Thanks, I think they are a good fit on the 6 string, the 4 string sounds good with them to but I still find myself itching to go back to round wounds for some stuff. I have been recording my progress on Roundabout by Yes and deleted every take so far, and I find that hammerons with them just are not as noticeable as I would like. But I’m sure if I hit them just a little harder eventually something has to give 
I just hope it isn’t my fingers. @JerryP @TNKA36
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So I spent the day setting up the new bass that I bought yesterday. Even though it was brand new, I always replace the strings and check out all of the electronics. After new strings go on I readjust the truss and set the bridge to my liking… Additionally, I make adjustments to the pickups so that they give me the tones and volume that I like to hear from each string - What I love about split coil bridges…
Anyway, when I finished up this afternoon, I decided to make a quick cover recording to check the bass out so I chose a “Scorpions” song from 1984. “Rock You Like A Hurricane” isn’t a difficult song to learn, but there were some things in the song that I wanted to hear with this bass - namely the tones and sustain while sliding so that I could get an idea how the pickups with the settings I made to them.
Not one of my best covers, but it certainly provided me the information I needed to move on and begin putting this new Fender P to work!!.. All in all a pretty successful day! As always, feel free to comment on anything…
If the player below doesn’t open for you, click on the link below…
https://go-low.billlanahan.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RockYouLikeAHurricane-SD-480p.mov
Keep on Thumpin’!
Lanny
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Nice!
I saw the Scorps on that tour.
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Great cover @Lanny
Been fortunate to see them a good few times and work security at one of their UK gigs back in early 2000s.
They have a lot of good songs worth covering
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Hey Lanny, nice playing although you’re bringing on my PTSD by having that banjo mocking me in the background 
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Nice cover Bill @Lanny,
Nice tone and great sustain from the growlin P-Bass.
Like the hurricane clips 
Cheers Brian
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hey @Lanny ! I’m not a big fan of the song, but your cover is very nicely played and your new P gloriously shines in this mix. very nice tone, punchy yet warm like a P should be. I’m not sure one can expect much more from a stock Fender pickup.
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Sorry guy’s, my cover was removed by sound cloud, even though it was only 1 minute of the original… bummer.
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Yes I get that @terb but I reduced the size of the clip so it wouldn’t infringe on any owners rights… fragments or not, it wont work. I figured since no one could give me an answer about copyright on here that I would try. I’m starting to think that posting ANY covers on here is a bad idea (legally).
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yeah we already told about this issue a few times, you can read previous posts on this thread and I guess you’ll have all your answers 
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Yep, I have and yep, unfortunately it’s a breach of copyright unless you’re the owner or have permission from the owner. Oh well, good luck!
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Awesome job Lanny @Lanny
Real nice tone and such a cool dude 
The Scorps come from my hometown and although i´m not a fan i deeply respect what they achieved
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Great first cover song for the new bass. Did the setup perform as you expected?
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Thanks all!! I’m pleased with the tones I’m able to get from this bass and am happy with the way it plays and feels. Having the ability to adjust pickup height for each string is a really great feature of the P bass coils. I’ve messed around with these settings on my other PJ and with the Squire P with fairly decent results but nothing as noticeably obvious as what I was able to achieve from this P… Maybe the the DR Pure Blues nickel core round wounds that I put on helped play into it a bit too…
@JerryP - Yes, a total inspection and full set up helped quite a bit. When I picked this bass up at the Macon GC, I only played a couple scales to get a feel for how it actually felt in my hands. Although it sounded good, I knew I should be able to make it sound and respond much better. The only other thing I really look at is the relationship of the neck to the strings - looking for any signs of neck twist. Everything else is adjustable so I don’t spend a lot if time playing on it until I set it up the way I like - otherwise I’ll just get frustrated🤨.
@russki98 - Put my banjo there just for you!!. Thought it might raise an eyebrow…
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Thanks for thinking of me @Lanny… I’d love to show you what I came up with to go with that banjo tune but the Capitalists wont let me due to “Copywrong” or something.
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Also nice P bass @Lanny, looks like it’s teal in colour. Same as my Stingray. ( I just noticed that there’s a spell check red line under “colour”… I’m not changing it, just coz you Mericans can’t spell … That’s the Queen’s English right there! …hehehe)
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Totally agree @russki98!! Been arguing that same point for years… Everyone (Especially all us all down here in the Southern States) know that it’s spelt “KU-LER”!! No “Red Line” under that spelling… 
Actually Fender refers to it as “Turquoise”. One of their Special Edition P’s offered in this KU-LER…
Keep on Thumpin’!
Lanny
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I chose to learn this song and record a cover of it, not so much because of the challenge, but because I simply think this is one of the most beautiful blues ballads ever (I hope I didn’t screw it up too badly).
It’s 6:12 long, which accomplished a couple things for me: (1) I proved to myself I could learn a song by ear (2) proved, even at my age, I could memorize a long song (3) proved, at my age, I could stand and play a song for over 6 minutes.
Please watch the entire video as I pay a tribute to Gary Moore during his incredible guitar solo at the end.
Still Got the Blues
Gary Moore
Bass played on a Yamaha BB735 with LaBella flatwounds.
PEDALS: Compressor, Tube Screamer, and Reverb.
https://pampurrs.com/pam_s_music/still-got-the-blues/
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