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An acoustic electric guitar is an acoustic guitar with a pick-up in the bridge and an equalizer built in to the side. The equalizer requires a 9 volt. Depending upon how much you spend the equalizer can vary from usualy a 4 band, or 5 band equalizer.
Whether you already own an electric guitar package or are looking to purchase your very first guitar, an acoustic electric guitar package, or acoustic guitar package(another name for it), might just be the right thing for you. Let’s say you already own an electric guitar package with a 10 watt guitar amplifier, you can pick up the acoustic package with a 20 watt guitar amplifier. You’ll be surprised at the sound you will achieve with the 20 watt amp, and you will also be suprised with the different tone the acoustic has over the electric. I’m not saying one is better than the other, all I’m saying is that they produce different sounds.
As a beginner you will appreciate the fact that you can practice or play with or without an amplifier. The other guitar accessories you get in a package you might not think are necessary until after you get your guitar home. Let’s say your playing and yu want to put your guitar down without a stand where are you going to put it. the rest of the items in a package you can figure out for yourself.
Whether your looking for a new guitar as a beginner or intermediate player an acoustic guitar package may be just what your looking for. Sure you can buy an acoustic guitar or electric guitar seperately, but sooner or later you will find yourself back at the music store to purchase other accessories that you could have bought at the time you purchased your guitar and at a much less price.
What makes an acoustic guitar package so special is the versatility, If you bought an acoustic guitar with an equalizer that means it can be plugged into an amplifier if your playing a gig, or play it by itself as the sound will come out of the sound hole. Buying a package you will already have the amplifier for those times you need more power. A guitar package will also give you a gig bag and a stand. The gig bag can be for transporting you guitar to a gig, or just for storing it in your room, while the stand likewise can be used to hold your guitar while playing a gig inbetween sets, or at home if you don”t want to keep it your guitar set up ready to play instead of in a gig bag. A complete guitar package will also come with a guitar tuner, guitar strap, and guitar polish and rags.
I just finished reading a thought-provoking book by Malcolm Gladwell titled “Outliers: The Story of Success.” The idea behind the book was to investigate why certain individuals excel at various pursuits and industries while others flounder in mediocrity. It concludes that many of the most successful people have more than just raw talent in common – they also put in hours and hours of dedication to their craft.
The Beatles are presented as one case study supporting this theory. Before they became a breakout hit in Britain and swept across the Atlantic to perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the Beatles were just a bar band doing tons of gigs in Germany. They spent so much time playing together and tightening their sound that they were light years ahead of many more experienced bands. Even if you as a fledgling guitar player aren’t aiming for fame and fortune, you can improve by leaps and bounds by putting some dedication into your custom acoustic guitar playing.
Your concern while playing an acoustic guitar should be more on control, and a finesse that expresses your true feelings, rather than speed. While it is nice to have speed, accuracy and control will go further in your self expression. Acoustic guitar playing is done more with a finger picking style or rather than playing with a pick.
There are two types of acoustic guitars, one is a classical guitar which has a wider neck and employs the use of nylon strings, the other is an acoustic electric guitar that has a smaller neck while using steel strings. This guitar normally has a pickup in the bridge and an equalizer to control the sound that uses a 9v batt. When plugged into an amplifier you get a guitar sound that is different than that of an electric guitar. This type acoustic guitar can be played with or without an amplifier to give you versatility.
In the early 1900s a banjo was used in jazz groups. The banjo was used since its sound could be heard through the other instruments such as saxes,drums and clarinets. In the 1923s an acoustic guitar with an arched top was made by Gibson, model L5, and this started to replace the banjo. The mid to late 1930s saw the start of electrical amplification and Gibson was up for the challenge with its ES150 an arched top acoustic guitar with a guitar pickup.
There have been several improvements since the 1930s. Today although jazz can be played on an acoustic guitar as well as an solid body electric guitar, the favorite among jazz guitarists is still an amplified electric guitar with the looks from the 1930s. The guitar is identified by its big sound box, arched top, and it “F” holes that look like they belong on a violin, they also have a floating bridge, and possibly magnetic pickups.
Buying an acoustic guitar, you have the option of buy an acoustic guitar or an acoustic electric guitar. An acoustic electric guitar is an acoustic guitar with an equalizer that runs off a 9 volt battery which electrifies the pickup that is usually located in the saddle. Add an guitar amplifier and your ready to play anywhere. (Warning: Inserting the battery incorrectly could damage the equalizer.
The onboard equalizer faders slide up or down for adjustment and give your guitar extra highs, mids, and lows. A good staring point is to set each slide in the center, you can then adjust each one acording to what you are playing, like if you were playing lead on a song you can up the volume. The EQ usually has a “Low Battery” light that will tell you when the battery needs changing.