Burns-bass

Agreed. I have a Pedulla fretless 6 string, which is about as bonkers as you can get. I have never played it live, but I have been asked to do so in a Blue Note jazz band...

What a lovely story.

I gave up playing for the best part of 10 years. Was the best thing I ever did. I took up loads of other hobbies and then came back to it again when I wanted to.

I guess it depends what practice is. I remember reading Rufus Reid saying if you’re not pushing yourself you’re not learning. While we’re all different I struggle to see how you can practice anything meaningfully for hours on end, as it really affects the brain. I work in a creative job and I struggle to practice more than 30-60 minutes a day. But that’s structured practice. I manage more hours of noodling, but that’s not what I’d consider real practice. Mostly I’m happy I could play pretty much anything I wanted if I could be bothered to put the effort in. But I can’t be bothered.

Yes this is it. A 5 string is about economy of effort. You can basically play 90% of songs in one position.

Personally I’ve found eBay to be the easiest place to sell but I know others have found it challenging sometimes…

I literally said this! Totally agree.

We do it all the time. The annoying thing is that the instrument gets the window seat. Boo!