hey guys... i got my new electric, a fender squier showmaster.I'd like to thank all those of you who helped me buy my electric:beer:.... I have heard that strumming the electric is easier than strumming the acoustic, provided you follow the right technique so my question is this, what is the major difference(in the technique) between playing the electric and the acoustic?....what is the correct technique of playing the electric?....the little i know, u have got to mute the strings.....i dont know much about it..any advice or any good links would really be appreciated. thankz.... uj
^Why do you have to mute unless you have for a song? Are you talking about palm muting? I find no difference between strumming on an electric and an acoustic. I dont know what you're referring to. Holding chords is easier on an electric and playing high notes is easier, that's all the difference i can find in playing them.
Congartulations on the guitar man As for thechnique i dont think there is any diff from the acoustic just learn some power chords and start rocking https://electric-guitar.co.uk/Lessons/index.php
Spot on.. ther is no diff... the only diff being in that playing higher notes is easier...You just play it the normal way... whatever you strum on an accoustic you can strum on an electric too....
hmmm..... well..the strummin technique wil remain the same ...only thing ...u dont have to strum very hard and attack the strings parallel in order to get the sound like in an acoustic ..gentle strummin wil give u the output required cuz ur output is amplified ..so..technique wil remain the same ...the amount of effort u put to strum wil be much lower on the electric then on the acoustic ...thts al if u are talkin abt differences in strummin ....and also..holdin chords are easier cuz the aciton is low in most electrics so u dont need to put tht much pressure on ur fingers wen playin chords (especially bar chords )
BUt I get noise when I try to play solos on Electric. Its not due to any feedback. My friend told me playing notes(lead ,I mean) on electric requires some release or something I can't remember. Can you please guide me?
both r played the same way. u can add effects to an electric. no offence but i think the single coil sounds awfull.
Ok No offence intended bro... I love Humbukers more then Single coils BUT Single coils dont sound awfulll. They sound GREAT.. .If you aree talking abouth the hum from the single coils ok I agree that is annoying and I hate that hum..but you do get "single coil pickups that elminate the HUm and sound single coil".. .... Single coils get you a tone that is SPOT ON, CLARITY. I like the way RONNIE puts it... YOU NEED GUTS TO PLAY WITH A SINGLE COIL... For a long time I hated single coils.. But honestly they are great.... I love them in the neck....Most HumbuCkers sound MUDDY in the Neck... except for a few MODDED out HUMBUCKERS .. Like the DIMARZIO HUMBUKER FROM HELL OR THE DUNCAN JAZZ. Any way Peace.
^Haha, i thought of arguing against him, but seriously, i neither had the time nor effort. For me, whenever a person argues against single coils i simply point in the direction of a Yngwie Malmsteen, an Eric Johnson or a Jeff Beck, 'nuff said.
+10000 Agrredd add Blackmore HENDRIX ext to that and a host of other guitarist.. Also Many guys who use LPS ext on stage use single coils while doing studio work for CLARITY... classic example is JIMMY PAGE in the first couple of ZEPPLIN ALBUMS... the most noticble STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN where he has used a TELE
