Acoustic vs. Electric

Mark WW

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I mostly "played" electric and when not it was an acoustic 12. My Yamaha Red Label. The electric guitars I have are like art pieces to me. They are so durn beautiful. I switched from plain finish to sunburst on my acoustics and that one little thing makes me want to play acoustically. Shallow huh?

Dreadnut...nice trio there!
 

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Thanks Mark. The middle one belongs to Roger (grassdog.)

This is my trio before I sold the F-512:

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Ever since I acquired my third guitar I've owned more electrics than acoustics and, except for a short period where I lived in a small apartment with no amp, I've played electric more than acoustic. Sadly, I've played acoustic even less frequently in the past few years because of arthritis in my fingers.

I really do wish there was an acoustic guitar that sounded good with ultra-light strings and low action. I have a Taylor GS Mini that's easy on the fingers with a 23.5" scale. The quality of sound surprises me considering how small it is, but it doesn't have the depth or impact of a Guild dread. I've thought about trying an Oxnard M-20 setup with extra light strings, but that would be an experiment....
 

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Ever since I acquired my third guitar I've owned more electrics than acoustics and, except for a short period where I lived in a small apartment with no amp, I've played electric more than acoustic. Sadly, I've played acoustic even less frequently in the past few years because of arthritis in my fingers.

I really do wish there was an acoustic guitar that sounded good with ultra-light strings and low action. I have a Taylor GS Mini that's easy on the fingers with a 23.5" scale. The quality of sound surprises me considering how small it is, but it doesn't have the depth or impact of a Guild dread. I've thought about trying an Oxnard M-20 setup with extra light strings, but that would be an experiment....

I guess it depends what you mean by "ultra-light", but I have Ernie Ball Aluminum Bronze Extra Lights on my F-30. Gauges are: 010, .014, .020w, .028, .040, .050. They are easier to play, and sound great - at least on this guitar!

BTW, I also tried the D'Addario Extra Lights which are .010, .014, .023w, .030, .039, .047. These did not sound as good to me.

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Nice.. If she sounds half as good as she looks I bet so!! I will own one..
 

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I play acoustic at home and mostly electric with bands. I practice a lot, practice is mostly learning songs or riffs, with an unplugged hollow body electric. That guitar is an Epiphone Sorento and being my only short scale and having a super easy, fairly thin neck, and being the one guitar in my collection that lives in a hangar on the wall, it is the one that gets played most.

I have 3 good electrics and 2 Guild acoustics and all get played a fair bit.

I just started playing with a mellow pop project consisting of piano, guitar and percussion. I have been using the Acoustics for that and it will be nice to gig the Guilds more. I haven't done a lot of acoustic gigs.

However, I will never stop playing electric guitar as that is my forte and I love nothing more than improvising a good, melodic, solo.
 

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Ever since I acquired my third guitar I've owned more electrics than acoustics and, except for a short period where I lived in a small apartment with no amp, I've played electric more than acoustic. Sadly, I've played acoustic even less frequently in the past few years because of arthritis in my fingers.

I really do wish there was an acoustic guitar that sounded good with ultra-light strings and low action. I have a Taylor GS Mini that's easy on the fingers with a 23.5" scale. The quality of sound surprises me considering how small it is, but it doesn't have the depth or impact of a Guild dread. I've thought about trying an Oxnard M-20 setup with extra light strings, but that would be an experiment....

GHS Silk and Steel strings, or JP Silk and Bronze.

Either will have you playing a lot longer without pain.
 

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Guys, thanks for the recommendation of silk. I remember trying them years ago just to see how they sounded, but I had forgotten all about them. I will give them a try!
 

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Yeah, I prefer the Silk & Phosphor Bronze over the Silk and Steels.
 

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I play acoustic guitar pretty much every day, though sometimes the guitar is an unplugged electric. Some electrics are just such a pleasure to play that I don't mind if their unplugged sound isn't the greatest, while others sound pretty darn good whether plugged in or not. My little Guild F-20 and Martin 0-15 get most of the proper acoustic playing time.

-Dave-
 
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