Whats the difference between an electric-acoustic guitar and an acoustic guitar?

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Q. Whats the difference between an electric-acoustic guitar and an acoustic guitar?
an acoustic guitar and an elec-acoustic guitar both have a socket where you can plug in an amplifier....

Answer
an acoustic electric u can amplify, and an acoustic u cant u need to use a microphone

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What is the best type of guitar for starters!?

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Addy

I want to buy my first guitar and learn how to play but i am not decided about the type of guitar: electric, acoustic or electro-acoustic!! What type is the best for a starter like me?

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electric is better as the strings are softer to play but in my view you are better off trying acoustic first as that will make playing an electric.

Aria and Vintage are good reasonable priced makes to start off with as you dont want to spend to much money.

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What's the difference between an electric guitar and a electric acoustic / elecoustic guitar?

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xt0nyx911

I have a electric acoustic guitar I'm trying to sell to a friend but I don't know much about guitars. I know how an acoustic guitar sounds from an electric guitar but that's all

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An electric acoustic is pretty much just an acoustic that you can plug into an amp and have the sound come out through speakers than just from the guitar itself. To get a really good acoustic sound from the amp though, it needs to be an acoustic amp. If not, the sound may sound distorted.

If you're just looking for a price you should tell your friend, try looking on guitarcenter.com or musiciansfriend.com and comparing it to what they are charging for your guitar on there.

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What's the difference between an electric guitar and a electric acoustic / elecoustic guitar?

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xt0nyx911

I have a electric acoustic guitar I'm trying to sell to a friend but I don't know much about guitars. I know how an acoustic guitar sounds from an electric guitar but that's all

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An electric acoustic is pretty much just an acoustic that you can plug into an amp and have the sound come out through speakers than just from the guitar itself. To get a really good acoustic sound from the amp though, it needs to be an acoustic amp. If not, the sound may sound distorted.

If you're just looking for a price you should tell your friend, try looking on guitarcenter.com or musiciansfriend.com and comparing it to what they are charging for your guitar on there.

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How do I tune an electric acoustic guitar with a built in tuner?

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Haley

I just got an electric acoustic guitar for my birthday and it has a tuner built in. I can tune a guitar but with this tuner instead of saying the strings letter it says a number. Does anyone know what the numbers mean or the correct numbers?

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Probably the string numbers 6E,5A,4D,3G.2B,1E . Most built in tuners show a letter, maybe there's another mode you can select. Check the manual.

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What is the difference between an electric acoustic guitar and a acoustic guitar?

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marygprom

Im planning to buy my first guitar soon and i am leaning towards the acoustic guitar, i was looking online and i found there was such thing as an electric acoustic guitar, now i am caught in between both, which one should i get and what is the difference.

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An electric acoustic guitar is just a acoustic guitar with a built in pick up so you can plug it into a amp or pa. An regular acoustic cannot plug in to a amp and be amplified except using a microphone to mic to the guitar.

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How do I tune an electric acoustic guitar with a built in tuner?

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Haley

I just got an electric acoustic guitar for my birthday and it has a tuner built in. I can tune a guitar but with this tuner instead of saying the strings letter it says a number. Does anyone know what the numbers mean or the correct numbers?

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Probably the string numbers 6E,5A,4D,3G.2B,1E . Most built in tuners show a letter, maybe there's another mode you can select. Check the manual.

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What is the difference between an electric acoustic guitar and a acoustic guitar?

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marygprom

Im planning to buy my first guitar soon and i am leaning towards the acoustic guitar, i was looking online and i found there was such thing as an electric acoustic guitar, now i am caught in between both, which one should i get and what is the difference.

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An electric acoustic guitar is just a acoustic guitar with a built in pick up so you can plug it into a amp or pa. An regular acoustic cannot plug in to a amp and be amplified except using a microphone to mic to the guitar.

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How do I choose the right electric-acoustic guitar?

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Lucas

I'm going to buy an electric-acoustic guitar in the coming weeks, but I really don't know how to judge them. I feel I've made good choices with my other guitars (acoustic and electric), but I haven't had much experience with the hybrid. Do I hold them to the same standards of feel and sound as an acoustic? Should an electric-acoustic sound just as good unplugged as an acoustic does? Should I go for a straight pickup system, or a mic-and-pickup?

Any answers at all would be very appreciated.

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It depends - are you going to use it mainly plugged in or acoustic? If you already have a good acoustic then it's plugged in sound is the most important, right? Takamine makes some laminate top guitars with their premium pick-up system (Nt4, I think) - they sound weak acoustically but sound perfect plugged in. If you want the best of both worlds, try the Alvarez Artist Series - you get a choice of body styles and woods and a great pick-up system (Sys 600). You can plug a mic into the system. Going up the $$$ scale, Taylor's expression system sounds great, as does the Fishman Aura system that Martin uses on some guitars. I would avoid the standard systems on Epiphones and Ibanez etc - they sound too electric. Make sure you try them out with the type of amplifier or PA you are going to use - it makes a big difference, some pick-up systems have an "exciter" to make guitar amps sound more acoustic.
In a band situation, mic systems always seem to feed back - I would use one only if you play solo - or maybe a duo with low volume monitors. Good Luck

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Whats the difference between an acoustic guitar and a electric acoustic guitar?

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Kevin

Whats the difference between an acoustic guitar and a electric acoustic guitar? and how does the electric acoustic one work?

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The acoustic guitar is just that...it's an acoustic guitar where the sound is amplified within the guitar, and that sound comes out of the hole in the guitar.
An electric acoustic guitar can be used unplugged as a regular acoustic guitar, or you can plug it into an amp.
Near the bridge of a normal electric guitar is a pick up (electro magnetic pole pieces which "pick up" the sound. The electro magnetic type of pickups are what you see on normal guitars. On an electric acoustic guitar there is a pick up, but it is a Piezo Electric Crystal...(this will convert mechanical energy to sound...or simply put it will convert the vibrations of the strings to a sound that you and I can hear).
An electric acoustic will also have a volume knob, a tone knob, and sometimes an Equalizer (EQ). A regular acoustic guitar will never have any of these.
So with the Piezo Electric Crystal and the volume/tone controls...all you have to do is plug your guitar into an amp and start jamming.

I hope that answers your question.

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How do I choose the right electric-acoustic guitar?

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Lucas

I'm going to buy an electric-acoustic guitar in the coming weeks, but I really don't know how to judge them. I feel I've made good choices with my other guitars (acoustic and electric), but I haven't had much experience with the hybrid. Do I hold them to the same standards of feel and sound as an acoustic? Should an electric-acoustic sound just as good unplugged as an acoustic does? Should I go for a straight pickup system, or a mic-and-pickup?

Any answers at all would be very appreciated.

Answer
It depends - are you going to use it mainly plugged in or acoustic? If you already have a good acoustic then it's plugged in sound is the most important, right? Takamine makes some laminate top guitars with their premium pick-up system (Nt4, I think) - they sound weak acoustically but sound perfect plugged in. If you want the best of both worlds, try the Alvarez Artist Series - you get a choice of body styles and woods and a great pick-up system (Sys 600). You can plug a mic into the system. Going up the $$$ scale, Taylor's expression system sounds great, as does the Fishman Aura system that Martin uses on some guitars. I would avoid the standard systems on Epiphones and Ibanez etc - they sound too electric. Make sure you try them out with the type of amplifier or PA you are going to use - it makes a big difference, some pick-up systems have an "exciter" to make guitar amps sound more acoustic.
In a band situation, mic systems always seem to feed back - I would use one only if you play solo - or maybe a duo with low volume monitors. Good Luck

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