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WHY PLAYING BASS IS BETTER THAN YOUR SPOUSE

you can borrow another bass, pop it's g-string, and the first bass won't mind

your bass won't mind if you tune it out once in a while

You can use your fingers, a pick, or slap your bass, and it won't complain

If you own a cheapo bass, it will always suck no matter what.

You can share your bass with your friends.

Your bass won't don't care if you look at other basses.

Your bass won't care if you buy Bass magazines.

Your bass doesn't care if you never listen to it.

Your bass won't care if you leave up the toilet seat.

Your parents won't remain in touch with your old bass after you dump it.

Your bass never wants a night out with the other basses

You can play your bass the first time you meet it, without having to take it to dinner, see a movie, or meet its mother.
 
If your bass goes flat, you can easily fix it

Your bass never gets a headache

You don't have to take a shower before you play your bass

You don't need to wear protection to play your bass

Your bass has a volume knob

You can finger a bass in public and get applause, not arrested

You can use 4 fingers at one time on your bass

A bass doesn't take 1/2 of everything you own after you get rid of it

If your strings are too heavy, you can just get a lighter set.

You can have a bass professionally adjusted to your liking

the input to your bass is only 1/4" wide