I was drumming a lot, but also playing acoustic music so 'naturally' got a double bass. This of course led to countless bluegrass gigs, folk-type bands and jams, and woodshedding jazz. DB is the king of strings.
We moved into a smaller house when the kids aged out a few years ago, and I really haven't the space for a DB, hosting jams, etc. So I started playing cello - which was great for covid years as cello has a great solo repertoire (viz, Bach
). Years of playing DB with French bow enabled me to transition.