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I plead guilty but would change the word "often" to "sometimes." I sometimes get this crazy notion that the only thing keeping me from being a decent electric blues player is Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours of practice. Unfortunately, the feeling passes long before the 10,000 hours do....
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I meant I only play fingerstyle on an acoustic because I like the sound, and the songs I am trying to learn are all fingerstyle played on an acoustic.
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My playing improved a lot when I got my Tele. I really enjoy both, but I play my acoustic a lot more now. When I was in a cover band, I switched back and forth from electric to acoustic depending on what the song needed.
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I am acoustic only. Not even amplified. I was both electric and acoustic for many a year but totally love electric. So though Id like an electric they all are gone.
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I sold off my last electric, a 1958 Tele which I had played since the late 1960s, about 15 years ago. But I still straddle both words as I keep Dearmond 210 soundhole pickups on hand and still own a Gibson CF-100E, two Supro lap steels (a double and a single neck), and an early 1960s Standel amp.
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You can also play fingerstyle on an electric guitar, can't you?
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Not the "fingerstyle" I refer to. Or, you can of course play it, but you don't get the sound I think/like of with fingerstyle.
If I were to buy an electric I would learn to use a plectrum. Nice to have in the bag of tricks. |
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Like many others, I play both. Although I have been playing only my acoustics for the past few months, I never know which direction the muse is going to take me, and I don't plan on getting rid of my Tele or ES335 (or my three tube amps) until I am no longer physically able to play--way too much fun!
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Acoustic is and will always be my first love, but I love my electrics too. When I play shows with the band I play electric half the time. Sometimes more. For some who would like to try it out, go out and get a Squier Tele or Strat and a decent but inexpensive amp. There is no need to go all in with your first electric. Besides, some of the less expensive stuff being produced is pretty nice. I have an older Squier Tele and I really like it. It plays great and sounds good. Playing electric is fun. If you are worried about enjoying it more than acoustic, well, maybe you should be playing electric. |
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Can't imagine not having both an electric and acoustic. Totally different animals and tons of fun!
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I use picks, fingers, and picks combined with fingers. I'm not "the man" at any of it, but I can play several ways. In all my years I never considered limiting myself to only one style of play, or only one style of guitar. |
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Here's my tele, made by talented luthier James Millman (based down in Devon):
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