1) I don't really pay much heed to the script, if that's indeed true. I'm not sure who "most people" are, but I've never met them in my time on duty.

My JDI sounds cool with my passive basses.
2) Not as often as you'd think. Only where I'm doing something more low to mid-level do I use my own.
J
p.s. thank you so much! I'd love to see that dvd myself at some point.