Dan Dare

Absolutely. It's just good sense to be nice to the sound guy (or gal). Wherever I've worked, whether at the day job or in bands, I've made sure to be friendly to security/door staff, sound people, bar/wait staff and similar. They can ensure you have a pleasant experience or make life awkward, so, even if you look at it from a purely selfish point of view, it's a smart move to be nice to them.

I like 5" drivers. Lots of 'em.

She uses the swell pedal, as all organists do, but not rhythmically, i.e. in a fixed time. She's using both feet on the bass pedals, which will obvs be rhythmic. I think that's what you're seeing.

Yep. Check out Barbara Dennerlein, too. Amazing bass pedal work.

Spot on. Danny and Fil at Wings of Pegasus deserve our support. Edited to add: I just watched Mohini D's response video through and it was a cringe-fest. The good news was that she copped a lot of grief in the comments.

Somewhat hurt response? Somewhat calculated, more like. Little to no make-up and, most unusually for her, no flesh on display (Danny jibed at her making videos in her underwear). Yes, she's an exceptional musician. She's also a grade A grifter - the amount of product placement in the video she and the boyfriend made that Danny went to town on was ridiculous.

Yes and no. Given that they are all fed through the same speaker, differences should still be apparent. Certainly, nuances will be less obvious, but I think my overall observation stands. I appreciate the importance of a quality PA. I have one. I find that most mic's, barring the really cheap and nasty. give a decent account of themselves through it. Sometimes, an El Cheapo can surprise you, as you found with your BM300. It's still the case, as it always is, that some will suit certain voices and instruments better than others, but I find differences are not massive in the main and can often be compensated for with eq.

The thing that strikes me from the plots above is how broadly uniform most are. The major peaks and troughs occur at similar points for many.

If venues provided high quality stuff, it would either be trashed or nicked. Sad but true.

Try a few. I find some hex wrenches can vary a bit, especially the no name/budget ones you buy as a set. I bought a decent set (Wera) and find they fit well.

Agreed. The other thing that irks is when bassists play every measure/verse differently. Just find the right part and play it every time through (with just the occasional spicy note to enliven things). Leave "really expressing my creativity" to the solo instruments. And on no account play a bass solo...

Sontronics mic's are excellent for the money and they are a nice company to deal with. I have a Solo and a couple of their pencil condensers. However, many of their mic's are made in the PRC to the company's design/specs and some are modified or part-built here. Nothing bad about that - China is quite capable of making quality products, provided costs aren't cut to the bone - but "made in the UK" is stretching things a bit.

It was hijacked by scammers. I know it's difficult to be suspicious of everything - if you're a decent sort, it goes against the grain not to trust people - but needs must.

Kits can produce good results, BUT you need some skills to make the best of them.