Thomas P

Hi Basschatters Up for sale is my main instrument from the last 10 years, and only reluctant sale given the "One in - One out" principle as I'm concentrating on fretless in the future. This is one of Mike Lull's earlier creations with a sn. of 479. I guess it's around 20 years old, and brought to Denmark from Ney York by a professional danish bass player, of whom I previously bought another of these basses. For those familiar with these basses, the age can also be detected by a slightly larger head than the current models. We all love our instruments but this one is simply the best of the three M5V I have had over the years, hence the one that stayed the longst. A "pick up and play" instrument commented by all those who have admired, and wanted to try it in the time I have had it. Spec: Beautiful and rare Burgundy Mist finish with very minimal scrathes and marks. None on the front Alder body is my best guess, irrespectively that there is a bit of Ash bark/growl in the sound when recorded. Graphite reinforced Maple neck with rosewood fretboard. Frets recently polished and no signs of wear 35" scale 21 fret neck with 12" fretboard radius. String spacing neck saddle 9,5 mm and 19 mm at bridge which can be adjusted (sideways) if preferred. Weight around 4.3. kg Mike's special wounded Seymour Duncan PU's and 3 band Aguilar pre-amp with passive by pull of volume, and 2 mid frequencies (400/800) No passive tone pot. THE SPECIAL FEATURE: Instead of balance it's fitted with a rotary swith given you: Front PU alone - like an old Fender Telecaster bass with the single coil PU. Both in parallel - Everything you want with a Jazz Sound. Rear PU alone - Pure Jaco Both in series - Powerful almost Musicman type of sound This is as close to a classic vibe modern build "Working man's do all instrument" as you can get, hence why it's been my go to bass for 10 years. And as you can see from the last photo, a small guy like me, 1,82m & 75kg don't have any issues playing a 35" scale bass (Photo from our rehearsal room and not a prison cell :0)) Price including shipping to main Europe and a Mike Lull gigbag. (Will be professional packed for damage free shipping) 20/09/2019: Taste is a subjective matter, but as the yanks are sayin' "Tort goes with everything". Like the tough decision every man faces, blond or brunette? You'd be the judge on that one (spare high quality three layer pickguard from Chandler in the US for one of my previous M5V's - will be part of the package free of charge) Kind Regards Thomas

Bump for including trade option

CONSIDERED SOLD, WAITING FOR PAYMENT TO CLEAR A very rare S2000/Early Stealth all Graphite 5 string fretless neck through with fret lines. Plays and sounds absolutely perfectly but has a bit of scratches/belt buckle marks on the rear side. Pre-amp includes Volume, Balance, Bass, treble with active/passive switch. 16,5mm string spacing and a comfortable 4 kg. weight Comes with fresh strings, and two additional sets included. Original flightcase included Bought here about 10 months ago, and absolutely a wonderful bass. These Status' simply has the perfect shape for optimal ergonomics. Only selling as there (still is) no need for a fretless in the music style we play, and play far too seldom. Link to the best sound example I could find Fixed (and fair) Price including shipping. Sorry no trade. Kind Regards Thomas

14/11 2018 A bit surprised but I've managed to sell two of my other instruments within a week, so this one stays. Thanks to all for the interest! Willing to trade with a Lefay Pangton 5 string My prime workhorse bass for the last 10 years. A bass that always fits in and never let's you down. Slightly older (likely around 15 years old) version of Mike's wonderful basses. I have had 3 over the years, this one always stayed, and will if my other instruments sell. M5V Features & Specs Condition 9/10 » Alder Body with Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck » and Rosewood Fingerboard » Contoured Neck Heel » 35" Scale Length » 21 Frets » 12" Radius Fingerboard » M5V: 1 7/8" Nut Width and 2 7/8 Neck Width at Body » Bone Nut, Chrome Hardware, Hipshot Ultralite Tuners » Vintage Style Pick-Guard & Control Plate » Aguilar pre-amp with Volume, passive/active Bass/Mid (400 or 800 Hz) treble. The balance has been replaced with a 4 way swith so you get: Front PU, both in Parallel (Jazz Bass), Rear PU, both in Series (Powerful Stingray Sound) Custom Wound Seymour Duncan Basslines Single Coil Pickups » Aluminum Bridge » Full Electrostatic Shielding Weight, around 4.5 Kg. Comes in Mike Lull Gig Bag. I'Ll ensure it is safely prepared for shipping. Fixed Price, shipping included. Kind Regards Thomas

