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Old 10-02-2019, 01:28 PM
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99 and 9/10ths per cent acoustic. Someone gave me an electric about a year ago. I have played it twice. Not feeling it.
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Old 10-02-2019, 01:46 PM
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Back when I was playing 6 nights a week I was 99% electric. Now I'm 99% acoustic.
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Old 10-02-2019, 01:47 PM
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Right now, yes. I have several nice electrics and good amps, but haven't touched them in several months. Over my lifetime I have vacillated between electric and acoustic and now, in my mid-50's, am definitely in an acoustic phase. I started out in junior high on acoustic, and in 10th grade bought my first electric, at which point I played in a rock band and hardly played my acoustic at all. After college, I went back to acoustic and played at church, youth groups, etc. In my 40s I got the itch to play electric again and bought a couple (Tele and SG) and a nice Fender Deluxe Reverb and joined a classic rock band for a few years. Now I am half of an acoustic duo, and only dust off the electrics once in a blue moon to make sure they still work. I'm sure I will get the itch later in life (maybe when I move to the old folks home) to pull out the Tele and rock out with the other geezers. Kinda like the Stones!
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Old 10-02-2019, 01:50 PM
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Yes, I'm primarily an acoustic player. The only time I pick up one of my electrics is for recording; a matter of necessity not pleasure.
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Old 10-02-2019, 01:51 PM
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100% acoustic. After years driving the drumkit in increasingly louder bands, electric guitars were of no interest to me.

I wanted a guitar simply to accompany my singing.

I tried two or three elecs, but just didn't work for me.
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Old 10-02-2019, 01:56 PM
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Acoustic only for at least 15 years, maybe longer. I still have one Les Paul copy sitting on it's stand, collecting dust. Probably time to donate it...
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90 percent acoustic and 10 percent electtic
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Old 10-02-2019, 01:57 PM
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Mostly electric for my paid gigs, occasionally acoustic. 100% acoustic at home and for practice.
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Old 10-02-2019, 02:03 PM
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I’ve been playing acoustic since 1964. I don’t now, nor have I ever, own an acoustic guitar.
How do you manage that? (kidding around, please don't kill me, I know what you meant.)
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Old 10-02-2019, 02:04 PM
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Every once in a while I take along my Tele to spice up a gig. It works well in our duet with our kind of music and people like it. It's still fun to play and nothing beats that Tele twang. I do miss my Strat though. I gave it to my Grandson.
I may have borrow it sometime.
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Old 10-02-2019, 02:16 PM
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Started acoustic, went electric and ending with a current ratio of 70% acoustic and 30% electric.
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Old 10-02-2019, 02:45 PM
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I am definitely more of an acoustic player. Although I have played tons of electric in my years, acoustic has always been my main instrument. I have been this way since 11 years old.
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Old 10-02-2019, 03:04 PM
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Oh, I guess its about 50/50. I think its nice to have the variety, both at home and when playing out.
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Old 10-02-2019, 03:17 PM
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I like both. Its good to change it up here and there
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Old 10-02-2019, 03:19 PM
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I have four acoustics and one cutaway acoustic/electric, but my air guitar is 100% electric. It looks kinda like a Les Paul, except for its invisibility.
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