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- Mar 13, 2008
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
well its about damn time for me, but im finally in! gimmie a number please! 76 bicen T-bird in natural finish.
btw, if anyone has a bicentennial bridge cover let me know!
Beautiful Gibsons!
I need to catch the list up a bit here, so welcome to Mikaelbass #230, JayBassD #231, JMPeat #232, Phildogger #233 and beebassdude #234 - BTW Love that RD too!
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MrGotBass #235
- Feb 3, 2005
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- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
Gig tomorrow night. Just an opening set, but I'll be playing the Lull T4. Can't wait to actually take it out on a gig!
- Mar 13, 2008
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- 142,252
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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
- Feb 3, 2005
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- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
I'll be real interested to hear what you have to say post show
I'm psyched. The other night at practice our drummer could not make it. Our keyboardist is one of those guys that can play anything (and he's a great recording engineer to boot), so he jumped on the drums. At the end of the night we were goofing around with everyone on different instruments. Our lead guitarist was playing bass and I was on the keys (yikes is all I can say regarding me on keys looking at the chord chart sheet on how to play them). We were jamming some Meters and man that T-Bird sounded killer from across the room. Can't wait to take it out tomorrow. Full report on Saturday!
I gave up waiting for the local store to get my Epi Pro IV in (couldn't order one!!) so I just ordered on MF. They are on sale for $100 off regular price and also until the 18th MF is giving another 14% off items $249 or more. I got the Pro IV and the Epi hard case for a really great price. Should be here by the 23rd.
Woo Hoo!
Woo Hoo!
So i'm almost done the transformation of my bird. I moved the strap pin to the heel of the body(close to the gibson point i guess) and as i let it hang on me, the bass pulls away from me. 
What can i do to counter this? Should i keep it at the original placement
What can i do to counter this? Should i keep it at the original placement
- Feb 3, 2005
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- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
Well, I'm sitting at work waiting on the final page from the execs so I can finish up this proposal package. Figured, I'd come sit by myself at my desk and surf TalkBass while waiting! Least I can do for working my 2nd Saturday in a row. ; )
Played my first gig with the Lull T4 last night. Smallish size bar and middle of 3 bands. There was no sharing of gear, so it was throw the stuff up there and go. Plus, it is an old building with high ceilings except a real low ceiling over the band which makes the sound onstage a mess compared to out in the room. I played my T4 into a Mesa Walkabout on top of a GK Neo 112 II. Kind of wish I'd have brought the Walkabout Scout 12 combo for a straight comparison to last month at the same bar (plus I prefer my Walkabout Scout cab to the GK). Oh well. We played a combo of originals and some covers (Son Volt - Tear Stained Eye, Fats Domino - Sick and Tired, Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers, Steve Earle - Hometown Blues and Graveyard Shift, Little Bob & the Lollipops - I Got Loaded which is better known by the later Los Lobos version perhaps). Anyway, that gives you an idea of the gig, bluesy, alt-country, rock, and New Orleans stuff. The other two bands were kind of old school countryish, so we leaned the set in that direction for sure with the cover choices. 5 piece band w/ 2 guitars, keys, bass and drums.
Shameless plug: Go to Link Removed and click on the music tab. Our first 4 song EP is a free download. No T-bird content though (this predates my T, so it is a Sadowsky jazz on 3 tracks and a Lakland Hollowbody w/ flats on one).
I usually use one of my Sadowsky's with this band, although I've also used a P-Bass w/ flats or a Lakland Hollowbody w/ flats. The T-Bird was a nice place in-between. It definitely doesn't cut through quite like the Sadowsky's do. However, I always feel a little limited by the P or Hollowbody with flats. For every song I like it on, I don't on another. The T really kind of occupied a nice place in the middle of that imo. In fact, our guitarist/singer commented on how good he thought it sounded in the mix of the band. I wish I'd have had a little more time to EQ the rig, but it was plug and go as I said.
When I play my other basses, I always play over the neck pickup. I've never cared for the tone when your right hand is over the bridge pickup. However, I have to say that I found myself moving my hand placement a lot more with the T. Certain songs I would be over the neck pickup, but for some of the funkier, moving lines I really liked it over the bridge pickup. I didn't mess with adjusting the tone knob or favoring a pickup all night. I just moved my hand to where it sounded right. That was cool to me.