5 string Instrumets of interest in a trade (random listing) Roscoe , Lakland 55' series, Status, Lefay, Marleaux, Zon, Modulus, Spector, early W. Streamer, Larkin I'm willing to add a fair amount if you have the "right" bass, but do have a good knowledge of what the various brands normally sell/trade for. Enjoy your weekend!

Trade plus a bit of money your way? Regards Thomas

Sunday bump

Hi All I have had a couple of enquiries but nothing has matured into a sale/trade so let the offers keep comming. And if you have something either cheaper or more expensive we can probably work something out. Kind Regards Thomas

Hi guys. Some may recall this bass been advertised in November/December last year. A buyer approached me asking if I could wat while he saved up. Hard work through many years and a bit of luck has left me in a situation if which I have more than one instrument, so I agreed only to experience the agreed date of buy being delayed again and again, and after 5 months I have lost my patience. So, this beautiful bass is still up for sale, or in reality and preferable, trade. I'm looking for a 5 string on an equal quality level i.e. new price around the 3000 £/4000€/5000$ with a darker tonal voice and strong sub mid growl. Ideally: 34" - 24 frets - D shaped neck with flat fretboard or high number curve radius (think +16 rather than old school Fender below 10) Headless, graphite neck or Wenge/Padouk, ash/mahogoni body or other hard wood, 3 band pre-amp. What springs to mind is Status or even an elder Lefay, but I open to what you may offer (sorry not Warwick Thumb) Each part cover own insured and traceable shipping. You're welcome to call me at +45 6120 9520. And If you're around Northern Germany I'd be willing to drive half a day from Denmark to meet and exchange instruments. Kind Regards Thomas Link to the old advert

Quite possible one of the best looking Jazz basses out there!

Bumping. And to let others know that trading is an option. Especially for something with a strong growl and darker sounding characteristic (think Fretless and Pino rather than Jaco) Enjoy your weekend guys. Thomas

Could very well be the case, also as it seems I have misjudged the resell value as another BC member is willing to let his go for quite a bit less than what I thouht they traded for. We'll see. So what to do with the Aguilar DB659 I've used for the last 5 years? Decisions, decisions, decisions...... ;0) Thomas

And now with fresh polished frets.

Just played through it for a couple of hours this afternoon. Clean is really not the best word to describe it, transparant is. Never heard so many variations comming through just by the playing technique of your right hand as well as the slightest twist of a tonecontrol on my bass. truely a reference class pre-amp.

Off to Germany in the near future. Thanks to all for the interest! The most beautiful Mike Lull M5V ever? Well, you'll be the judge of that. A pain to do decent photo's off given the clear coat always causing refelections, but I've tried my best. My pride and joy for the last 10 years, M5V sn 964. 35" scale, 5A quited maple in honeyburst on light swamp ash body with a maple neck with Bird Eye maple fretboard. Seymour Duncan PU's and Bartolini 3 band pre-amp with 3 way shift for middle frequency. Passive/active switch as well. No tonecontrol in passive mode. The details from Mike: M4V / M5V Features & Specs » Alder, Swamp Ash or Mahogany Body » Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck » Maple or Rosewood Fingerboard » Contoured Neck Heel » 34" Scale Length (34" or 35" for M5V) » 21 Frets » 12" Radius Fingerboard » M5V: 1 7/8" Nut Width and 2 7/8 Neck Width at Body » Bone Nut » Chrome Hardware » Hipshot Ultralite Tuners » Vintage Style Pick-Guard & Control Plate » Aguilar or Bartolini Active Tone Circuits » M5V: Custom Wound Seymour Duncan Basslines Single Coil Pickups (Also available in Hum Canceling) » Aluminum Bridge » Full Electrostatic Shielding Overall good/excellent condition with a few marks at the lower edge of the body, and on top of the head (like 90% of all basses) Weight not above 4 kg and balances perfectly. Sound? Clean as a whistle as you'd expect from an instrument with these wood options and hardware. I've added a couple of photo's showing how it looks with a mat black pickguard that I had specially made for it, Which is useful for for those who prefer a more narrow distance between body and bottom of the D/G string when popping. The pickguard, given its perfect fit, doesn't require to be fixed butkeeps itself in place among other as it sits underneath the slight overhang of the fretboard. Comes with an original Lull Bag. Shipped from Denmark at buyers expensive. Don't hesitate to contact me for additional info. Brgds Thomas

