Why do I play Gibson?
Constant failure bred daring creativity in design and approaches. Fender and Ric have been doing the same thing for half a decade at least. How boring to get it right from day one, human perfection is heathenish in concept, we are born to fail.
Besides, a lot of Gibsons (SG-shapes, Explorer, T-Birds, Flying V and, yes, the 20/20) look idiosyncratic and have not been copied to death by lesser brands.
And I like the sound nature of maho. Je suis a pick playƩrrre, I have no need for bright sounding woods. There is no other bass brand that has stuck to maho like Gibson has (for the most part and the wealth of their models).
Finally: Not every Joe Blow plays one. People might compliment you on the sound of your P Bass, but they will never ask "what bass is that, never seen it, sounds great!".