BTW, another point. I was at NAMM this year listening to Robby Krieger's band. Up front the bass sound was physically hurting people. They had their hands in their ears or on their stomachs. I couldn't stand it. I went to the sound guy and politely and respectfully said, "Hey, the bass up front is overwhelming. People are unhappy." He. said, "I know. Its not me. The bass rig on stage is maxed out. Its Zappa's bass player and he won't turn down."
As a sound guy, I'm telling you, if you are mic'd on stage. You do not need 150 watts of screaming amp- or 2000 watts on bass. Get the drummer a shield and let him eat his own dog food. When you kill the stage with sound, the sound guy can't balance it for the audience and you will sound terrible. Stop telling me you need to crank you amp to get "that" sound. If you can't get that sound its because you didn't practice enough - with your amp. Play as a group, blend. Let the sound guy mix for the audience. If you don't like the sound guy, find one you do like. (There are many bad sound guys.) My bands come up to me after the show as say, "My friends say the show sounded great. Thanks". This can't happen if everyone is competing on stage.