I had an early 2000s V4 jazz and it was the best passive jazz bass I have ever owned. Sold it when I went to 5s to a fellow TBer. He still has it. That should say something.
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I wouldn't call it chunky. If I had to describe the neck, it would be "ideal." The body seems a bit thicker than the Fender bodies. It was built in November 2005 and bought at the 20006 NAMM show.
Thanks. I had a late 90's Lull 4 string Jazz. It was amazing. The bass I'm looking at is active. I'm not thrilled about that, but it's also not a deterrent.
My buddy has an active MV5 and it is fantastic.
My only active bass at the moment is a Stingray, which will be going up for sale soon. I don't have a dislike for active basses, but I find that I don't use the eq at all. I know there are other benefits, but I'm not sure if that's enough. The fact that it's active isn't a deal killer though.
Lull active basses have a passive mode, if you pull up on the volume knob on their M5V that is passive. The 4 strings are different, it's the 3rd knob.
Stingray is listed. Offer in on an MV5
Good to know. I was going to ask on this thread, but I figured that I wasn't going to walk away based on that. I like everything else about it. The era, the color, the wood combo, etc.
Good to know. I was going to ask on this thread, but I figured that I wasn't going to walk away based on that. I like everything else about it. The era, the color, the wood combo, etc.
Hey guys contemplating offering up my nearly new minty 2024 build Lull V4. Arctic white, Roasted Maple neck, Indian Rosewood 34", would consider trades for Lull 5 string or similar.
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I am hoping for some help. I am looking to convert an active Lull J5 into a passive bass. It has a control plate with 4 knobs and a side jack. I figure that I could keep the side jack and then wire the pickups to be volume, blend, tone, tone. Are there better options? Also, which pots and caps should I look at? I don't mind purchasing a prewired harness if there are good options available.
I want to make sure that everything can be converted back to stock in the future if need be.
I want to make sure that everything can be converted back to stock in the future if need be.
Just in case it helps, have you checked if your bass has already a passive pickup config in it?
In my M5V I get the passive config if I pull on one of the knobs, but I forget which knob...
Thanks for the reply. It has the active passive push/pull pot. One issue is that the pots are pretty dirty and I was thinking about replacing them. Since I was already doing the work, I figured that I might as well go passive. But after playing it for a bit, I may end up keeping it active. It sounds great as is, and I can always play it in passive mode.
Or…maybe I can reverse the switch so down is passive and up is active???
Or…maybe I can reverse the switch so down is passive and up is active???
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Replacing the pots is the best idea.
And wiring the push/pull to operate with passive down would be easy to do.
Thanks. I think it's an Aguilar preamp. Volume, blend, mid and stacked bass/treble.
Which pots do you recommend?
Also, do any of the prewired plates fit on the Lulls? If I were to go all out and do an East or Lusithand preamp?
I'm really up in the air on the bass at the moment. I want to spend more time with it and research all options before I do anything. I really like the bass and will eventually take it to a tech to be professionally disassembled, cleaned and set up. It's not disgustingly dirty, but it could use a thorough cleaning.
Which pots do you recommend?
Also, do any of the prewired plates fit on the Lulls? If I were to go all out and do an East or Lusithand preamp?
I'm really up in the air on the bass at the moment. I want to spend more time with it and research all options before I do anything. I really like the bass and will eventually take it to a tech to be professionally disassembled, cleaned and set up. It's not disgustingly dirty, but it could use a thorough cleaning.
I'm actually considering putting my MV4 fretless up for sale. They are incredible and this one is unlined.
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You could try cleaning the pots with deoxit, available in Amazon. That's what the electronic techs use when cleaning noisy pots on amps.
Here are the two 2005 Lulls---one serial number apart.
P5:
J5:
The J5 is going to my tech next week to be cleaned up, new pots, set up and a repair for a small finish crack. I decided to keep it active (Aguilar pre). I like it passive, but the preamp isn't over powering and sounds quite nice.
P5:
J5:
The J5 is going to my tech next week to be cleaned up, new pots, set up and a repair for a small finish crack. I decided to keep it active (Aguilar pre). I like it passive, but the preamp isn't over powering and sounds quite nice.
Does anyone here have an early to mid 2000's Lull P4 Bass. Maybe something with a high 3 digit serial number. I'd love to round out my 'collection' with a nice 4 string P bass. I'm thinking about listing a few basses for sell. But, I'm not sure how easy it would be to find the right bass from the right era.
Honestly, there is no "right" era for Lulls. I'd argue that Lull basses just kept getting better and better, as they were able to charge more, refine manufacturing techniques and afford more time to build them. I had Lull #796 and others from 10 years ago or more. Still have #1518, and a couple of post pandemic ones. The new ones are amazing. But there's nothing wrong in finding an old Lull around. It will be amazing as well. Takes a bit of searching, which is kind of fun too.
Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to imply that there were 'good' and 'bad' eras. I have no doubt that they are constantly refining their builds. I have a newer Lull J4, so I can see the quality is top notch. Maybe a better wording is how hard would it be to find a 'specific' bass from a 'specific' era? I don't have an issue looking at newer Lulls, but I want to get all the info I can before making any moves and listing my current basses for sale.
