There always seems to be a greater fascination with advancing ones collection of gear as opposed to advancing ones ability on this and other related sites...
I might be going out on a limb here however, could it be related to the overwhelming male membership?
In the parlance of psychology longstanding sociological studies have revealed males are far more interested in 'stuff' whilst the female of the species tend to gravitate more towards people.
Casting my mind back, none of the female bassists I've known have ever been as remotely obsessed with the intricacies of their instruments (fingerboard radius anyone) like the guys.
Just putting it out there βΊοΈ