I have a couple of relatively expensive basses (Stingray and a vintage Tokai), but I now only gig with with a Harley Benton PB50 or and Ibanez Talman. My good stuff stays well away from drunken dancing pillocks these days and nobody seems to notice.
Gigged one of these for years. Mine was 4 ohm with Black Widow drivers. Awesome cab and not too bad to move around on casters. Proper trouser flapping ability. It used to feel like someone was kicking the back of my legs stood in front of that 18.
The current (BBC) trend of combining popular performers with Orchestras. What is that about? So many of the songs rely on their simplicity to be effective but adding an Orchestra seems to be an attempt to 'posh up' songs, but for whom?