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The Mike Lull Club

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#421
JRB said:
Also keep in mind that with a PJ you have to have (I think so anyway) HumC pickups...
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This is not totally true, but IMHO it is best.

The "problem" with using a SC J pickup in a PJ is you get hum in the blended tone since the neck pickup is already humbucking and as a result can't be used to buck hum with the bridge pickup. On the other hand, you can solo the neck pickup with no hum. :)

The thing is, since the blended sound is probably the most popular on a J or even PJ, you get hum in the most typical setting where you normally wouldn't. That's the crux of it.
 
#422
JRB said:
Thanks for the Quote YCBass I do think it's more supportive, And I think Vic has a good point about this. I like having the 60's spacing because when I want more edge I solo the back pickup or at least favor it. Also keep in mind that with a PJ you have to have (I think so anyway) HumC pickups, which to my ears makes a bigger difference (compared to the SC) as far as cutting through then the position. So no matter what I think it is a trade off. You will miss that JJ tone but the P pickup is just very cool.

As a side note this week I am taking my two Lull's to their biggest gig yet, Red Rock's Denver, CO. Hopefully I will get a pick of them on the big stage.
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Sure, I agree. As mentioned above, the 70's position blended with the P draws a pretty J style tone, but it is different, can't quite explain it. I'll say, and Vic can confirm, I am a jazz guy, and my pickup is paned more torward the J but with a little added P. Its quite a cool tone.
 
#423
Vic said:
This is not totally true, but IMHO it is best.

The "problem" with using a SC J pickup in a PJ is you get hum in the blended tone since the neck pickup is already humbucking and as a result can't be used to buck hum with the bridge pickup. On the other hand, you can solo the neck pickup with no hum. :)

The thing is, since the blended sound is probably the most popular on a J or even PJ, you get hum in the most typical setting where you normally wouldn't. That's the crux of it.
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That makes a lot of sense.
 
#424
Well guys got an answer as to why my bass has no serial on the headstock. Guiess I got a little piece of history.



Hi Mike,

You have the very first 24 fret five string bass that we made. It was a
proto-type bass and never belonged to Mike. It was a bass that was sold to a
customer in Hawaii and ended up back here in a convoluted way. It was built
in January, 1997 and has the serial number etched in the electronics cavity.

That bass is out of the norm with its weight. We try to keep the weight of
our five string basses in the 8-9 lb. range.

Have fun with the bass.


We now have a PLEK!
Roger Gee
Sales & Marketing Manager
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
13240 NE 20th Street
Suite #2
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-643-8074
Fax 425-746-5748
Shop hours are 9-5 M-F and 10-5 Saturday
Closed Sunday
www.mikelull.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Bass Bought From Your Friend


Hi Mike. I bought this bass from a man who lives near you. HIs name is
Dean. When I got the bass I noticed that it did not have a serial number on
the back of the headstock like all others of yours I have seen. I emailed
him about lthis and he said that this used to be your personal bass and then
you sold it to him and when you find out you'll be disappointed that he sold
it. I can understand your disappointment but the perfect sound is such a
subjective thing it is hard to please everybody, including your friends. I
think the sound of this thing is incredible, enough so that so far I've
overlooked the weight. It weighs about 9.5-10 lbs. Is Dean's story
accurate? Can you give me all the info you have on the bass including
specs, electronics, and when it was made, how long you had it, etc? Is
there a serial number somewhere I'm not seeing? Do you have a picture of
you with the bass? Like I said, I'm in love with the sound and am
considering another one of your basses.

thanks
Mike
 
#425
B.C. said:
If you insist...
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:eek:

Whoa, that is HOT B.C.! I missed it - is that yours? I bet it sounds great in a rock band.:bassist:
 
#426
tycobb73 said:
Well guys got an answer as to why my bass has no serial on the headstock. Guiess I got a little piece of history.



Hi Mike,

You have the very first 24 fret five string bass that we made. It was a
proto-type bass and never belonged to Mike. It was a bass that was sold to a
customer in Hawaii and ended up back here in a convoluted way. It was built
in January, 1997 and has the serial number etched in the electronics cavity.

That bass is out of the norm with its weight. We try to keep the weight of
our five string basses in the 8-9 lb. range.

Have fun with the bass.


We now have a PLEK!
Roger Gee
Sales & Marketing Manager
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
13240 NE 20th Street
Suite #2
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-643-8074
Fax 425-746-5748
Shop hours are 9-5 M-F and 10-5 Saturday
Closed Sunday
www.mikelull.com
Link Removed


thanks
Mike
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Wow Ty, you have "musical history" in your possession!:eek:

Hang on to that one.
 
#428
Wow tycobb... This makes me wish I would've snatched up your bass when you wanted to sell it, haha!

Hang on to that sucker, if not I'm sure one of us here in the ML Club would want it - I know I do!
 
#430
Nino Valenti said:
As promised:
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Awesome bass, Nino. I have seen you pick up a few cool basses around here, and I've always found it interesting.

I guess I figured if I had your skills and capabilities, I'd be done buying basses because I could always just build *exactly* what I wanted.

But maybe it's like an accomplished chef just enjoying eating in another chef's bistro?

P.S. Sign me up for the Lull club.
 
#432
Hey Guys,
I got the PTC pot today pre-wired from the Lull shop, Mike was gracious enough to draw me out some basic schematics and I was able to put it in myself... Those guys at the shop are just A+ people, just super to deal with!

So far it's working out great... I feel like the passive mode is really usable now and I also like it's effect in active mode, it's a different sound than rolling off the Treble knob of the Bart pre. I feel like my bass is complete now, anything else I do to it is purely extra...

Controls are: R-L - Neck Volume, Bridge Volume stacked PTC, Mid, Treble stacked Bass...
ControlplatewithPTC.gif
 
#434
YCBass said:
Hey Guys,
I got the PTC pot today pre-wired from the Lull shop, Mike was gracious enough to draw me out some basic schematics and I was able to put it in myself... Those guys at the shop are just A+ people, just super to deal with!

So far it's working out great... I feel like the passive mode is really usable now and I also like it's effect in active mode, it's a different sound than rolling off the Treble knob of the Bart pre. I feel like my bass is complete now, anything else I do to it is purely extra...

Controls are: R-L - Neck Volume, Bridge Volume stacked PTC, Mid, Treble stacked Bass...
ControlplatewithPTC.gif
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I am so glad I had Mike put in the PTC in mine. +1 on the treble rolloff, it is quite a different sound.
 
#436
YCBass said:
What are the controls on your bass BC?
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It's an OBP-1 with a PTC and passive bypass. In other words, stacked boost-only bass and treble, passive tone control (that I believe is also the push/pull passive bypass), blend, master volume. Great match-up with his PJ. :)
 
#437
Vic said:
It's an OBP-1 with a PTC and passive bypass. In other words, stacked boost-only bass and treble, passive tone control (that I believe is also the push/pull passive bypass), blend, master volume. Great match-up with his PJ. :)
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+1. Vic's got it. The only thing I miss is a pot to control MIDI devices. :hiding:
 
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