Acoustic or Electric?
4 years ago
Since I don’t have a guitar yet, i need to know what I should get. Some people have told me that i start with an acoustic. Is that true or does it matter?
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Others will say I'm crazy, but ...
... I think you should buy what you want. There’s a good argument that an acoustic guitar is best to learn from a technique standpoint. However, if you’re more interested in the electric guitar—I’d go for it. I started on an electric guitar and it worked great because I could play in my room without bothering my family. Now I play around the house on acoustic because I love being unplugged and able to make a little noise. It’s also good for singing. That said, I lay an electric when I gig.
If you’re on the fence as to which instrument you want to own - start with an acoustic. If you’ve always dreamed of playing an electric - go for it!
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This is a top tip
Start out on the nylon strung guitar – steel strings can kill your fingers and put you off. Also, they’re cheap – you can pick one up for next to nothing and it will sound fine.
Dont be tempted to spend a load of cash on a great guitar. You can get a great sounding guitar and sharpen your technique once you’ve mastered the basics. That’s the point where most people give up.
Electric
Why?
1) Infinite sound variety when i trippy or happy, i like “Spacey Clean”, when i agro, “5150 metal or Grunge”
2) Easy make something sound ok, even if u a noob – http://tinyurl.com/4myza – i sorta ok after 2 yrs :P distortion
3) w/distortion up u can just hit top two strings (power chords), easy!!
4) Distortion and my ibanez got me out of this three month funk i were in!
5) Becuz they’re cool!
(I own “Taylor 412 Koa”, I hardly play it though…)
oh, and I had to say it… yeah that guy is CRAAAAZYYYY
peACE
mR tOAD
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Go with the Acoustic
An electric guitar usually seems like everyone’s first choice, cause it’s so shiny is advanced, by acoustic guitars are great for learning, and they have a great sound.
acoustic
develop ur calasses on ur fingertips first
my 7th grader friend (crazy metal guitarist for his age), he picked up electric about the same tiem he picked up accosutic, but he had finger bleeding issues kuz he coudlnt develop hard callases
his accoustic string gages were too thin,
so wel, i played acoustic for 1.5 years and then 2.5 years of elec as of now, playin things liek steve vai, yngwie, and so on…
try playign accsoutic a lil less than a year, and when u pick up electric after, the strings on the electrics gona feel like nothing to you, haha
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leaning towards acoustic
There are many reasons you might prefer either an electric or an acoustic. But for a beginner it’s generally wiser to start with an acoustic, because.
1. No need for expesive amps and effect pedals, which will be a total waist if you find out you don’t have the patience to learn.
2. An acoustic is much easier to play than an electric, which is very sensitive and requires much more finesse.
3. If you do eventually learn to play you’ll want an acoustic as well as an electric.
All these points are dependent on you wanting to learn b/c you want to be able to play, and not b/c you want to be cool. If the latter is the case then definetly go with an electric(way cooler).
Buy for what kind of music you want to play
Like most have already stated, starting with an acoustic can make you stronger in the long run. However, it can also make you not want to play. It’s important to have fun and if you want to play music that really needs an electric guitar, then buying an acoustic will likelly not keep you motivated.
Another aspect to think that a lot of people fail to consider when buying a guiter is the size of your hands. If you have little hands an acousting guitar will be harder to learn. Whereas an electric guitar with the smaller frets will be less frustating.
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