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Acoustic Vs. Electric Guitars: Which Guitar Is The Best To Start Learning With?

One of the most common questions I get fromelectric. The  strings  are  thinner,
new  guitarists  is,  "should
though, and may feel a little sharper than
I begin on the acoustic or electric?" To bethe  thicker  acoustic  strings.
honest,  there  really  is  no
But, guitarists who start on electric and
right or wrong answer. But let's look atthen  pick  up  the  acoustic  sometimes
some  of  the  differences  to
find they have to develop their hand
help us decide.First, the biggest questionstrength  a  little  before  they  can  get
is  what  kind of music do you like? If you
comfortable on the acoustic. One
want to learn to play like Metallica ordisadvantage  of the electric, is that it is
Greenday,  then  it's  obvious
noisier. The pickups of an electric are
you need to get an electric guitar. If youmuch  less  forgiving  of  mistakes  than
want  to  play  like  James
an acoustic is. Because an electric is
Taylor or Dave Matthews, then an acousticsensitive  to  every  little  nuance  of
would be the best route to go.Parents, if you
are helping your child decide what is besttouch, finger placement and pressure, tiny
for  them,  bemistakes  beginners  make  will  ring
sure to ask them what kind of music theymore clearly on an electric than on an
want  to  learn. Also,  ask  themacoustic. Another  disadvantage  of  the
if they know which kind of guitar they wouldelectric guitar is it's a little more
like  and  why. Asking  theseexpensive  to  get  everything  you  need to
questions has always helped me figure outstart on it. Not only do you have to buy
which  guitar  would  be  a  betterthe  guitar  but  you  have  to  buy  an
fit for my students. Sometimes, people justamp and a guitar cable to go with it. On
want  to  play  the  guitaraverage  it  will  cost  $40-$80  more
because it's "cool"-- or because they wantto start on an electric than an acoustic of
to  be  a  rock  star. Or,  maybesimilar quality.The main advantage of an
acoustic is it's portability. The acoustic
a friend is learning to play drums and theycan  go
want  to  start  a  band
almost anywhere and be played anywhere. So
together. In these cases I normally wouldyou  can  practice  or  perform  wherever
recommend  an  electric.Motivation
you'd like-- whether at home, on a trip, or
is the key here. Sometimes simply buyingaround  the  campfire. There  is  no
the  wrong  kind  of  guitar,  can
extra equipment required, just pick it up
make a child lose interest in playing andand  play. Another  advantage  of  the
then  you  are  out  the  time  and
acoustic is the volume. I have never been
money. I've seen many parents, even withasked  to  stop  playing  my  acoustic
the  best  intentions,  have  a  child
because of noise-- even when in the dorms at
start on acoustic when the child reallycollege  or  playing  in  my  apartment
wanted  an  electric  and  it  normally
at two in the morning. I have been asked on
ends the same way-- disinterest.So, besidesseveral  occasions  to  turn  down  my
appearance, what are some of the important
things  to  consider?amp or to stop playing all together by a
frustrated  roommate  or  neighbor.
Generally, you can play the same things on
either  guitar,  and  the  basicsHowever, if your main concern with an
electric  is  noise,  most  amps  have  a
are the same. The guitar is tuned the same
and  all  the  scales  and  chordsheadphone jack you can use to keep others
happy. Getting  a  clean  sound  is  a
you learn will be the same for either.
However,  the  sound  is  different.little easier on an acoustic than an
electric. But,  guitarists  who  start  off
What sounds good on one may sound weak, out
of  place,  or  downright  sillyon acoustics and then switch to electrics
may  find  the  required  precision  to
on the other. When a lot of people think of
guitar,  they  think  of  the  guycontrol the noise a little difficult to
handle  at  first. Another  disadvantage  of
who comes to the front of a stage in the
middle  of  a  song  and  plays  aan acoustic is it's a bit quiet when playing
in  a  band  unamplified. So  playing
screaming solo. If this is the kind of
playing  you're  looking  to  learn,with a band (especially drums) may require
extra equipment to be heard.So there you have
then you need an electric. If you'reit, the main differences between starting on
wanting  to  learn  to  strum  chords,the  acoustic  guitar
kind of like the Beatles, then get anor starting on an electric guitar. What
acoustic. Electrics  tend  to  be  playedchoice you make depends on:The look you want:
Are  you  going  for  the  rock  star  look?
louder, more aggressively and have a
raunchier  dirty  kind  of  sound.The sound: Do you prefer the pure natural
sound  or  the  crunchy  distorted  sound?
Acoustics tend to have a fuller, more
natural  sound  and  have  a  little  moreThe tradeoff: Ease of pressing strings
down,  or  more  forgiving  of  mistakes?
laid back kind of a feel.The main advantage
of an electric guitar when beginning to playPrice?
is  the  string
Portability?In the end, most guitarists who
gauge. Electric guitars usually havestick with playing a year or two, soon pick
strings  that  are  much  thinner  thanup  the
the strings of their hollow bodied brothers.other kind of guitar as well. So, what you
This  means  that  it's  a  littlestart  on  depends  on  what  is  most
bit easier to push the strings down onimportant to you.



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