Electric instruments fare very well in this world, thanks to constantly improving micro amplifiers and amps for headphones. Also, in dense areas, practice spac

Electric instruments fare very well in this world, thanks to constantly improving micro amplifiers and amps for headphones. Also, in dense areas, practice spaces are common and affordable because there is enough demand for them. There are two within a quarter mile of my apartment in Boston, one of which (the one I use) has at 60 rooms. There are several more such spaces in the city. I split mine with others but it would be affordable in any case, and I can drive my big amps as hard as I want there. It also doubles as storage space for some of the more ungainly equipment (100lb bass cab, etc), removing a lot of the difficulty of keeping things at home. Frankly, it's also more secure than my apartment -- heavier door, heavier deadbolt, no windows.