What is the difference between an acoustic guitar and an electrical one ?

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Does playing an acoustic guitar is the same as playing an electrical one without the distortions and stuff ?
of course I CAN tell de difference...jeez...I want to know the technical difference since I'm a beginner

Answer
Acoustic instruments use the chamber (the box in the guitar body)
to produce the sound vibration of the strings.
Acoustic guitars with an electric outlet to connect to a speaker
looses the "natural" sound produced by the resonating "box"
to the electric unit (speaker/amplifier) and for this reason the
quality of sound projected is going to be determined by the
quality of the speakers used.
Try a test with one guitar and two different-rated speakers and
you will notice the difference in sound.

An "electric guitar" is a flat (solid) piece of material
-wood or other laminated-like material- that does not
have a resonating cavity needs "assistance" from
electronic hardware and an exterior speaker to reproduce "sound".

Use the same test listed above with acoustic-electric guitars
and you will notice the difference.
The quality of sound will be based on the quality of the speaker.

There is always a possibility of "distortions" on any unit that
depends on electrical signals for producing "sound".

In my opinion ( I am Not an Expert) I rather play an
acoustic instrument (nylon or steel-strings)
without any "hook-up".
if I need volume increment I will have a mike in "front" of
the instrument - not attached to it.
The sound will originate from the acoustic cavity not from
electronic hardware.

what are the differences between acoustic guitar and electric guitar ?

Miss whats

1 . what are the differences between acoustic guitar and electric guitar ?
2 . when you play one of them , can you also play the other one or you have to take different classes ?
3 . if yes , Is it atleast easier to learn acoustic when you know electric ?

Answer
There are two types of acoustic... steel stringed and classical or Spanish style nylon stringed... but there are also steel stringed electric/acoustic guitars. Acoustics rely on the body cavity to amplify the sound and resonate through the tone wood.

Electric guitars are either semi-hollow or solid bodied and rely on the magnetic pickups to translate the string vibration into an electric signal for an amplifier to "amplify" and send through a speaker or 2 or 4 or... The guitar/amp instrument of course gives you a lot of playability options with tone and distortion, reverb, etc...

Being able to play either type of guitar usually translates to playing any other, but... a lot people have bad habits that are masked by the nature of the electric guitar, and won't be when they play acoustic. So to go from acoustic to electric I would argue is easier.

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