My twopenn'orth (if anyones interested!) played trombone as a kid, bought a bass guitar (well my mum did) at 15 so I could get some gigs (none on the 'bone at the time) been playing BG ever since (35 years) still gigging, never really got any better, still loving it tho'. Tried out an East Coast (Stagg clone) EUB after Christmas, fell in love, bought it and now use it regularly with the church band I play in, also sounds great with Stray Cat Strut and some of the old rockers we do in my main covers band. Sounds strange, but.......I kind of feel a more physical connection with the EUB than the BG, so basically, I'm very happy, trouble is, as the rest of the band like it too, I need to take both with me on gigs!!!