We'll be going in the studio soon and I'm really excited to have this in the arsenal.
On a side note, my wife said it looked "too metal" and I should use it in my metal tribute band instead. I guess she thinks that the T-Bird started with Nikki Sixx! ; )
Played my first gig with the Lull T4 last night. Smallish size bar and middle of 3 bands. There was no sharing of gear, so it was throw the stuff up there and go. Plus, it is an old building with high ceilings except a real low ceiling over the band which makes the sound onstage a mess compared to out in the room. I played my T4 into a Mesa Walkabout on top of a GK Neo 112 II. Kind of wish I'd have brought the Walkabout Scout 12 combo for a straight comparison to last month at the same bar (plus I prefer my Walkabout Scout cab to the GK). Oh well. We played a combo of originals and some covers (Son Volt - Tear Stained Eye, Fats Domino - Sick and Tired, Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers, Steve Earle - Hometown Blues and Graveyard Shift, Little Bob & the Lollipops - I Got Loaded which is better known by the later Los Lobos version perhaps). Anyway, that gives you an idea of the gig, bluesy, alt-country, rock, and New Orleans stuff. The other two bands were kind of old school countryish, so we leaned the set in that direction for sure with the cover choices. 5 piece band w/ 2 guitars, keys, bass and drums.
Shameless plug: Go to Link Removed and click on the music tab. Our first 4 song EP is a free download. No T-bird content though (this predates my T, so it is a Sadowsky jazz on 3 tracks and a Lakland Hollowbody w/ flats on one).
I usually use one of my Sadowsky's with this band, although I've also used a P-Bass w/ flats or a Lakland Hollowbody w/ flats. The T-Bird was a nice place in-between. It definitely doesn't cut through quite like the Sadowsky's do. However, I always feel a little limited by the P or Hollowbody with flats. For every song I like it on, I don't on another. The T really kind of occupied a nice place in the middle of that imo. In fact, our guitarist/singer commented on how good he thought it sounded in the mix of the band. I wish I'd have had a little more time to EQ the rig, but it was plug and go as I said.
When I play my other basses, I always play over the neck pickup. I've never cared for the tone when your right hand is over the bridge pickup. However, I have to say that I found myself moving my hand placement a lot more with the T. Certain songs I would be over the neck pickup, but for some of the funkier, moving lines I really liked it over the bridge pickup. I didn't mess with adjusting the tone knob or favoring a pickup all night. I just moved my hand to where it sounded right. That was cool to me.
We'll be going in the studio soon and I'm really excited to have this in the arsenal.
On a side note, my wife said it looked "too metal" and I should use it in my metal tribute band instead. I guess she thinks that the T-Bird started with Nikki Sixx! ; )
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,197
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,197
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
Good Lord. You would not believe what this bass sounds like...Best I've ever heard.
That is one crazy "coffee table bird"!
I'd love to hear some sound clips.
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,898
- 142,252
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
As promised (if not somewhat belated), here is a pic of my new Tbird 
Doesn't come close to some of the amazing basses in this thread, but its a start
I've got 2 pretty big gigs this week, so I'll try and get a pic of me in the appropriate atire
Doesn't come close to some of the amazing basses in this thread, but its a start
I've got 2 pretty big gigs this week, so I'll try and get a pic of me in the appropriate atire
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,197
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,197
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
On a side note, I have an old soft case from a custom 5 string I'd had built that is since retired with a bad neck. Anyway, I pulled it out of the case, moved some padding around and voila, soft case for the Lull T4!!!!
ProTec PBG401 Electric Bass Case
ProTec PBG401 Electric Bass Case
Just did this to my Goth T-bird. I plan on getting a Hipshot Supertone bridge, as well as chrome knobs and machine heads soon.
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- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,898
- 142,252
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
Black and Silver, you can't go wrong there!
Welcome MrGotBass, #235 and Brucebass3901 thanks for the pic!
- Mar 13, 2008
- 18,898
- 142,252
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
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