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The Mike Lull Club Part 4

My new M5V is on the way. It's nearly identical to my previous M5V. The only difference is the new one is 35" and has a Trickfish preamp. I mainly just wanted to move from a 34" scale to a 35" scale. I had to stick with the charcoal frost finish and tort pickguard.
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Great looking bass! What's the knob layout for the preamp?
 
Do I get to join if Mike built mine?
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I'm a guitarist who likes to play bass, but I used to always take my guitars in to Mike for setups/mods. I've had a couple guitars refretted & Plekked there too. Mike was always super cool and of course his work was stellar. RIP.

the Lull shop was the first place i visited when I moved to Redmond, WA in 2016.

it was early Sunday morning, i parked in front of the shop just to take a picture of the Lull sign.

the door opened, it was Mike - he invited me in and gave me a tour.

i took ALL my guitars and basses to his shop.

i would run into him around town at coffee shops. he would ALWAYS take the time to chat.

Mike was a brilliant human.

Along with my recent M4V upgrade, i took my Ibanez EHB-1505 for a thorough setup.

it's masterwork now - crazy the magic they do there.

Spencer is at the same level - i sat and chatted with him yesterday for an extended time.

Gracious beyond measure.
 
Since my favorite guitar tech here stopped doing repairs and went to building acoustic guitars, I've been wishing I lived closer to the Lull shop. Shipping a bass from my location runs about $210 via FedEx.

Well, that's still cheaper than moving to Bellevue, WA….:roflmao:.

(since then, I've found two most excellent guitar techs, both 3 hours from home and both every bit worth the drive)
 
My new M5V is on the way. It's nearly identical to my previous M5V. The only difference is the new one is 35" and has a Trickfish preamp. I mainly just wanted to move from a 34" scale to a 35" scale. I had to stick with the charcoal frost finish and tort pickguard.
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This bass arrived yesterday. I put some DR Sunbeams on it and spent a few hours playing it. The Trickfish IPA preamp is absolutely stellar! It doesn't really impart its own color, but still makes everything better. It sounds like a slightly better version of the bass' passive tone, which is great. I'm really digging what the 35" scale does for the B string. It has so much clarity and heft.