Comments on: Acoustic Guitar Rules Over Electric [Poll Results] http://www.abhinavsonkar.com/2009/04/24/acoustic-guitar-rules-over-electric-poll-results/ The Coldest Blood Runs Through My Veins Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:23:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Abhinav http://www.abhinavsonkar.com/2009/04/24/acoustic-guitar-rules-over-electric-poll-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3315 Abhinav Fri, 01 May 2009 07:18:49 +0000 http://www.abhinavsonkar.com/?p=686#comment-3315 Motivation is not the only problem. I have seen beginners who have never played guitar in their life just go out to a music shop and get themselves an acoustic guitar and start practicing. With nothing to guide them, they eventually give up. With right guidance from a proper teacher at the starting level, it is absolutely possible to master an acoustic guitar without losing motivation. And then one can go on to electric or other kinds of guitar. Another reason why I recommend starting with acoustic is because those who start with electric often miss the beauty of an acoustic and never really turn back to it. That saddens me. In short, if you can play acoustic, you can play any guitar but the same cannot be said for electric guitar. Motivation is not the only problem. I have seen beginners who have never played guitar in their life just go out to a music shop and get themselves an acoustic guitar and start practicing. With nothing to guide them, they eventually give up.

With right guidance from a proper teacher at the starting level, it is absolutely possible to master an acoustic guitar without losing motivation. And then one can go on to electric or other kinds of guitar.

Another reason why I recommend starting with acoustic is because those who start with electric often miss the beauty of an acoustic and never really turn back to it. That saddens me.

In short, if you can play acoustic, you can play any guitar but the same cannot be said for electric guitar.

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.abhinavsonkar.com/2009/04/24/acoustic-guitar-rules-over-electric-poll-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3300 Abhishek Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:23:10 +0000 http://www.abhinavsonkar.com/?p=686#comment-3300 I advise my friends who want to start learning guitar the opposite.....I tell them to start with an electric and then move to an acoustic if they feel like it. I feel that acoustics are harder to play initially than electric because of heavier strings and higher action. For a beginner, its harder to get a good clean sound out of an acoustic and fingers start hurting sooner. Unless a person is really motivated, it is more likely he will give up on an acoustic. Electrics are far more forgiving. With a little distortion, everything sounds good :/ While I agree there is risk of developing bad habits if there is no guidance, I still think that is better than just giving up on the instrument. As regards playing a guitar in your solitude, electrics aren't that bad unplugged. I do most of my practice with my electric unplugged and its mostly loud enough. I advise my friends who want to start learning guitar the opposite…..I tell them to start with an electric and then move to an acoustic if they feel like it.

I feel that acoustics are harder to play initially than electric because of heavier strings and higher action. For a beginner, its harder to get a good clean sound out of an acoustic and fingers start hurting sooner. Unless a person is really motivated, it is more likely he will give up on an acoustic. Electrics are far more forgiving. With a little distortion, everything sounds good :/ While I agree there is risk of developing bad habits if there is no guidance, I still think that is better than just giving up on the instrument.

As regards playing a guitar in your solitude, electrics aren’t that bad unplugged. I do most of my practice with my electric unplugged and its mostly loud enough.

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