Young guitarists wonder, is there are differences between how to play acoustic guitar versus electric guitar. The answer is: ‘Yes and No’!
Acoustic guitars and electric guitars are identical of how the notes are laid out. Generally speaking, acoustic guitars have heavier, less flexible strings. What this means for you is that you’ll need to build up a bit more strength in your fretting hand in order to play an acoustic guitar. The strength building will take a bit longer. You’ll be able to fly across an electric on string gauges that your average electric player considers ‘heavy’.
Another thing about acoustic guitar is that it’s characteristic sound changes the type of music that sounds best on it. If you’re into ‘death metal’, for example, it’s going to sound completely different when played acoustically.
It is possible to use effects on an acoustic, but you have to create an extra set up.
The first option is to play your acoustic – run through an effect pedal and into a regular guitar amplifier. The second option is to have your guitar equipped with a small ‘pickup’ mic, and wired out with an input jack so that you can plug directly into an amp.
Last but not least, keep in mind that acoustic guitars don’t have ‘moveable’ bridge systems. There’s no ‘whammy bar’ on an acoustic.
Remember the points mentioned above, you can rest assured that learning how to play acoustic guitar is the same as learning to play electric. Wish you luck and perfect play on acoustic guitar.
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