Guitar Help!?

Question

I need to know what is most common to start with? A acustick or Electric? Please help me!! I really need to know! Im buying one soon and was wondering whitch one to start with. Is it asy to play?

Answer 1

I started with an electric, but I was in 7th grade and just wanted to rock out. Now, all I play is my acoustic while the electric collects dust. There's no difference in them, its the same. It's just a matter of your taste.

Answer 2

What ever you get just make sure you get an electronic tuner. Much easier to learn to play with an instrument that is in tune, and electronic tuners are so much easier than trying to tune by ear.


Start with an acoustic. You don't need to have an amplifier, just pick it up and play.

I think you learn more with an acoustic. People who start with electric guitars sometimes just can't play acoustic. Probably because it doesn't feel the same or sound the same. People who start on acoustic learn better technique about how to get different sounds by picking in different ways. On electric you may only learn to play loud. With acoustic a guitar is a guitar, is a guitar. If you learn and play acoustic, you can play any guitar.

Is it easy to play? Once you learn to play, it is easy. When starting out I would have to say, not really. It takes lots of time and patience just to learn the chords and get them to sound right and clean. It takes time for your fingertips to toughen up, so your fingers will hurt for awhile.

I suggest starting with a Baritone Ukulele instead. It is an oddball in the uke world because it is more guitar-like than uke. It has four strings, but tuned like a guitar that is missing the low E and A strings. The chord shapes are the same or similar. You could learn to play the baritone uke in a few weeks, where it would take many months on the guitar. The nylon strings are much easier on your fingers so it won't really hurt at all, but will still toughen up your finger tips. Then, once you can play the baritone uke, you can then have a much easier time learning to play the guitar. It won't hurt nearly as much, if at all. Also, the guitar chords won't be as hard to learn, as you are only adding 2 more strings.

Answer 3

Neither one is better to start with. The playable parts (strings and fretboard) are the same on both. The only difference is one is electrically amplified and the other is amplified acoustically (through space). If you're looking for something easy on the fingers, I'd recommend starting on a classical guitar (with nylon strings as opposed to metal). And ignore the previous comments about electric having softer strings. Both electric and acoustic guitars have a wide variety of string gauges available, so a comfortable fit could be found for either model. It just so happens that most acoustic guitars are prefabricated with heavier gauge strings and electrics with lighter gauge strings. That can be easily changed though. But as far as ease of playing goes, it's all a matter of how comfortable a particular guitar, be it acoustic or electric, feels to you. Different brands may have slightly thicker or wider necks, longer fretboards, etc. Just shop around and see what feels comfortable.

Answer 4

I would have to say to start out with an acoustic guitar. I did and when I play my friend's electric guitar bar chords are really easy. I think that playing electric guitar first makes it harder to play acoustic later, many great bands first right there songs on acoustic. I would recommend a yamaha nylon string to start, then a steel-string and then go to an electric.

Answer 5

Depending on what your choice of music is.. I started at 10 with an acoustic guitar. At 53.. I've had many guitars acoustic and electric, archtops to solid bodies Martin's, Fenders' Ovation, Gibson, Ibanez, Guild and Dobro's. Start out with a guitar that is easy to play.. If you have small hands, don't purchase a nylon string guitar with too wide a neck, otherwise, you'll get frustrated and quit.. Good luck.

Answer 6

Electric. It's easier on the fingers, because you don't have to press as hard on the strings. I started learning last May, and that's what everyone told me, and they were right.

I recommend starting with simple songs. No matter what, you're going to sound like crap in the beggining. But whithin a couple of days, I had learned Are We The Waiting by Green Day, and after that Adams Song by Blink 182, and after that Lithium by Nirvana.

Just stick with it, don't give up.

Answer 7

Electric is far easier to play, but you will be a better player if you learn on an acoustic.

Answer 8

If money is no object, then I'd say dive into either one you feel like playing. If you have $$ restrictions, then start off w/ an acoustic.

Answer 9

um i started with an electric.. but most people start with acoustic, because it gives you better form and gets your fingers into shape faster

Answer 10

neither. i would start with a PlayStation and get guitar hero 1 or 2.