Acoustic/Electrics as electrics?
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> I know you’re talking about a standard acoustic guitar with an invisible > pickup built in, in which case I agree . . get an electric.
Could always put on one of those magnetic pickups that goes over the soundhole…
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>I’ve seen it done, but the question is, is it really best to go with >electrics for electric style playing?
IMHO its best to use an electric when you want and electric, basically an A/E is just an acoustic guitar with a built in pickup and preamp. Eric
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> I’ve seen it done, but the question is, is it really best to go with > electrics for electric style playing? what are the pros and cons? any sites > of interest on this subject?
If you want to play electric, don’t waste your time with an acoustic/electric.
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I know you’re talking about a standard acoustic guitar with an invisible pickup built in, in which case I agree . . get an electric. But remember that electric Jazz archtops, and quite a few other models by Gibson, Guild, Gretsch, etc, are essentially "electrified acoustic guitars", i.e. true hollow bodies with a couple of pickups cut into the top. Those guitars have a great electric sound as well. e.g. Ted Nugent always played one such Gibson (and got a screaming electric sound out of it), Crosby Stills Nash n Young’s electric stuff is another example of such "electrified acoustic guitars" , i.e. lots of Gretsch’s in the mix. More Gretsch again is Brian Setzer, most rockabilly is that category of guitar, 50’s rock and roll is full of true hollow body electrics, plus 60’s R&B and Soul, and tons of Blues, on and on, not to mention Jazz. So first you need to identify the kind of electric sound you want to play, solid body, semi-acoustic (e.g. 335), or full hollow body electric. Then, consider pickups in each category, single coils including P-90s or humbuckers, then amps, tube or solid state, plus effects peddles, etc. So there’s lots that goes into any given "electrified" guitar sound. ES-335 semi or even ES-330 (also called Epi Casino, are same shape as 335 but true hollow bodies with big P-90 single-coils and sometimes a bigsby) might be the best of all worlds — most versatile, and comfortable too, and you can practice un-pluged and still hear them well enough. Transitioning from an acoustic to 335 is easier that Strat or Paul solids in my opinion. But it’s all up to your tastes and desires. Roger – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Organization: The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas > Newsgroups: alt.guitar.beginner > I’ve seen it done, but the question is, is it really best to go with > electrics for electric style playing? what are the pros and cons? any sites > of interest on this subject?
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I’ve seen it done, but the question is, is it really best to go with electrics for electric style playing? what are the pros and cons? any sites of interest on this subject?
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