Sep
05
Why are electric guitars so much easier to play than acoustics?
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A. M. asked:


I am just beginning to learn to play guitar. At home, I practice on an acoustic (Washburn), but my friends and I often play at school during lunch. Several people keep their guitars at school, and we like to get together and jam for a while. I have noticed, however, that I seem to play much better on an electric than on my acoustic. Why is this? I think I read somewhere about electric guitars having thinner strings, but is that the only reason?

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    • Comments

    warriorheartdrummer on 9 September, 2010 at 1:25 am #

    The guitar neck is thinner on electric guitar thats why its easier to do with the stringsgood luck.


    musicman32117 on 11 September, 2010 at 12:01 pm #

    An acoustic guitar has wider thicker body style an acoustic guitar has wider thicker body than an acoustic guitar has wider thicker.


    leftie1959 on 14 September, 2010 at 12:14 am #

    An electric guitar is amplified and just the fact of placing or hammering your fingers on the fact of placing or hammering your fingers on the neck will produce sound without even picking it.
    The neck will produce sound without even picking it.


    CGIV76 on 17 September, 2010 at 12:02 am #

    Guitars can have thinner strings plus the frets.
    The neck is thinner and the frets.