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Why are electric guitars so much easier to play than acoustics?
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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July 30, 2011 - 12:51 pm
It’s the guitar neck. The guitar neck is thinner on a Electric guitar, that’s why its easier to play. It has nothing to do with the strings…Good luck
July 30, 2011 - 1:07 pm
I think it’s the body style an acoustic guitar has a wider thicker body than an electric.
July 30, 2011 - 1:59 pm
Don’t forget that an electric guitar is amplified and just the fact of placing or hammering your fingers on the neck, will produce a sound without even picking it.
July 30, 2011 - 2:09 pm
Electric guitars can have thinner strings, plus the neck is thinner, and the strings are closer to the frets.