Dude, we used practice in my drummers garage. I had a 600 watt bass Amp well my band mates at fancy ass 1000 watt cabs. I legit had people call me who lived 6-7 blocks away tell me that they could hear us practicing and playing 😂.

Drop A feels and plays a lot like Drop D. Another way to look at it, Drop A or B standard is basically E standard but with a extra string on top 😅