I love my electric fiddle. Just plug in the earphones and play anywhere. Bother nobody. Mostly I chord guitar for a traditional fiddler. We are both getting on in years and have found that electric is a whole lot less demanding than acoustic or miked acoustic. Nowadays we reserve our acoustic instruments for kitchens and campfires, otherwise we play our Yamaha (Silents) through Marshall amps designed for acoustic instruments. Nice genuine sound and a whole lot less wear and tear on the musicians.