I must have the least number of basses of anyone on this forum. But, I don't collect, they're not investments and I'm pretty unsentimental about them. As long as they do the job, that's ok; as soon as they don't, they're gone. Well, maybe not as soon as - after a short delay due to deeply repressed shreds of regret.
So there's an MIJ standard P that isn't going anywhere, it'll be cremated with me. A Dearmond Starfire that fills the semi-acoustic short scale slot, not that there is one, but I've convinced myself there might be. And a 51 RI P that's in the looks nice, plays well, but doesn't really sound right category, which is where most of my basses have ended up. If I buy the black Ripper that's chasing me, the 51 might well go.
The white Epi Tbird I was very excited about when it arrived, lasted to the first gig. Just wasn't me, I felt silly with it. I felt guilty about not giving it more of a chance, but it went to Australia for twice what I paid for it, so then I didn't feel so bad.
I'm a Gemini, does that explain anything? (provide scientific proof of course.)