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I use the Windows camera app, with my computer's webcam used to record the video and audio using my Focusrite Scarlett as the "microphone" with the bass going straight into that. Then I use Lightworks to combine and sync the video with the two audio tracks (me playing and the original track), topping and tailing it to remove me getting ready and starting/stopping the recording, to produce a final video file ready to upload.

Just remembered this from rehearsal a week yesterday. At the rehearsal studios we normally frequent we're normally tucked away upstairs, but last week we were downstairs in the room next to the main area, and where you can see into the room from outside. It was a good rehearsal overall, we dropped one track because it was pretty dull and had a quick run through another we wanted to introduce, so we now have a slightly revamped setlist for our first gig of the year in May. I was made to run through Two Tribes three times in a row at tempo, after which I left the guitarist to work out her part while I regained consciousness. We were outside having a break when someone from another band who was there, who had been similarly breaking while we were playing, made a point while taking his gear to his car to tell us how good he thought we'd sounded. Which was nice.

Late to this topic but the Elf is definitely worth considering, I think it sounds great DI'd because you only get a post-EQ signal.

I've just realised this colour scheme reminds me of a fungal nail infection.

I had piano lessons when I was about 9 or 10 which were more useful than school music lessons, but I still didn't get a huge amount out of it.

I've only ever seen good reviews of that series so I doubt it'll be terrible.

Yeah, he's concentrating on writing and performing music so video releases will be less frequent.

BOAK!

He's had good moans about Peavey and Behringer as well, but he definitely has a huge bee in his bonnet about Rob Chapman and Lee Anderton.

It's a shame he's stepping back a bit from YT because he's definitely one of my favourites.

Rick Beato has Views on modern music all sounding the same and heavily compressed, so there's definitely some controversy possible there. Outside that my favourite music- and non-bass-related channel is The Charismatic Voice, where opera singer, voice coach, etc. Elizabeth Zharoff reacts to songs but then explains what's going on mainly from a singing technique point of view but also throws in some music theory as well. She does interviews with singers too like David Draiman, Lzzy Hale, Tatiana Shmayluk, etc. which are very informative.

Can confirm my Squier P is from 96 and has the 50th anniversary sticker on it.

I assume loads of people have bought them online during Covid because shops weren't open to try them, then once they've had them for a while they realise they want something else.

Very nice. Just $3k short of being able to afford it...

I'm pretty certain that Jason Newsted used a fretless on a couple of Metallica tracks: certainly Until It Sleeps but possibly others as well.

As a general rule it's bass into Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, then direct out to headphones while also playing music from the PC where I'm playing along to stuff. I generally don't play out loud at home because it's a chance for me to have some time to myself so I don't want to disturb others. Ideally I'd like to get a wee practice amp, or a small cab to play through my Elf, but that's not something urgent at the moment.

I do very much enjoy salmon. Just not on pizza.

No, but one day I hope to have a 1978 Fender of some description even if it's likely to be pretty crap.

He gets a lot of blisters as well

Nice one! I don't envy you guys having to play and sing in 3°C temperatures though.

No fish has a place on pizza.

I'm near Wakefield but alas am not likely to be heading vaguely south for the foreseeable future, and unfortunately don't have packaging material either (I'm assuming that the seller isn't selling with a case so it won't just be a case (hah!) of taping cardboard to the outside to protect it). If you can figure out some sort of relay arrangement I might be able to do the first leg and take it as far as say Manchester or Mansfield. I assume you'd also want someone to give it a once over to make sure it's as described?

I never understood the anti-intellectual mindset. Wouldn't you want things to be done by people who know what they're doing rather than just cocky people who just wing it? It's not just a UK thing, just look at what happened during the height of Covid in the US and the widespread anti-vax movement (my libertarian-Republican FIL to this day refuses to accept that he needs a vaccine because he's not vulnerable, missing the point entirely). I think "wonk" is the US equivalent of "boffin" but I could be wrong.

Shall I tell them about your foray into playing what Charles Berthoud refers to as a "six string piccolo bass"?