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Posted by: jer Feb 9 2009, 10:55 PM

What do you play?

And I mean, really play.

I'd define "play" as taking up 33% or more of your total playing time.

Acoustic?

Electric?

Or Both?

Posted by: Mandos Feb 9 2009, 11:00 PM

Electric for me. I play my acoustic from time to time though.

Posted by: KaiG Feb 9 2009, 11:26 PM

Haha i have the same problem with my acoustic... But i play probably both equally. It's just something about the acoustic sound that makes me feel good.

Posted by: JVM Feb 9 2009, 11:29 PM

Electric. It would be both if I had a nice full sized acoustic, but probably about a 2 to 1 ratio in favor of the electric still.

Posted by: Fsgdjv Feb 10 2009, 12:02 AM

Electric. Acoustic takes up about 15-20% of my time, so I think that I really play acoustic aswell, but apparently that's not enough for you

Posted by: Ramiro Delforte Feb 10 2009, 12:08 AM

There was a time when I practiced all (sweeping, string skipping, even tapping) on the acoustic (the one that you've seen in the Erik Mongrain lesson).
Now I play both, love acoustic and electric

Posted by: berko Feb 10 2009, 12:10 AM

It's both for me basically. I mess around with my nylon string every day and devote at least a 1 h session for finger picking and learning GMC flamenco lessons!

Posted by: Trond Vold Feb 10 2009, 12:25 AM

Electric for me.
I dont think i have more than 5 hours combined play-time on an acoustic guitar of any sort over the past 20 years

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Feb 10 2009, 01:40 AM

I like both worlds, but if I had to choose, I would choose the electric mistress not the acoustic mistress

Posted by: Outlaw2112 Feb 10 2009, 01:45 AM

electric only.... I only own one guitar and its an electric, i wouldnt mind having a 12 string acoustic someday

Posted by: Mrblomme Feb 10 2009, 09:50 AM

Electric, acoustic is at my girlfriend hehe so cant play on it

Posted by: fatb0t Feb 10 2009, 02:42 PM

I have an acoustic but I reallllly REALLY neglect her. I rarely play it other than in the summer at the beach or something.
I feel so guilty when I pick it up too because the strings are all dingy and old
Then I try to play her and it sounds like crap, so I just put her down and don't touch her again for a few months even though I have a brand new pack of strings sitting there waiting hahahah

Posted by: tommyboy Feb 10 2009, 02:51 PM

Marshall Baby!!!! Gibson Baby!!!
My signature says enough!

tommyboy

Posted by: Muris Varajic Feb 10 2009, 02:53 PM

Both, and actually acoustic started taking leadership lately.

Posted by: ChrisVdS Feb 10 2009, 03:18 PM

Electric for me i like acoustic sound but i don't like to play on them because they are so freaking huge especially dreadnaught models.

Posted by: Smells Feb 10 2009, 03:57 PM

Electric only for me here, never owned an acoustic, my brother has one at his house that i`ll have a strum on when I`m there but thats all

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Feb 10 2009, 04:03 PM

I enjoy playing acoustic guitar more than electric guitar to be honest and that is when I play guitar at all. Haven't played in ages and need to learn Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas

Posted by: Toni Suominen Feb 10 2009, 04:13 PM

Definitely both, acoustic and electric guitars inspire me differently

Posted by: Hammerhead Feb 10 2009, 04:30 PM

I love the electric! but I also have a 20 year old acoustic 12 string... its a whole different thing, but great also. There is an expression about one is my wife, but the other is my mistress...

Posted by: Velvet Roger Feb 10 2009, 04:42 PM

Primarily electric for me, only when there is no power I switch to accoustic

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Feb 11 2009, 01:14 AM

Electric for now but I would love to get an acoustic bass !!

Posted by: audiopaal Feb 11 2009, 09:46 AM

QUOTE (Toni Suominen @ Feb 10 2009, 04:13 PM)

Definitely both, acoustic and electric guitars inspire me differently

Posted by: Marek Rojewski Feb 11 2009, 10:01 AM

I also play both, because I like to sing, and classic guitar is more fit for that:)

Posted by: Dejan Farkas Feb 12 2009, 11:51 AM

Both, or better to say all three: Acoustic, Classical and Electric, depending on my mood and which guitar is closer to me in that moment