In an attempt to try to forget my troubles for a while (my spouse recently passed away unexpectedly) I took my twin eight year old daughters out for a shopping/lunch outing. In the process I wandered into my local Sam Ash store and walked out with this Spector Legend Classic 5. It's really nice and at least momentarily I can distract myself.
One thing I will say is to never take anything or anyone for granted because you never know when it will be the last time.
So sorry for your loss! I just lost my Dad on Thanksgiving day which has been tough. I have been buying some new gear too which does seem to help keep the mind on something positive.
And music is a great healer too as we all know!
Beautiful bass! Hopefully it will inspire you to write some music about your loss. Always a good idea and can often result in some special original material that in turn can help with the loss.