Paul King, I like the cut of your jib Sir! I have some experimenting to do.
Regarding current equipment, my pick up is a Fishman Shadow SH 955 NFX Nanoflex Pickup with Preamp. Is that what you call "underwood"?
My amp is a Orange Terror Bass Hybrid with Trace Elliot 4 x10 & 1 x18 speakers. 1000 watts. Overkill, I know; I was playing Reggae Rock Fusion in my previous band.
If my Bass Fairy Godmother granted me a wish to choose an acoustic sensitive bass amp, I've been reading about the A.E.R. Basscube 2, would that be a good choice? It would certainly be easier to haul into the back of the car. I have not come across one second hand. The price tag made me do an impression of a car mechanic prior to an expensive quote. I have not seen one under £2000 pounds sterling.
Thank you for the insightful advice. I will try cheap and cheerful first with cost effective adjustments such as [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]damping/muffling, use of F-hole covers, EQ-ing and I'll see if I can splash out on a [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fishman Pro Platinum. Not sure if this is the darkside though. Woiuld that make you Vader or Yoda?[/font][/color]