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I usually play acoustic guitars but have ventured into the electric world recently and having fun with it. But I find that I want to option of getting a good acoustic sound from an electric guitar, either solid or semi or hollow body.

I have read dozens of posts on lots of forums in researching this. I am curious what anyone uses to get good decent acoustic tone out of an electric guitar.

I am also wondering what guitar you recommend that has some sort of acoustic pickup built in. I prefer to stay away from the piezo quack. My budget for the guitar is under $1.5K.

So far I like semi-hollow electrics over solid bodies. I like a more subdued humbucker over a screamer. I play out solo a lot and need this guitar as my main accompaniment. Thanks for any ideas about acoustic tone or a guitar that has acoustic tone as well as some good electric sound for folk-rock, reggae, pop, blues.