What would you want?

[Major Seven]

I can speak a little from experience. I started building basses as a hobby 5 years ago. I have built 8 basses and 1 guitar to this point.
I'm not building them to sell or anything, I just wanted a hobby. They're pretty decent instruments, but I still feel like I have a lot to learn.

The thing is, the 8 basses I built are sitting around here, piling up and a little bit in the way.
What I would really like to do is put them in the hands of players for two reasons: one - to move them out of here to somewhere they might get played, and two - get some real feedback on how they perform and how they hold up over time.

I built a 7-string guitar for a friend who is a pro player (for free), and he really seems to enjoy the instrument, and he's given me some good feedback. 10 of 10, would do it again. It was rewarding to see a good player shredding on a guitar I designed and built. It's all the thanks I needed.
I think the best thing you could do for this guy is to play the bass a ton, and offer some real-world constructive criticism. That's what I would want, and I bet your friend feels similarly.

This is the best response yet.
I like to do restorations. Cars and old radio/stereo stuff. After they are done, the fun is finished.
I gave the radios away but I spent a long time looking for people who actually wanted them and appreciated them.
Cars are too expensive to give away but still I searched out people who were looking for exactly what I had.
It has been said that we are only the stewards (not owners) of these things. I need to know they are in the right hands.
If you don't see to that that yourself, they might end up flipped or worse thrown out.