull. I'm interested in the 35" scale Lull PJ5 but I won't have the chance to play one before deciding. So I have a question for anyone who's played both the Lull P5 and the PJ5 - are you happy with the PJ pickup configuration? Can you get the P bass sounds and add to that with the J sound, or does the hybrid create another animal that's different in its own right? I'd like to be sure I can still get the P sound if I want it, and just supplement it with the bridge pickup when needed.
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Adding the bridge pickup does not change the P tone at all when you are panned all the way to the front pickup. A P bass purist might argue that the small amount of wood you remove from the bass for the J pickup will change the tone, but I don't think that argument holds any water (no noticeable difference) especially if you are talking about chambed basses to improve tone and the differences between every piece of wood. IMO.

On a separate note, So I Lull club member #12, which is sad because right now I do not own a Lull, but before I get kicked out of the club I have one on order through Rocket Music. I owned two Lull's and MV5 and a M5, but I never felt as good on the 35 scale as I do on the 34. But those basses where the best sounding I have ever had (for me they are a way better fit tone wise then my Sadowsky.) But once Lull came out with the 34 inch 5 string I have been eyeing a new Lull and pulled the trigger about a month ago. (Picks will follow when I get it probably a few months from now.)
 
#266
Being a member of the Lull Club member is kinda like the old Marine adage - "Once a Lull Club member, always a Lull Club member". :) Of course, exceptions could be made for those who request termination or disparage the brand, but not being a current owner is no grounds for dismissal. :bassist:
 
#267
jake3 said:
I'm playing a Lakland 35" scale passive P5 and think it would be an upgrade to get a Mike Lull. I'm interested in the 35" scale Lull PJ5 but I won't have the chance to play one before deciding. So I have a question for anyone who's played both the Lull P5 and the PJ5 - are you happy with the PJ pickup configuration? Can you get the P bass sounds and add to that with the J sound, or does the hybrid create another animal that's different in its own right? I'd like to be sure I can still get the P sound if I want it, and just supplement it with the bridge pickup when needed.
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I' own a P4 (not 5) and have owned two PJ5s, the only difference between the solo P on the PJ and the P4 is the fact that they are different pickup manufacturers (Fralin for the P4 and SDuncan for the P5), other than that, you get a definite P tone when you solo the P in the PJ5. Its a very nice tone, and only minutely different from the Fralin (which I love to pieces).
 
#268
Mike's making me a 34" JJ MV5. I'm excited!! One thing that I wanted to add regarding the P and J pickups. I and a few friends have concluded that a Volume, Volume tone set up on the Lulls sounds better than a Blend knob. Get more opinions, but if you have one made, make sure that that's a option you pick.
 
#269
funkythumb said:
Mike's making me a 34" JJ MV5. I'm excited!! One thing that I wanted to add regarding the P and J pickups. I and a few friends have concluded that a Volume, Volume tone set up on the Lulls sounds better than a Blend knob. Get more opinions, but if you have one made, make sure that that's a option you pick.
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That would actually be an M5V (Sadowsky is MV5... I know, it's confusing). That's actually what mine is as well... a 34" M5V JJ. But if you're going PJ, it's not a JJ. :) Mine's a JJ. Single coils. Ash body, maple neck, and all badass. :)
 
#271
jake3 said:
I'm playing a Lakland 35" scale passive P5 and think it would be an upgrade to get a Mike Lull. I'm interested in the 35" scale Lull PJ5 but I won't have the chance to play one before deciding. So I have a question for anyone who's played both the Lull P5 and the PJ5 - are you happy with the PJ pickup configuration?
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I've owned a 55-94D for 10 years now and for the last 3 years I've played a Lull PJ5.

I've compared a P5 against my PJ5, with the J turned off, and they sound the same. I don't acually use the J and I don't miss it. For me there's no point, the bass sounds really good as a straight passive P.

The Lull is one of the best feeling, sounding and playing basses I've seen. I'm now looking for a passive Lull 5 string Jazz to complment the PJ5.
 

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