Esteemed Washington luthier Mike Lull dies aged 65 - Pearl Jam pay tribute

Washington luthier Mike Lull
Lull pictured fixing up Eddie Vedder's Telecaster (Image credit: Pearl Jam/Instagram)

Mike Lull, founder of Mike Lull Custom Guitars & Guitarworks, has died aged 65, according to a statement posted on the company’s Facebook page.

The post reads, “It is with tremendous sadness that we share that our great leader and company’s founder, Mike Lull, unexpectedly passed away on the 12th of February, 2020.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief, GuitarWorld.com

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.