Just to be clear, there's a case to be made for the notion that Consumerism, and the buying of unnecessary 'stuff' (this includes basses, but much, much more...) is one of the factors determining the present state of the Planet. It's not all that long ago that frugality was the order of the day (often as there was no other option in the matter, of course...), and the Planet was in better shape. Mea Culpa; I'm not the Solution, as I'm part of the Problem, too, but as long as it's realised and admitted, it's for each of us (and everyone else...) to make their own choices. It's a bit too easy, though, to just absolve ourselves from the real consequences of our actions. There's no Moral to this; I'm just sayin'.