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Should I Get an Acoustic or Electric Guitar | Guitar Tricks

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Everybody give it up to the Camp fire guitar guy 🥳🥳🥳
Comment from : @cashmix3260

Good video man! No sugar coat and a honest opinion is respectable Thanks very much
Comment from : @TheLegend-gj6bw

i dont care, i just wanna play like kurt cobain
Comment from : @melody0843

Is that a jazzmaster
Comment from : @sponsorcensor

Johnny b goode at the end haha
Comment from : @srinjaydasgupta8549

Electric for me, if i want to go to the park and play i just bring my battery powered roland micro cube 👍
Comment from : @congerscott6064

Lucky me that my dad is a guitar carpenter so I can get both
Comment from : @millelidholm3302

Interestingly distortion dosen't hide the mistsakes, it actually exposes them because when you're playing in tune, you'll hear undertones This is why Electric Guitars are the most beginner friendly because you've got easier action & the instrument is smaller which means no pain, no worries By adding a built in amp, it's more portable
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Electrophonic Guitars made that easier by adding a built in amplifier, flip the switch and play
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

@UCwSn2qQtmQ1r1nV9-0IQ3Xwbr Traveler Guitars makes Guitars with Headphone Amps (as well as Headphone amps for Guitars that don't have a headphone output) so you can plug in your headphones and practice
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Lots of Guitar companies had the really bright idea of Acoustic Guitars that feel like Electric Guitars to facilitate playability
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

I figured it all out, some Electric Guitars these days have built in amplifiers (Such as Vox Apachee Guitars, & the all new Loog Electric Guitars) which makes them even easier to start on "Flip the Switch and play"
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Electric Guitars are smaller in Size so they're fantastic for beginners The flatter body makes supporting the Guitar easier Lots of companies had the bright idea of Acoustic Guitars with an Electric Guitar feel called Acoustic-Electrics They feel like Electrics due to thinner body & neck, lighter strings, & lower action They also have Pickups which make it very very versatile
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

5:01 Even though Electric Guitars are generally the easiest, Nylon String Acoustic Guitars are another great one for beginners because the big round strings don't make that indent, & also they're under lower tension
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

You forgot about the Lower action on Electric Guitars, that makes playing them super easy
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Electric Guitars have lower action so that's easier for the fretting hand, which is why they're so much more beginner friendly They come in many types (extended range, Multi-neck etc) & with extended range Guitars (up to 10 strings going down to Low G#) make transposing easier especially on Church gigs
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

With Electric Guitars the flatter body makes it easier to support, & also the control knobs will be labeled
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Fun fact there are Electric Guitar String sets who's gauges are the same as Acoustic Guitar string sets, such as the Jazz Gauged Guitar strings made by D'addario, & fun fact on an Acoustic Guitar they produce a much darker & fuller sound They'll also last longer because Nickel outlasts 80/20 Bronze, Phosphor Bronze, & even 85/15 Bronze
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Omg that guitar with the heart shaped hole is so pretty
Comment from : @aishasato465

You can do so much more on an acoustic because acoustic music is more open to playing different styles such as playing in different tunings, playing harmonics, playing simultaneous polyrythms , playing percussive finger style
Comment from : @trevorwilliams632

great video!
Comment from : @MeekNotWeak77

They do make Electric Guitars that have built in amps like this: wwwvoxshowroomcom/us/guitar/apache2html
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

Electric Guitar is physically easier to start with cause of the lower action
Comment from : @RockStarOscarStern634

thank you mister this helped me out so much!!
Comment from : @omgriplol0__o278

u just helped me so much
Comment from : @Jolver2406

Hi GarybrFirst of all, your videos are amazing and you were the only one who got straight into the point You see, I have a question that only you might be able to answerbrI've been playing the ukulele for like 5 years now, and i really wanna be able to play an electric guitar Do you think that i should start learning the electric guitar and skip the acoustic one, cuz you know the ukulele is kinda the same thing And what you said about "honest sound" for the acoustic guitar, i do understand that it is because acoustic guitars stop making sounds when not pressed enough What i think is that one might even develop the habit of playing the strings "correctly" by playing the ukulele brbrSo what do you say man? Should i buy the electric guitar or not? cuz the thing is that i can get only one guitar
Comment from : @sadboiwithaguitar2362

Both
Comment from : @artzysmartzy

Get both
Comment from : @garyjohnson627

I could hardly afford accostic 😊😊😊
Comment from : @musicforyou7744

I personally think the arguments given in this video, while thought out, are massively flawed in this video Nonetheless Good effort
Comment from : @InvisibleYetVisible

What is the model of that electric guitar?
Comment from : @MrWillyBeans81

By far the best explanation given
Comment from : @ppbdora595

i uh think i’ll start in acoustic and make my way to electric
Comment from : @faye3642

Thanks so much! I decided to go with the acoustic to learn the fundamentals right of the start and I'm really enjoying it so far
Comment from : @seb_thoms

i’m having trouble with choosing between electric or an acoustic
Comment from : @viancaumali8423

Maybe that's why I suck on acoustic guitars because electric guitar is what I need 🎸
Comment from : @ivanlloydmorados5056

Both of course! :)
Comment from : @PeterKertesz2013

Hey Gary Always good to see you I am retired, and moved from Texas to the Philippines I brought over my LP, and Strat I sold my Ovation before I left, coz it would be just too hard to travel with all three It is difficult to find mid range acoustic-electric's over here, and either companies will not ship to the Philippines, or they ask for as much shipping, as the price of the guitar Would you happen to know of any answer to my dilemma?? I have seen a couple of Takamine's on the FaceBook Market-place, but I would rather buy from a reputable business Thanks so much for the video
Comment from : @philippinefandango2859