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Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly
I like the sound of acoustic guitar. I've heard some great acoustic guitar sounds from guitar pick up set ups. I always wondered why someone would use an acoustic guitar if they are going to process the crap out of it with reverb and chorus. Use an electric guitar and save yourself the hassle. Use a pedal to make it sound acoustic. At some point using an acoustic guitar becomes an image thing.
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It's not just an image thing, although it can be that, and that's a perfectly legitimate part of performance. The thing is, a processed acoustic guitar sounds different than an electric, just as different electric guitars sound different. So that's the main reason people use pedals with them (those, that is, who use more than just a little reverb or delay to enhance a basic acoustic sound). It sounds different and some people like the sound, so that's why it's worth the hassle (when it is a hassle). I don't see why that's so hard to understand.
Louis