Archive for August 23, 2011
Usually you play rock guitar with an electric guitar but you can use an acoustic guitar for playing rock guitar as well. The acoustic can add more colour, tones, texture and moods to your music. This makes it more interesting for you and for your listener. You need to like what you play or else you will get bored learning rock guitar.
Acoustic Guitar Techniques
There are a few different techniques to playing acoustic guitar. The strings are harder to hold down than on an electric guitar. If you can hold down notes and chords with no fret buzz on an acoustic guitar you will find it much easier on an electric. It can help you build up your hand strength.
The noises an acoustic make are different to an electric. The most common one is when you slide from fret to another you get a whirring sound from your fingertips against the strings. It does add something to acoustic playing but if you can get rid of the sound on an acoustic you will not get it on an electric guitar.