How do you make an Elctric Guitar sound like an Acoustic guitar?
The Chosen One asked:
I am a beginner at guitar, and I am getting an electric, due to it being eisier to learn, but I want to be able to make it sound like an acoustic guitar. Is this possible? Or would I have to get an acoustic as well.
I am a beginner at guitar, and I am getting an electric, due to it being eisier to learn, but I want to be able to make it sound like an acoustic guitar. Is this possible? Or would I have to get an acoustic as well.
just don’t have any distortion and adjust the base and treble to where you get a good sound, you can also do a trick with one of the knobs on the guitar that will give you a glassy sound, but I don’t remember what the trick is, but it’s simple, it’s like a capacitor and resistor or something like that. You may be right
Check out Tone Port. They are affordable and you can do all sorts of effects. I don’t even own an amp I just use tone port and my stereo. Then again I am not really a musician, I just play for fun. Sounds good when playing acoustic Metallica parts. ManBearPig
doNT On any distortioN On d amplifier or gUITAR ITSELF OR DOnt plug it to any distortioN. Just plug it tHE AMP AND PLAY WITH YOUR DesireD VOLUME. ThougH U WOULDNT GET THAT DISTINCTIVE SOUND ATtribuTEd with aCcoustic guitarS when playing certain soNGS LYK ‘mORE THAN WORDS’ becAUSE OF THE TAPping sound the hand makes when hITting the gUITAR, BUt other than that they’ll sound pRETty much d same withouT ANY DISTORTIOn. godoyerks
I could make a strong argument that you should learn on an acoustic, especially if that’s the sound you want. People say that it’s easier to learn on electric…there is some truth to that, but it’s not entirely true. An acoustic can be set up to play as easily as an electric. The geometry of the neck, strings, and bridge is identical. If you put extra light strings on an acoustic, you’ll be using the same gauge strings as an electric….they’re easier to press down. The acoustic just loses a little tone by doing that.
If you buy an electric, you have to buy an amp, and part of the money you would spend on a quality guitar is now going to a cheap amp. Then you have the added element of the electronics to distract you from learning the actual instrument. My recommendation to all beginners is to start with a moderately priced acoustic. Even if you want to play electric, you’ll always have need of an acoustic.
You shouldn’t be using the “easier to play” logic as part of your decision process. There is very little practical difference between the playability of well set up electrics and acoustics. The lighter strings are easier to bend on an electric, but that can work against you too. Beginners often develop an iron grasp that inadvertently pulls strings out of tune. An acoustic is much more forgiving of that and easier to strum. The bigger consideration is buying a quality instrument. Cheap ones won’t stay in tune and are hard to play…electric or acoustic. Spend at least $150 on the guitar. The amp will be in addition to that amount. Don’t be tempted by cheaper deals at Walmart or Target. Those guitars are best used as wall decoration, and are a waste of money.
To answer your original question, you can play the electric guitar clean with no distortion but it won’t ever really sound acoustic. There are some effect boxes like the Boss AC-3 which do a pretty good job. It wouldn’t fool anybody in a quiet room, but I use one on stage so I can switch between acoustic and electric without bringing a second guitar. All but the smallest Roland Cube amps also have this effect built in. TommyMc