Which strings for a Mike Lull M5V

[sickranium]

Hi there, folks!

I have been the proud owner of a Mike Lull M5V for a few months now, and I have grown pretty fond of the baby.
The only thing that bothers me is the string thing:
When I bought the bass from my teacher, it had some Foderas on it. Those gave great definition and clarity and cut through the mix even in my hard rock band like a knife through butter. But they sounded a little too clean and sterile for my taste, so I switched to DR LoRiders which I have been using on all my other basses since I started playing, always with great tonal results. Not so this time: my bass totally disappears in the mix, plus they are just about 4-5mm too short to use the "string through" option for the b-string.

So, any recommandations? What kind of strings do our Mike Lull users prefer? I greatly appreciate any kind of suggestion...

grz
Ronnie

PS: I'm a fingerstyle/slap guy (no pick) and play mostly rock, pop and blues stuff.

 

[bandganderson]

I use DR Hi Beams on my Lull M4, and have just purchased a Lull M5 that I have not switched the strings out on yet, but when I do, I will most likely go with DR Hi Beams. I have been playing for about 30 years and twice have gone on the "I need to try a bunch of sings types to figure out what I like" binges. The Ken Smith SS strings were my favorite for awhile, until I switched to DR. When DR had some production problems back in the mid 1990's, I switched back to Smith, and then came back to DR in about 2000. Long lasting, good snap but not overly bright, and very smooth feel.

Just my two cents...

 

[darkstorm]

Dr neon, Dean Markley blue steel, or for more mid oriented sound with more traditional low bass thump, rotosound swing66. The DR neons and DM blue steels have better low bass difinition.

 

[Gormsgade]

From my perspective it is really about what you want to achieve. I have two M5V's each with different strings:
Ash body maple fretboard - This bass is so delicate and in order to get all of the wood combination out of it I use Dr Low Rider. Clean even sound allowing all the timbre of the wood to be carried through, without sounding too thin.
Alder body rosewood fretboard - GHS Boomers, strings I never though I would use, but they just make this bass into a thundering rock/blues axe that blasts everything away. And with the excellent capabilities of the B string on these bases, they leave no question who is in charge of the low register.
Try your way through and don't leave out the non-highend brands, they may just make what you're looking for, especially with the music style you refer to.

Good luck.