With bass, especially bottom end, the vibration has to happen on stage otherwise the feel is wrong. This is why you can't scale the equipment down too far.
I supply the music for Vampires, which is a new series that's coming out.
I don't mind doing the Who tours when they come along but I want to get out there and play.
We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals.
So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble.
I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.