I could never own a Sandberg, beacuse I would always be fighting the urge to peel off the dots*.
*Which appear to have missed the fretboard by a comfortable margin. Today's QC eh?
Don't forget, the surest way to write a bestseller in the US is to 'explain' why successful people are successful and how you can emulate them. Changing your parents is rarely given as an option.
You only start to approach true proficiency in any endeavour when you realise just how much you have to learn.
I know I am making progress because I finally understand that listening to and watching other bass players and seeing what they do and when and thinking about how it relates to my own playing shows up so many things I could improve.