550£ Located in Denmark Glockenklang Bass Art Classic pre-amp. Won't be needing this myself and rather than just laying around I'm open to offers. Just received as part of payment for a bass I just sold. Glockenklang is well known to us all as reference equipment, and from having tested it today I understand why. Not sure I've ever heard so much of my instruments as through this pre-amp. Clean yet not sterile, just an open window to your instrument with an immediate effect by the slightest turn of a tone knob. General good condition, the usual few marks from having been installed in a rack. Potemeters cleaned by me, hence no noise when rotated. Only thing I can think of is that the volume knob sits a bit further out on the pot shaft than the others, but it is perfectly fixed and rotates as it should without noise. Regards Thomas

Come on bass chatters, how can you lowball this bass? I owned this bass for a while before selling it to Chris B about a year ago. It got it from a professional danish bassplayer, Christian Bak, who's photo's are the ones still in use. It it hadn't been for the fact that I already own two other Lull M5V's it would be back with me now. 1200 £ is 400 to 600 £ under the trading value for an instrument in the Sadowsky, Tino Tedesco, Alleva Coppolo club of world class modern Jazz Basses. Bargain of the Century!

Thanks guys And yes, it's priced to sell/trade quickly (my loss your gain) Thomas

Located in Denmark but can be shipped world wide New photo's without flash in order to avoid uneven spots from the refelection. My dream fretless bought by myself from a German Smith collector about a year ago. Ken Smith BSR5EG with what I believe to be a 5-piece mahogany core/flamed maple body, and 5 piece neck. Weight less than 4 kg. 34” scale, String spacing bridge around 18.5 mm. Full Smith package regarding Pick-Ups with coil switches (Serial/parallel) and three band Eq. The serial number and original signature inside the electronics cavity indicates it to be from 1998, which by no means is to be seen from its overall almost mint condition. This does in no way look like an almost 20-year-old instrument, which has been played a lot. And reason I know it has been played a lot is that the fretboard has been replaced due to wear. How does a professional Luthier like in this case, replace the fretboard of a neck through Smith on which the bottom of the fretboard is flush with the body, without damaging the latter? You leave a small layer of it to remain in position and glue the new onto it. Does this influence sound or playability? In no way, but the overall thickness of the neck is a couple of millimetres more than a standard Smith, hence the reason why my price is a 1000 £ less than what they normally sell for. Sound clips from Youtube (not me playing) Fretless https://www.youtube....h?v=XSHEvwohSdU And how versatile they are given the Pick Ups and pre-amp. https://www.youtube....h?v=axggN1U5fwQ Original Smith case and strap included. Only selling/trading as there really is no use for a fretless in the bands I’m in. Willing to trade for the right bass, which could be the likes of a 5 string Roscoe, Fbass or other ”high-end” bass. Alternatively a cheaper 5 string with money my way. More pic’s on request. All the best Thomas

The Daddy of them all! Wonderful.

Another Weekend bump. Not alot of interest. What's wrong guys, too pricy ? (£ has dropped significantly which is bad for us outside UK.) If seriously interested drop me an offer. Enjoy your weekend! Thomas