It seems to me many guiatist are living a lie. On one hand, they spend a fortune seeking out their perfect acoustic guitar; the guitar that feels right, looks right, and , most of all, sounds right. And then what do they do? Attached some sort of amplification device which results in a horrble hybrid sound emerging from speakers. I was put in mind of this by Bert Jansch's recent BBC TV performance. Now Bert, at his best is magnificent, but the sound I heard from his guitar on Friday was awlful. And he's not the only one. I once heard a Doc Watson album, and I could believe the poor sound quality of his "plugged in" guitar. I realise that, with Doc's blindness, plugging in makes certain aspects of playing easier i.e. he probably can't use a guitar microphone as effectively as a sighted person, BUT....