Choirguy, I got my Caramel before I started looking at your videos, it kinda amused me you talking about sharp frets and nut. Mine the frets were so sharp it actually drew blood from the side of my left index finger. Like little pin holes of blood coming up. I improved and used a fingernail file on the offending areas and the Caramel and I become good friends quickly.....
Griffis....I played bass for 34 years, still could, but no desire to be in a band situation at this point, or maybe ever again. I got bad burned out, was in something of a bad situation with a group, and stayed way longer than I should have, which is on me ultimately of course, but there's a number of reasons I stayed. I don't miss it at all, so no reason to go back. But when I was playing, I was never a guy to sit around the house and play bass for fun, almost never did that, I was learning songs at home all the time at home for various bands, mainly cause I didn't want to seem like an idiot on stage, and as you know as a bassist, no note is wrong, a wrong note is wrong, and if you play it right, few notice. lol Plus plenty of times I was carrying the band thru songs, again something bass players do often. I did not find learning songs to be "fun" though, just part of what I had to do.
That's what so different about the Ukulele to me, I really enjoy playing it around the house, and I like my repertoire too! Go figure huh....