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The Mike Lull Club Part 4

#424
All I can say is I've owned 2 M4Vs, at various times, but the TC4 that I had Mike build for me is the epitome of what a jazz bass should sound like, and try as i might, i have not found any jazz that is better (ive owned many from elite builders). It's a completely subjective thing, but I just love the TC4, and I know I am in a minority. That's ok with me.
 
#425
Holdsg said:
All I can say is I've owned 2 M4Vs, at various times, but the TC4 that I had Mike build for me is the epitome of what a jazz bass should sound like, and try as i might, i have not found any jazz that is better (ive owned many from elite builders). It's a completely subjective thing, but I just love the TC4, and I know I am in a minority. That's ok with me.
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Thanks for your thoughts. And those sound clips I found helpful. But without a side by side caparison and actually holding and playing the bass it is sometime hard to really figure out what I would sound I prefer.
 
#426
Having spent 30-some hours with my V4, it's safe to say I've never played a Jazz Bass quite like this one. My previous experience with Jazzes has been Fender (late-model Custom Shop, American Standard and Road Worn) and Sadowsky (RV4 and MV4). All of them excellent to very good basses. But this Lull is in some league of its own in terms of comfort and playability. The amazing light weight. The extremely low action. The sweet neck. The bass feels as if it's a part of my body, which is very liberating. I feel as if the bass has my back, is totally taking care of business, and I'm freed up to just play, play, play. And what a sound. This baby can HONK. But the controls are responsive and I can get an interesting range of tones considering it's a passive V/V/T setup. As for the looks, I put a photo of the bass on Facebook and got a large number of likes and comments from friends -- some bass players, more not. (The only negative comment came from a renowned old-Fender-or-nothing guy.) It's safe to say many or most of the folks didn't know what a Mike Lull bass was before. But they sure seemed to find the ocean turquoise color and overall design appealing.

Really happy.
 
#433
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Hi.

I'm Mike Lull M5V's owner in Korea.

I'm South Korean.

Nice to meet you.

My M5V was made by Mike in 2001.

Swamp Ash Body
Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck
Flame Maple Fretboard.
Seymour Duncan Custom Pickup
Bartolini NTMB Preamp.



I want to change my electronics...
I think m5v's sound is very modern...
not vintage..
but, it's not a passive circuit.
I know it can't be a vintage sound...


but... i want to as possible as made a vintage sound.

How do you think?

I'm looking for Sadowsky Hum-cancelling Pickups or
Nordstrand NJ5 single pickup.


Do Sadowsky and Nordstrand pickups are perfect combo in my NTMB circuit?


What is the best????

Nordy + NTMB
Sadowsky Hum-cancelling + NTMB

If NTMB is not good, I have a plan that change the pre-amp..
 
#440
pauliebass said:
Happy New Years guys. Let's address the post above. Based on what he said, I would drop the midrange control and add a passive tone control. I think this would be the best start toward "more vintage."
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In general I find Lull's more vintage sounding then my Sadowsky. I am not sure if that is the pickups or the pre or another factor. But that has been true with both the Agi pre and the Bart pre. So my guess is that changing the pickups to the Sadowsky's will not get you to a more vintage vibe. I like Pauliebass suggestion.
 

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