Downunderwonder

I doubt anyone can tell you anything too specific from that photo. It sounds like it must be a modern one? That would narrow it down a bit.

I think you are saying you started with the instrument controls turned off. This is confusing because that should mean there would be no sound at all from the amp. If there was sound from the amp and turning up the instrument controls made no difference then clearly your instrument wiring is fully shagged! Do clarify.

I raised the possibility of more loss in one ear than the other because that could affect your stereo resolution. Understanding can lead to less frustration and a happier KBD. Or not. So you take that as a personal attack. Whatever. I provided a bit of background for the benefit of the locals. I haven't been making fun of you. Perhaps you confuse my general jocularity with taking the pish out of yourself. I am not putting you down. I did draw the line at letting people think your sound qualities of pedal advice was worth a tin of beans. I make no apology for that. Electronic whizzbangery might help your home theatre sound resolution. Dead set. The hearing aid people are all over the TV advertising here with free consultations. Probably same everywhere in the Wealthy West? That hearing test you posted must be 3 years old by now. Have at it, you never know what they might be able to do for you. As to tracking down the crickets for eviction, a cardboard tube is quite a good direction finder. When it is pointed at the invader you get it loudest. Ime of NZ cicadas the little bastards shut up as soon as you get within striking distance. They used to hang in the shrubbery under my bedroom window when I was a kid making it impossible to get to sleep. I had to do about 5 stages of approach, wait stock still until he started singing again, approach, etc until I could locate. Hopefully easier in your house with tube. Suggest triangulation. Either that or pyrethrin.

Iirc a cricket call is specifically tailored to avoid directional location by predators.

https://ehomerecordingstudio.com/binaural-hearing/ I wonder if you could use a customizable processor to increase the delays to the satellites and make surround sound work better for you.

How about if you lower the master volume before playing with the bass knob?

If you had mentioned the hearing loss before posting videos and discussing the finer points of amp overdrive settings things would have gone differently. As I recall all the vids were crazy distorted while your hearing didn't go high enough to hear any of the angry wasps in can noises that dominated. Some of the feedback might have been a bit pointy but I was disappointed you pulled all the vids. They would have been a good place to point youngsters who are buying rigs but and joining bands but haven't bought earplugs yet. Subsequently you were opining on finer points of someone's distortion pedal choices so I piped up that you should be adding an advisory your hearing was shagged.

I suspect you must have rather more hearing loss in one ear than the other.

I didn't know he had got UK distribution going. Usually that would seal the deal. Having a look around they have gone global! The NZ chains have them and Paul has retired to his shed to solder and test by the looks of it. 289NZD retail here. 200 quid sounds like too many layers. That's ~400 NZD. Paul is an old man already already so you better hop to it before he retires to the big stage in the sky.

The MD actually encouraged me to let rip and right note be damned when I joined the band.

If you want Prunes and Custard sounds you want a Prunes & Custard pedal. It's not like they are expensive! Mr Crowther will happily mail you one.

Cab in corner is a massive boost to the low end. I did a small show with my 6'' practice amp in the corner!

I brought my own backline to a festival once not knowing what was to be provided. As it turned out there was no backline provided! Imagine my surprise when my mic'd 210 was completely drowned out by the 215 plus horn monitor on the other side of the drummer! At least it sounded the same, but LOUD! Drummer got that turned down but there was a bunch of other monitors all over and the 'soundcrew' spent the rest of the gig asking me to turn down as the stage bass was ruining the FOH. Tragic.

All good if the monitors are pro but so often they are anything but and the stage rig is your lifeline.

Yep. Hopefully 1 plus 1 equals 2 with regard to the cabs sounding good together. If you get a real bollox of a low end it will be a gross +- polarity difference. Unlikely, but easy fix. The rest is down to serendipity for the mids to match up nicely. When I was running oddball cabs they sounded good enough together. A couple of times I went above and beyond to fully crossover biamp them high low and there was a distinct improvement in fidelity. It wasn't a big enough improvement to justify all the extra gear cartage. The takeaway was phase reproduction differences between cabs is a real thing.

Yuk! Might just be needing a better tube in it at that rate.

All good.

Cranking stuff always loses me. No need to crank it though. If the good stuff comes on nice and gradual and moderating the plucking goes from just warmed to a bit growly then it's a keeper.

A soundman that refuses to audition the send from a Helix is not a soundman. If he insists on going bass to DI first then all is lost unless you want to 'kick up a fuss' by insisting on them having a listen.

Do you ''tune'' it a bit flat and bend like mad or put up with ET when it's a bit sharp?

Anything that isn't a highbrow jazz concert then?

This. I suspect a lack of heft with the MB is a case of VLE filter application fail. Get a HPF instead.

Possibly. I grew up playing violin and not many kids seemed to have the inclination to intonate. The early years were hard going. It's a lot harder to play a violin in tune if you ask me. If I picked up a violin today it would not be pretty! Anyways, give it a lash, you might jump right into it, or not. Good thing I proof read the autocorrect. Also, every bass I ever bought used needed intonating. Some just to get 7th fret acceptable. Yet I don't hear basses on stage that need the screwdriver, stat! Could be only bedroom players selling basses on Trademe but unlikely. The takeaway is there is a bit of leeway between close enough for jazz to close enough to spot on to spot on.

NZ has a site called Eventfinder. It isn't at all fussy about what gets posted up as an event. Loads of bars put their entire DJ band and jam / open mic sessions on. Assume there's something similar operating in UK. If so, it's likely very searchable by location date and key words. Ime if you are quick on the uptake it's easy to be the only bassist sitting in all night. Always ask someone new if they want bass. The more you do it the more songs you never knew you know without dropping too many clams.

Or a 10ft hard ceiling hard floor combo. Or an acoustic guitar on stage. Best not kick it off with a boomy cab for starters.