Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Guy Loses Girl; Guy Gets Guitar: Guy Gets Gigs
I have been playing acoustic guitar for years but just picked out my first acoustic electric guitar. For a long time I only picked up my guitar off and on and wasn't serious about it. Since I found myself single again I've at least improved my playing with all the spare time on my hands. I actually have been getting paying gigs. When I played for fun I didn't need an acoustic electric guitar. An electric acoustic guitar is just like a normal acoustic except for one very important difference: right, the amplification. The electric version has a built in pickup. This means that you do not add an extra pickup to it to amplify it. Plug and play.
When I was just playing by myself, I had no need for an acoustic electric guitar. If you're not playing with a band, why would you need one? Normal acoustic guitars produce plenty of volume by themselves; no need for acoustic electric guitar amplification. If you want to play in a band it's a different thing. It's worth the expense to upgrade and the electrics tend to have very high quality pickups, and the pickups are well mounted. I don't have to keep tweaking its position or worry about losing it, or forgetting the thing.
Hands down the best feature is having the volume controls right in the body of the guitar. That rocks.It saves so much time to be able to make the sound adjustments straight up instead of crossing the room (or stage) to mess with he amplifier. Wouldn't get me as much work either; the rest of the band would be waiting for me to get my act together. Not cool.
The acoustic electric guitar represents a new era in my playing. I really like everything about being in a band, and all the practice was worth it. There are even some fine looking ladies in the audience. I have to thank what's-her-name for helping me turn my life around!
Best,
K. Petit
When I was just playing by myself, I had no need for an acoustic electric guitar. If you're not playing with a band, why would you need one? Normal acoustic guitars produce plenty of volume by themselves; no need for acoustic electric guitar amplification. If you want to play in a band it's a different thing. It's worth the expense to upgrade and the electrics tend to have very high quality pickups, and the pickups are well mounted. I don't have to keep tweaking its position or worry about losing it, or forgetting the thing.
Hands down the best feature is having the volume controls right in the body of the guitar. That rocks.It saves so much time to be able to make the sound adjustments straight up instead of crossing the room (or stage) to mess with he amplifier. Wouldn't get me as much work either; the rest of the band would be waiting for me to get my act together. Not cool.
The acoustic electric guitar represents a new era in my playing. I really like everything about being in a band, and all the practice was worth it. There are even some fine looking ladies in the audience. I have to thank what's-her-name for helping me turn my life around!
Best,
K. Petit
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