Ian,

I said I'd get in trouble for that...

To avoid too much drift here, a small clarification: I've known a lot of upright bass players who started by buying an electric bass because they 1) could get an electric of decent quality for less cost than an upright, 2) couldn't find the notes without frets when they first started, and 3) planned to buy only one upright and wanted to wait until they knew exactly what they wanted when they did buy.

Yes, there are plenty of good, excellent, experienced bass players who use electric.

Okay? May I prefer uprights, anyway?

Sarah