After a year of Acoustic vs Electric guitars......Part 2


Sugar , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 04:08:36 PM

My thoughts as followed:

Playing an acoustic guitar for a year, 
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and switching to an electric guitar Equals (=) the same thing as palying 
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an electric guitar for a year?The way l figure it, by the time you get 
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down techniques (hammer ons, pull offs, bending) and finger strength, you 
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will already have playing electric guitar near perfect.

l know 
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acoustic does help, but I am just curious, l need expert help.It just makes 
perfect sense, playing electric will help you improve techniques for 
electric, and acoustic will too.So wont they come out even?Is there ANYone 
else who has experienced this or thinks the same as I?
 
 
 
 
 

Whispy , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 12:02:11 PM

Hi,  
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it was a bit difficult to tell exactly what you were asking.but.  
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.practising any kind of guitar faithfully will improve ur techniques &  
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overall knowledge of the instrument. There are, as you said, differences  
in playing between electric & accoustic.  
 
If you practise on an accoustic, then switch to electric ur skills will be  
the same. The real difference will be in the special trechniques that are  
unique to each type.  
 
I play both electric & accoustic & find little difference in the skill  
required to play either (though I'd like more of it!) but the sound that  
comes from each is very different. For example it is entirely possible to  
keep a note going for a long time on an electric guitar with effects.that  
particular 'skill' is far harder with an accoustic.  
 
The warmth of an accoustic sound is eminently suitable for small  
audiences, where amplification is not required. Of course amplification  
can, & often is, used when playing accoustic guitar, especially for  
profesional recordings, so the difference in sound can be reduced  
electronically if desired.  
 
Both types have their place & will be appreciated by ur audiences. Skills  
learned on one can be transferred to the other, though not EVERY technique  
is suitable for transfer. For example the sliding of a 'bottle' on nylon  
string guitars (classical accoustic) just doesn't work, as the 'bottle'  
technique needs the electronic pick ups to reproduce it loud enough for an  
audience to hear, though on steel strung accoustics a beautiful technique  
can be heard (listen to the 'old-time' blues players.)  
 
I am not totally sure I have understood ur question, but as a fellow  
musician I hope I've helped.  
 
Cheers,  
 
BobSpain  
 
 
 
 
 

geek burger , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:12:29 AM

electric guitar and acoustic guitar are both.GUITARS!  
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obviously playing guitar will help you in all types of guitars  
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