BigRedX

IIRC Macs have a protocol built in at system level which allows some software to “see” multiple interfaces as a single one. I’ve never needed to use it myself so I don’t know how effective it will be with software that isn’t a DAW. Edit: it’s in the Audio MIDI Set up and what you want is a function called create aggregate device.

Interesting also that he is using a single block of spalted wood for the body, rather than using something that hasn't been weakened by disease and rot, and leaving the interesting looking but less substantial wood for a cap only. I suppose he's got some means of stabilising/strengthening it which we'll see later in the build.

With a few more hand tools, some means of sharpening them and lot of time and effort you probably could (if you had the required skills). I made a solid electric guitar during my last year at school using nothing but hand tools. Operations that are done in minutes in the video (even allowing for the time-lapse photography) took me ages with constant sharpening in order for them to cut accurately. I think the whole build took in excess of 150 hours and that was without having to make the neck (which I bought fretted and finished).

The thing I take away from these videos is how much easier it is if you have a workshop full of the right power tools.

I’ve found that the only way to get decent Rotosound strings is to buy them direct at trade show.

QuickTime player is what you are looking for. However IMO you will be better off with iMovie, because unless you are an eloquent speaker, talented player, and a technically perfect movie maker, you will need to edit what you shoot.

With a bit of EQ they would all have been perfectly fine. I personally wasn't massively impressed with the choice of synth sounds, but I know there are far more appropriate sounds available out of all them (even the Juno) so with a bit more programming skill they would all have been able to provide a suitable bass sound as well.

Again true, But the actual pickup mechanism isn't powered. It's the additional circuitry that is required to match the output/impedance of the pickup to conventional guitar and bass impedance and output levels. EMG (and others) could just as easily sell these pickups without the additional powered circuitry with the proviso that they need to be used with a particular pre-amp that has the correct input specifications.

Audio MIDI Utility and the Sound Prefs Pane work in tandem. Any changes to the sound input and output you make in one will be reflected in the other. Generally Audio MIDI has more options available which is why it's the better choice.

Strictly speaking the EMGs are not active. True there is some battery driven circuitry inside the housing, but it doesn't have anything to do with the actual pick-up which is still conventional wire wrapped around a magnet. What it is there for is to match the output/impedance of the pickup to values that the rest of the signal chain would normally expect.

I've done an on-line search for the problem and pretty much everything to do with PhotoBooth is about 10 years out of date. From what I can find the current solution for what you want to do is to use either QuickTime or iMovie with the Mac's built-in camera assigned to the video input and your interface to the audio. IMO iMovie would be a best because you edit the results directly once you have recorded them as most videos will benefit from a little editing even if it's simply to remove dead time and any mistakes you might make.

A Made in the US Fender Precision will cost you about £1500 these days.

Isn't that just a Jaguar bass body?

All pickups except for optical based systems are passive. Some with low outputs have preamps included within the pickup housing to get the level up to one that pedals and amps are happy with, but the pickup itself is passive - just some wire wrapped around a magnet.

TBH I’ve never used Photobooth, so it might override the settings from the Audio MIDI Utility. I’ll have look tomorrow when 8 can get to my Mac.

Have a look at the Audio MIDI utility in the Utilities folder. It should allow you to use your interface as the default sound in and then your other apps will use this too.

This thread is very much proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally I think the Gus headstock is eminently practical and understated so it doesn’t detract from the overall look of the bass. There’s a slight compromise of minimalist design vs getting a completely straight string line from nut the machine head post but I can live with that. IMO the only better headstock would be none at all. It is certainly more elegant in my eyes than most of the aesthetic and unergonomic monstrosities on display here.

How was that recorded? Is it the acoustic tone of the guitar via a decent mic, or from the pickup system?

With an aftermarket pickup if I’m not mistaken.

Well the delivery date of the Eastwood has been put back yet again. When I first looked it was down as March. Shortly after I put down my deposit, it had been moved back to May. Now it’s down for June delivery. I suspect with the current Covid-19 situation it will get put back at least one more time. There is also an interesting interview with Peter Hook on the Eastwood Customs web site about how this new version compares with the original Shergold (extremely well) and which Joy Division and New Order songs feature the 6 string bass - a surprisingly large number of tracks on Closer. Well worth 30 minutes of your time even if we don’t get to hear either bass actually being played.

Remember that a significant portion of the bass sound is created by the speakers in your bass rig. If your not recording with a mic, but going direct from the amp it will sound different on Playback. Doesn't explain why the chorus isn't evident in the recorded signal but it may explain why the overall sound is different. I used to have the opposite problem where I was very slightly overdriving my multi effects, but through the amp and speakers of my bass rig it wasn't noticeable. DI'ing directly from the multi effects into the recording desk it was very obvious on playback.

If your effects are in hardware before the interface then they should be recorded unless your pedal has a pass-through output and you have that connected to your interface. Otherwise as has been said previously if you are applying the effects in Logic it is always best to record the instruments dry and put the effects on at playback.

If that really is the fingerboard of your bass, then there is absolutely no point in trying to clean your strings if you don't clean all that muck off first.