I want to learn how to play a guitar, and I wanted to know if you should play an acoustic before electric?

Answer 1

I would recommend that. First remember you need to crawl before you walk. Dealing with an acoustic guitar is so much easier than dealing with an electric guitar, and amp. Just remember you won't learn guitar overnight. This will take practice and dedication. The more you practice, the better you'll be, and eventually you'll be able to play songs by ear. First you'll need to learn how to tune a guitar, learn the names of the strings, and learn some chords. Then start practicing changing between chords. You won't do all this over night. You'll get blisters on your fingers that will eventually become callouses. Be patient with yourself, and you'll be surprised how far you've went in a year from now. Best of luck to you.

Answer 2

This question gets asked on here at least once a week. And my answer is always the same: What kind of music are you looking to play? If the music you normally listen to is played on an electric guitar, start with an electric.

The reason people say start with an acoustic first is because with an acoustic you can hear every mistake you make. Guitar playing that sounds good on an electric can sound horrible on acoustic because you're hearing only the tone of your hands, not the tone of your amplifier or effects pedals. So if you pick or finger a note the wrong way, you'll hear it. You'll hear the string noise of every slide and the fret buzz of every note you pick wrong. If you get good on an acoustic and learn to control things like that, you'll be a better player.

Thing is, that kind of playing is only necessary in certain genres of music. It's necessary in things like jazz, folk or country, where the guitar is played with a clean tone that isn't too loud. But if you're playing rock n' roll, metal, punk or any genre that uses electric guitar and is played loud, it won't matter. In the recording studio you can overdub any mistakes you make and played live it would be too loud to distinguish perfect playing from not-so-perfect playing. Some techniques in metal can't even be learned on an acoustic because they require an amp and distortion pedal.

Answer 3

I just started to learn to play guitar and I purchased an acoustic guitar with steel strings as my starter. I think that would be a good place to start, but others with more musical experience may be able to give you more informed advice.

The only thing I say to avoid is the nylon acoustic guitar, especially if you are ultimately learning to play to play electric.

Answer 4

You should start out on a acoustic guitar first.

That way you can get your fingers more accustomed to 'fretting' the fingerboard when you start to learn your first scales & chords.

After you have reached a certain level of confidence, then you could play the electric guitar without sounding too sloppy -- or at worst, very crappy.

Answer 5

I think the whole playing acoustic 1st thing is a myth. Just play whichever one you want or have easier access to. The only "advantage" of playing acoustic 1st would be developing calluses faster. They're a *bit* tougher to play than most electrics.

Answer 6

It doesn't matter what you learn on, I myself learned on an acoustic before I got an electric.

Answer 7

Yeah you need to learn the acoustic before... I also want to learn it and that's what i'm gonna do first learn the electric after...

Answer 8

You should start with the acoustic only because it will make your fingers tougher. You will play the electric much better

Answer 9

It really doesn't matter, except using an acoustic will build up your hand muscles faster.

Answer 10

do what you want to!!!
you don't have to learn acoustic if you don't want to.
my first guitar was an acoustic and for me it was a waste of money.
ask yourself!