Hi chris
Get to see another midlands lad, check out the midlands bass bash post for this year *cough cough*
I'll bring my Dingwall if you're feeling bass sick
It's said that 1 in 500 people actively play bass. Let's say; 5 billion people can afford a bass and learn bass. Divide that by 500 and you have 10 million bassists for your musical endeavour.
Maybe invest in a small country for your rehearsal space.
They sold me a six string bass with a terrible neck. The truss was not making a difference at all to the unplayable action. They said they'll have a look at it for me and just 'gave it a setup' which actually meant rise the action and polish a couple of frets.