Can you make any acoustic guitar into an electric by drilling a hole in it, and putting a metal conductor in?

Answer 1

No.

You will need to add a pickup- either in the soundhole, stuck to the inside of the top, or under the bridge saddle. Undersaddle pickups are called piezo transducers and are your best choice. Soundhole pickups look ugly, and contact pickups pick up every little noise and tend to have a lot of feedback.

Answer 2

There are several different manufactures of good pickups for acoustic guitars. Most good pickups will be in the $100 range. If you have a guitar with a fixed(non adjustable) bridge, the Martin Thinline Transducer is a good choice. You remove the plastic/bone saddle on the bridge, rout out a small groove underneath, drill a very small hole through to inside, and replace the bridge saddle. The output will be through a jack that replaces the butt pin where you fasten a strap. Hole must be somewhat enlarged, but strap will fit over the new jack button. If your guitar has an adjustable bridge, a different type pickup is required. Take your guitar to a reputable music store and ask their advice.

Answer 3

Alright ive been playing and learning guitar for about or almost a year now and in my expierience if your gonna spend the amount of money your speaking of you should go with the electric acoustic because A: The electric acoustic is basically the same as the regular acoustic for the most part B: There are steel string acoustics and nylon string acoustics you should go to a local music shop and find out which one is good for you C:The only real difference between a electric acoustic and a regular acoustic is if you become good and wanna play louder and for bigger audiences you can plug the electric acoustic into an amp D: as for what the other guy said yeah it is easier to play on an electric guitar but if you can learn to play somethin on the acoustic you can play it easier on the electric guitar(when i say electric guitar i dont mean the electric acoustic i mean an actual must plug it into an amp electric) These are my reasons its completly up to you but i have an esteban electric acoustic guitar and its quite a nice and good guitar. Also if you buy any guitar from a pawn shop or online always take it to your local music store and have it checked out for neck straightness you may also like to have the action lowered if the strings feel too high off the fretboard for you(Action refers to how high of the fretboard as you may or may not know) If you have any questions you can email me at the email i used to answer this question with.

Answer 4

No, an electric guitar's strings make their sound by moving through a magnetic field generated by the pickup (metal plate beneath the strings where you strum). You'd need to add that, too.

Answer 5

No. An electric guitar has "pickups" under the strings, which are electromagnetic coils, similar to a microphone, that convert sound waves to electrical waveforms. The amplifier then converts the electrical waveforms back to sound

Answer 6

DONT LISTEN TO ANSWER MASTER DUDE OR RICHARD THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. EDDIE M, IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY IF YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS TO BIG OF A JOB OR AFRAID YOU'LL RUIN YOUR GUITAR TAKE IT TO A REPUTABLE MUSIC STORE AND THEY WILL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU DO IT.

Answer 7

nope but you can make it sora-electric by going to your local music store and buying a soundhole pick up

Answer 8

it will work just drill a big hole