A little follow up. I got a fairly cheap acoustic bass a couple of weeks ago. It was a second hand item, so it was €45. For that price it needed som attention, so it spent a few days with a luthier I know. After a complete setup it was a pleasure to play unplugged. People who say that acoustic basses are useless must be doing something wrong. I like sitting at home doodling on my cheap acoustic bass unplugged - I play that thing more that I plug in one of my electric basses.
Plugged in at practice with the band is another world.
Feedback is a thing to take into consideration - there are ways around it, but you should know it takes some adjustment.
The sound (plugged in) isn’t as smooth as it is unplugged - but I would suggest everyone to try an acoustic at home - it’s pretty fun