The Mike Lull Club Part 4

[jnumme]

That color looks like Pepto Bismol. But that's a good thing because it's sick. *rimshot*

Right it cured my GAS !!!

 

[TonyP-]

ah.. forgot to say: 35"

Very cool...I'm 35 fan myself (I think we are surprisingly in the minority) There is something pure and solid with Black & Maple. I have a M5v with that combo.
You have a keeper DG...

 

[mark beem]

Very cool...I'm 35 fan myself (I think we are surprisingly in the minority) There is something pure and solid with Black & Maple. I have a M5v with that combo.
You have a keeper DG...

35 fan here as well.

 

[DriesG]

I've become a fan of 35" seconds after I played it. It was a bit of an adaptation for my fretting hand, but no big deal. This instrument gives me a lot of inspiration and makes me study more! It's a keeper for sure, and I do like the color combo as well.

 

[Holdsg]

TC fan here, regardless of scale or number of strings

 

[DriesG]

TC fan here, regardless of scale or number of strings

Hey Holdsg, do you know what TC stands for?

 

[Holdsg]

No idea

 

[Dredmahawkus]

Only problem now is no other 5 string is going to satisfy!!

You guys ever worry about that? Lulls play so nice I am worried if I have to play another bass I will be fumbling all over the place!!

 

[Vic]

FWIW, 34 fan here. Did the 35 thing, even still have a few, don't mind them at all, but 34 is just more familiar territory for me both physically and audibly. The myth that 35 is required to have a great B string has been long debunked by all the great builders/luthiers out there (including Lull), so it really is just a comfort/tone thing.

 

[bass12]

At this point I really don't mind whether a 5 string bass has a 34 or 35 inch scale - as long as the B (and the rest of the bass) sounds good. I've been playing my 34 basses lately but this weekend I'll be gigging my 35 M5V.

 

[bass12]

Only problem now is no other 5 string is going to satisfy!!

You guys ever worry about that? Lulls play so nice I am worried if I have to play another bass I will be fumbling all over the place!!

Can't say I have that feeling. If I did though I'd probably have saved myself quite a bit of cash since buying my Lull.

 

[TonyP-]

FWIW, 34 fan here. Did the 35 thing, even still have a few, don't mind them at all, but 34 is just more familiar territory for me both physically and audibly. The myth that 35 is required to have a great B string has been long debunked by all the great builders/luthiers out there (including Lull), so it really is just a comfort/tone thing.

I will admit for me its a technique thing first for me (cliff-note version, I plan cleaner)...However I dig the tone as well.

 

[DriesG]

FWIW I don't think it's a myth: it's physics. They just sound and feel different because of the differences in thickness, tension etc...
34" or 35": it's a personal thing. I like both. And I really like Mike's basses.

 

[Vic]

FWIW I don't think it's a myth: it's physics. They just sound and feel different because of the differences in thickness, tension etc...
34" or 35": it's a personal thing. I like both. And I really like Mike's basses.

You misread my post. I said it's a myth that you have to have a 35" scale to have a great B string. I didn't say they'd sound the same. In fact I pointed out there would be tonal diffs.

SO NYAH!!! lol

 

[DriesG]

You misread my post. I said it's a myth that you have to have a 35" scale to have a great B string. I didn't say they'd sound the same. In fact I pointed out there would be tonal diffs.

SO NYAH!!! lol

We're both right! Hahaha

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I chose a 34" scale length M5V for comfort, plus I prefer the sound of 34" or smaller on the G-string. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the B-string sounds on it. With new strings, it may even be clearer than the other strings. Is it possible that it is because the string through the body?

With no disrespect to the Lulls (34" or 35"), but nothing beats the clarity of the 37" scale length B on a Dingwall. Maybe a 38" Quake (they're even more rare than Dingwalls)? But then you'd have the same scale on the other strings so it would be a trade-off.

 

[fourstringdrums]

So Mike received my P4 today and I heard back from Paul. He said that like some of you indicated, the lines on the fretboard are normal, though he's going to buff the fretboard a little bit more and check the frets and it should be on its way back to me sometime this week.

 

[fishtx]

I prefer 34" scale...they are just more comfortable for me to play. I've had several 34 scale 5-strings and all of them have had great sounding B-Strings...However, I've had some cabs that made the B-string sound like crap...

 

[bass12]

So Mike received my P4 today and I heard back from Paul. He said that like some of you indicated, the lines on the fretboard are normal, though he's going to buff the fretboard a little bit more and check the frets and it should be on its way back to me sometime this week.

Did he give you an explanation as to what exactly those lines are? It feels to me as if the fingerboard between the frets is covered and that the lines are where the cover ends. Weird, but that's what it seems like.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Did he give you an explanation as to what exactly those lines are? It feels to me as if the fingerboard between the frets is covered and that the lines are where the cover ends. Weird, but that's what it seems like.

It's what someone else explained probably a few pages back. When he sprays the neck, some of the finish builds up on either side of the frets. He takes a razor blade and scores the finish off next to the frets and then buffs it out. Mine just had a bit more of the finish left in spots.