Practice instrument vs Live instrument

[SteveXFR]

I don't care what my bass sounds like when I practice at home. I don't see the point of practicing with anything other than my live bass.

I have a second bass which I use for playing non band stuff at home but only because the bands music requires tuning to drop A# which makes it useless for anything else.

[12stringbassist]

I'll take any bass that I own out to any gig that I do. I will play whichever one is easiest to get a grip of at home.

The exception is the 12-string bass. I use that a bit more sparingly these days.