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Spent some time with my best friend today, who is a bit of a #luthier himself. Changed the strings to flat wound chromes (my favourite) polished the frets, filed the nut (actual bone nut) to get it a bit more even. Had to open up the B string’s slot in the nut because the flat wound B was a tiny bit fatter than the original. Made sure it had good contact with the zero fret.

Intonation is good. Action feels great. It’s a better instrument than I deserve. Gotta get better at playing!

It plays like a whole new #bass. I’m super pleased.
#guitar #bassguitar

It's been a while, so time for a new #intro :

I am a scientist at the meteo institute of Norway (MET Norway). I live in #Oslo . I work on #satellite, #climate and #SeaIce, with various institutions like #ESA and #EUMETSAT.

The banner pic of my profile is an artist view of a satellite flying above our Earth. This is the European CIMR satellite that will fly in the early 2030s.

I am trying to be better at #OpenScience, #music, and #Bass / #BassGuitar .

I post in English, French, and Norwegian.

I am @lavergnetho on Loops too. 👋

I've been playing #bass for about 2 years. I have never bought a bass myself. The one I'm learning on is one I bought 5 years ago for my son (who didn't take it up).

So I bought my first bass today and can't wait for it to arrive. Custom built by a luthier. 32-inch scale, 5-string. I am dying to get some low Cs and low Ds.

Here is a playlist with a selection of 25 tracks from my catalogue, including the Bassbients collaborations.

All tracks were recorded with and using bass guitars ONLY.

Tracks are sequenced from light and accessible to dark and gritty soundscapes.

Apple Music:
music.apple.com/playlist/crows

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/playlist/3vLj

Crows Labyrinth - The Works // From Light to Dark by Crow’s Playlists on Apple Music
Apple Music - Web PlayerCrows Labyrinth - The Works // From Light to Dark by Crow’s Playlists on Apple MusicPlaylist · 25 Songs

"You're So Vain" is a song by the American singer-songwriter #CarlySimon, released as a single in November 1972. The lyrics describe a self-absorbed lover, whose identity has long been a matter of speculation. Simon said the song refers to three men, one of whom she has named publicly: the actor #WarrenBeatty. Simon wrote "You're So Vain" over the course of a year. The song was originally titled "Bless You, Ben." The #bassGuitar intro was played by #KlausVoormann.
youtube.com/watch?v=j13oJajXx0M

Another VA visit this morning. Quick and to the point. The nodules on my fretting hand are non-cancerous cysts, and while they're not a big deal, they'd prefer to remove them, so now I have surgery at the end of March. I need to get a lot of #BassGuitar playing done before then because I'm going to have a few weeks of no playing.