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Acoustic electric guitars are incredible instruments, the sound you get from this kind of guitar is a sound that you can’t achieve from a solid body electric guitar. They are essentially an acoustic guitar with amplification.
This is done by incorporating a little microphone, normally at the bridge. It is able to amplify the vibrations made by the hollow body, something the pick-ups of a solid body electric guitars can’t do. The electrified sound that you hear is sent to a preamplifier before it goes to a guitar amplifier, this is done by a built-in equalizer with volume and tone controls. These equalizers can control up to six frequencies.
Acoustic guitar packages give you an acoustic guitar along with an a guitar amplifier, and all the additional guitar accessories you might need. Keep one thing in mind even with cheap electric guitars you get what you pay for, meaning the more money you spend the better the equalizer. Along with the better equalizer you will find the inlay work will be more detailed. When you compare acoustic guitars to electric guitars you will see for yourself the added workmanship in the bindings and inlays.
Acoustic guitars or (acoustic electric guitar) as they are sometimes called, don’t get the respect that they deserve. When asked, people just starting to play guitar most often opt ro play electric guitars. I guess it’s because electric guitars have more of an association with the bands in rock and roll.
There are some people who don’t think it’s cool to play acoustic guitars when actually it’s just the opposite. If it’s not cool than why do all the major artists enjoy performing their songs with acoustics. There is a show on the radio every Sunday morning called The Acoustic Storm that does just that, features artists doing some of their songs unplugged. Artists you wouldn’t normally associate with acoustic guitars do their songs acoustically. The acoustic guitar showcases their talent.
As far as the guitar itself acoustic guitar packages are available just like electric guitar packages. Even with cheap acoustic guitars their are levels of workmanship, the more you are willing to spend the better the on board equalizer is along with the intricate inlays that you won’t find on any electric guitar. New York Pro Acoustic guitars give you a five band equalizer along with great inlays on the body of the guitar, and the frets.
If you are serious about playing guitar than you know that guitar is just a word. There are acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. There are several types of guitar that go into the make-up of each type.
Just to touch briefly on the subject, there are acoustic guitars that are amplified and those that are not. Electric guitars can be either solid body, or hollow body as in jazz guitars. The solid body electric guitars have many different styles all with their own sound. Bass guitars like electric guitars have many different styles.
Not to be confusing but each one comes in guitar packages, there are electric guitar packages, bass guitar packages, and acoustic guitar packages. Each one is made up of cheap electric guitars that are made to expensive models standards.
To play gigs and to be well rounded it is nice to have several types and styles to represent different sounds. Thanks to electric guitar packages having more than one guitar becomes a reality.
Guitar packages like jazz guitar packages are a good thing for anyone thing to have or add to their collection of electric guitars. Similar to acoustic guitars that make use of a sound hole that gives off vibrations when you play it, the jazz guitar has two “f” holes that on it’s hollow body structure that do the same thing.
The sound is not that familiar twang you get from solid body electric guitars, but rather a soft amplified one that is unlike the solid body. Now I’m not saying to throw away your electric guitars in favor of jazz guitars, I’m saying there is room for both of them.
Lindsey Buckingham is one of the premier guitarists of today. He is known mostly as the guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, and has a distinctive finger-picking style. This is demonstrated on their song “Landslide”. It is a song that although sounding difficult it makes use of basic finger-picking patterns.
“Time In A Bottle” is another example of a great finger-picking song. It is a song by the late Jim Croce that forces you to use your pinky. That might not sound like much but many new acoustic and electric guitar players have trouble using their pinky when they play.
These songs can be played on electric guitars but sound much better on acoustic guitars like the ones made by New York Pro Guitars. If you don’t already own an acoustic guitar maybe these songs will get you off the fence.
Playing either electric guitars or bass guitars is fun, bur let’s face it practice is boring. Armed with one of the great but cheap electric guitars made by New York Pro guitars, you practice religiously. You practice your scales and different chord configurations but after a while that just isn’t enough.
Yes, after a while your interest starts to wane because your practices are boring. With the help of the Internet, which we didn’t have when I started playing bass guitar, you can search for the tabs from your favorite song or band and incorporate that into your practice. If that isn’t enough you can search for a video of that song, preferably a live video and play along with it. You know, instead of sitting and playing stand up and make like you are on stage and the pressure is on.
Another thing you can try is to play the song using either bass guitars or acoustic guitars, this alone might perk up your interests.
If you are in the thought process of playing electric guitars there are several things that you should be thinking about. First is are you considering playing electric guitars, bass guitars, or maybe acoustic guitars.
Your next decision is what kind of playing will you be doing, will you be content just playing at home for yourself, or joining or starting a band and playing gigs. Depending upon your answer lies electric guitar packages and bass guitar packages with different size amplifiers to solve your questions.
Many people are under the idea that you need a big guitar amplifier to have a great sound, the truth is yes you do, but at what cost? If you plan on playing on an individual basis, or maybe jamming with some friends just for the fun of it I suggest staying with a 10w or 20watt guitar or bass amplifier, depending on what you are playing. Even if you do plan on playing gigs at some point these two are the perfect choice for starting out, you can always move up to a bigger amp as you get better.
Are you a weekend musician who plays at special occasions, or just a say at home musician? The answer really doesn’t matter because no matter what style electric guitars or bass guitars you play there is always room for a jazz guitar.
If you are not familiar with a jazz guitar, they are the electric guitars with the “F” holes like the Chicago Jazz guitar made by Glen Burton guitars, instead of the large sound hole like acoustic guitars have. They generally have a large sound box that contributes to the rich sound that can’t be achieved with the familiar twang of an electric guitar.
When you are starting to play any of the guitars,whether it be bass guitars, electric or acoustic guitars you are preoccupied with trying to play the right notes. In fact you are so preoccupied even if you play the right notes it sounds choppy and wrong.
What you need to do while playing your guitar made by New York Pro Guitars is listen to the music, even if it means playing an occasional wrong note. When I say listen to the music, I mean play like you are a member of the band and are on stage. What I have found is, especially when learning a new song, you are trying so hard to learn it that you lose sight of the song itself, but if you listen to the song and feel it, your music will sound more fluid.
1955 with his acoustic guitar in hand Elvis Presley changed the way music would be looked at from that day on. Following Elvis their were the Everly Brothers, with their two black acoustic guitars and ground breaking harmonies.
Next up it would be Buddy Holly, armed with an electric guitar and a sound in his head that could only be reproduced through his music. Buddy’s influence brought on what is today as the British invasion. The electric guitar packages were plenty with The Beatles and the Rolling Stones both recording some of Buddy’s songs, and The Hollies who got there name from Buddy Holly.
All of these acts and more have shaped who we are in music today. The early part made us sit up and take notice, while the second part made us want to get involved by purchasing electric guitars and bass guitar packages and starting our own bands.