Here, there are a lot of amazing places to see/play basses!
I wouldn't base my relationship with an instrument on a video or any other marketing material. As Ken says, how it feels and sounds, up close, is what the relationship will be based on. A video won't give you that.
For me, the most a video, or any other marketing material, can do, is make me interested in seeing/playing the bass in person.
Finally, if you visit/audition a bass in person, you are more likely to have the opportunity to take it to another luthier for their, professional, impartial assessment. There is a high enough density of bass luthiers on this coast to make that practical.
Just my 2c...
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