Freightdawg, You will get no argument from me! We are a f member oldies folk group performang mostly old stuff ala PPand M and Limelightere, Kingston Trio stuff, and to our sound the best we are is completely nuplugged It is a necessaey evil though that larger venues require more amplification etc   but pure sound is better at least for us! I have a pretty good pickup for my upright bass that keeps as pure a sound as you can get with amplification, but still you can't beat wood and strings!