Members Stella Joop Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 did you ever play electric and then just end up sticking with acoustic only and ditch all the electric side? whats yer story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yeah, that's me, unless you count plugging in my acoustics with piezos in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Very nearly, though every now and then I'll break out my Strat. IMO they're (acoustics and electrics) are nearly like different instruments, each requiring a different approach. I gravitate toward acoustic because there's less fuss and I feeler a closer connection between the guitar' and my fingers - without an amp or effects getting in the way. OTOH though I find that playing electric with headphones late at night scratches the itch that would otherwise wake everyone else up in my home. :wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members riffmeister Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Nope, not me. It's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Me -- just acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stella Joop Posted September 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Me -- just acoustic. have you always been that way or did this come over time where you played electric only to shed it later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've got an electric gig next Saturday, and it's my first of the year. But I've already played about 100+ acoustic gigs so far. I play electric at home when I record and I often take it out with me on lessons -- but most of the time it's acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Me= jus coustic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 If it has strings and claims to be a guitar, I'll probably play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BROLEX Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I dont even own an electric guitar. Acoustic guitars smells nicer, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 have you always been that way or did this come over time where you played electric only to shed it later? I started on acoustic. I've tried electrics, but I feel "disconnected" somehow. I hear a scratching sound coming from the guitar and pick, and the sound actually coming out of the speakers -- weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've only owned one electric in my life...........way back in the 60s....bought the guitar and amp from a friend of mine for $30! It was some sort of no-name copy of a strat. Not a bad little guitar, really. The amp, on the other hand, worked better as an AM radio than as a guitar amplifier. About a month later another friend offered me $35 for it and promptly owned it. I never looked back. I haven't even so much as picked up an electric guitar since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I dont even own an electric guitar. Acoustic guitars smells nicer, that's all. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I am primarily an acoustic guitar player, but I have dabbled in electric here and there. I currently have a Peavey telecopy, but will probably get one of the Agile Les Paul guitars one day. For the most part I prefer the sound and feelof the acoustic guitar, but that is what I am most familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Both, you need to play both to be a real guitar player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 No way - I play about 50% electric and really love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TN.Frank Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 When I really started to play, around age 14, it was all electric, I didn't even own an acoustic but now that I'm older I like to keep things simple so for now all I've got is a acoustic. I guess I'd like an electric again someday but right now my car takes all my extra cash. Once it's fixed up the way I want it then I may look into a good electric and small 100 watt amp to just play around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 did you ever play electric and then just end up sticking with acoustic only and ditch all the electric side? whats yer story? I've been 100% acoustic for about 3 years now. I started playing guitar 25 years ago. I played electric 95% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greymuzzle Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I play nothing but acoustic but in common with Mr Kwakatak headphones are involved, albeit for a different reason. Those nearby need the hearing protection they offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Both, you need to play both to be a real guitar player. Can I change my mind? Yeah, I play both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Do Fret It Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 I have an electric....but I don't play it but 3 or 4 times a year....Just to hear it BARK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Florida_Gator Posted September 8, 2009 Members Share Posted September 8, 2009 Acoustic-only. Electric by itself gets boring pretty quick, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaintByNumbers Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 I used to play in some groups that wer eelectric, so I still have an electric guitar and amp, but it's 99% acoustic. I never break out the electric unless I'm asked to play with someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geezah Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 All acoustic, all the time...except for when I plug in the Guild...and for the time a roommate had an electric I played with in tunings, with a slide (like Ry Cooder, but not really)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members george black Posted September 9, 2009 Members Share Posted September 9, 2009 acoustics are all i have ever cared to play for 40+ years. Then again I'm a country/bluegrass player and in my world an electric just would no fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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