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The Mike Lull Club Part 4

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JLY said:
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Sorry if I amused you.....just trying to help
Maybe Mike would like to know if there is a quality issue
Perhaps my Lulls (both purchased used) do have a dead spot which I have not noticed but personally, a dead spot on a newly purchased bass would not be acceptable to me....and Mike may feel the same way
Good luck with the bass
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That's the thing - it's not a quality issue. Sometimes certain designs will make certain dead spots more likely (Fender style basses usually have some kind of dead spot around the 7th fret on the G string). In that case a luthier might take steps to try and correct this by changing the design slightly (though the dead spot is more likely to be moved rather than totally eliminated). Roger Sadowsky, for example, makes his headstocks thicker and adds graphite rods in an attempt to minimize dead spots (though they still occur on his basses). Mike Tobias was finding that there was often a dead spot higher up the neck on his 635s (probably in the location Paulie mentioned) and so he began to laminate the backs of the headstocks on his 635s (for greater mass I'm guessing). But in the end, dead spots are, as Roger Sadowsky puts it, "a fact of life". A luthier can never know in advance whether a given wood combination will produce a dead spot. Again, it's not a quality issue - it's just the physics of the electric bass (and yes, graphite-necked basses have dead spots too).
 
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For all of you folks who would like to try out some cool Lulls

https://www.facebook.com/events/1506292229587963/

"Hi Folks,

You are officially invited to the 2014 New England TalkBass.com get together on September 21, 2014 from 11AM to 6PM. If you haven't been to one of these things, the basic idea is to give bass players from New England, New York, or wherever a chance to network, learn about new gear coming out and to actually try out gear you wouldn't normally have access to. Everyone is encouraged to bring a bass, amp, effect or anything else you'd want to share. Don't be shy because all species of equipment are welcome.

We know from the past, that when many players are trying out amps it can get a little loud, so we'll have a couple of Cafe Walter headphone amps available to try basses out in a more isolated setting. In addition, we'll have a couple of designated "quiet" times so we can give away some swag from Gallien Krueger, ZON Guitars, Mike Lull Guitars, DR Strings and Tsunami Cables.

A nominal fee of $25 will get you access to this event and some delicious food provided by D.Carlo Trattoria. We'll also have full waitstaff and a cash bar with a bartender on duty. I will have coffee on hand as well.

If you know for a fact that you're coming, please send your $25 via Paypal to andybrownri AT gmail DOT com with your name and TalkBass handle in the comments. The deadline for getting your payment in (so we can have an accurate head count) will be Sunday, September 14th at 5PM.

We hope to see you there,

Andy & Tony"
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They usually are Mark...
I'm stoked and will be performing 3 fusion based tracks as well so folks can hear these basses in the mix.

Its all about the basses, socializing...and food lets not forget the fabulous food...This is no NAMM, its way better...
 
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We had Michael Manring play at the NE GTG before and we are have more and more product based sponsers...

Gear that you never will never see in a local music store and KILLER food.
I will be doing a little demo for Mike Lull & GK along with fellow GK artist Derrick Ogden with Zon Guitarts (This guy rips)
http://www.zonguitars.com/zonguitars/dogden_bio.html
 

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