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Originally Posted by Minstermarce
I started on acoustic and then went to electric. The benefits have been identified in previous posts on this thread, but, I have to say, it took time to master control (all relative!) of the sound on an electric with the amp cranked up and on a dirty setting.
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One of the valuable lessons I learned from starting on electric and playing rock in bands was that you have to master DAMPING the strings or else it is a mess. It's valuable (not as critical) to apply that to acoustic. I am amazed at how many people I hear at open mikes and even paid performances who are sloppy at damping unwanted string sounds. To me it is one of the clear lines between amateur and pro.