Acoustic vs Electric Guitars | Which Guitar Is Right For Beginners? | Fender

[@joshualessore7652]

Nothing has put off beginner guitarists like acoustic guitar. The strings can feel like bridge cables to new players, often they get bought a cheap acoustic guitar pack that comes with cheap picks and a thin nylon strap, and the guitar has a stupid high bridge and the neck is bowed so deep that the action makes it impossible to play for beginners without cramping their hand. Always go to electrics and spend a small amount of money getting the guitar set up. Anything you can learn on acoustic as a beginner you can do with electric, and when you get strong enough on electric the transition to acoustic is so easy

[@foxhound4911]

Acoustic guitar for me is practical, it is good to start the hard way, it is hard to make bar chord in acoustic but worth it if you practice. Acoustic is the best beginner guitar for newbie if they transfer to electric it is smooth.

[@Sebcentre]

I started out with a classic guitar with nylon string, then bought a electric bass, after that a fender cd-140sce and now I am going to buy a fender player series

[@Jeymez]

Joshua Lessore: ya that can be the case, especially a parent who's not so knowledgeable about instruments will buy the cheapest thing out there, or it's barely passable. i was somewhat fortune to start on a Martin my granddad paid 300 for back in the late 70's, he ended up giving it to me once i got to a certain age. in my case i was 11, 2003. i couldn't quite play it at first because it was a dreadnought, and for a child a Martin Junior or Taylor Junior is the better choice for a student under 13. that being said it felt really good, once i got around to figure out how to sit down with it, the strings on it didn't hurt at all, or the frets. the guitar was just too big for me to play, but i always appreciated it, because i could've easily got stuck with a piece of garbage. these days beginners have it much easier even compared to when i started, the only problem i have today is the way people teach beginners is absolute garbage. but ya Acoustic can be somewhat challenging for a beginner, unless you get something that's fairly good quality like i had, or one of Taylors Academy series which has a smaller body than i had. for Electric Guitar, 200 Euro or dollars is good enough for a beginner to start these days. with Acoustic, id recommend looking at the 300 dollar range or higher, because it'll feel better in the hand than the CD60. but I've actually played around with one in person, it's not bad, it's decent enough, but a beginner is gonna want to be inspired to play. that's why for Acoustic, the Taylor Academy 12E is perfect for a beginner. even Intermediate players have played it live. for 359 it's a steal. that being said, learning on Electric Guitar isn't that much easier, it's just that it's easier to learn on because it's closer to the body. but your fingers are gonna hurt a little bit regardless of which one you start, I've seen just as many people quit on Electric. because just like on Acoustic, there are plenty garbage Electric Guitars out there. it's mostly what a parent is willing to buy for a kid or teenager is the main factor, even my parents didn't, it's not that they wouldn't have, they just didn't have the money to buy something decent. that's where my granddad comes in.

[@lucymugo2716]

Thank you!

[@yum_parmesan]

I think ur talking about yourself here because i started off with acoustic and its really not that hard and insufferable as you make it out to be

[@RODOSARTPARK]

Thank you for this video . I love the sound of acoustic guitar, but they are hard to play on. After playing live for every single evening for six months I got a problem with my hand, I bought a Telecaster and it’s unbelievable how soft is to play on. I also bought a guitar pedal that captures the tone of any guitar and now I am playing my electric guitar with the sound of my acoustic !

[@supersonicstrat]

I bought an old Rogue acoustic a few months ago and I enjoyed it, but I just got a refurbished Stratocaster and G-dec junior combo for $120 and I am loving it!

[@jogmas12]

I am using a $50 rouge and it’s tearing my hands up

[@Nothing-gv8mv]

For me electric guitars are more stable. You can also upgrade parts on both to make them ride nice. But the electric is almost limitless with its upgrade potential.

[@cg_dude]

Well acoustic is the father of guitar so its a clear win for acoustic 😁

[@theknownjames3025]

Well, if I’m going to mod my guitar, I’m gonna of course add locking straps and tuners, might also change the electronics, change the bridge of course. Change the pickups, might as well change the pickguard, could also change the neck, at that point, you might as well change the body. Tonewood is everything, after all. (Ship of Thesius of guitar)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Obviously the Electric Guitar is the easiest to play for beginners cause it tends to be more properly setup & the thinner strings help alot with playing it. You can make your Acoustic play like an Electric by using the lightest gauge of strings.

[@Mad.js08]

As a nirvana fan, i was thinking of getting a guitar and after reading this comment which lead me to some research, i have decided i will get an electric guitar. Thank you.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@Mad.js08 The Electric Guitar is way gentler on the Fingers than the Acoustic & you can still do finger style like an Acoustic, you just need to wear Finger Picks. There are Nylon String Acoustic Guitars which feel essentially like Electric Guitars cause the strings have less tension.

[@Mad.js08]

@@RockStarOscarStern634 Oh alright,will take that into account.

[@Justeeee115]

No pain, No gain AHAHAHAAH

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@Justeeee115 That statement is so 2016. Lighter gauge strings give you more flexibility, & for an acoustic guitar you have to shave the braces & top down to 3/32 of an inch to compensate for the lightest gauge.

[@fraenkiboii]

I wish you released that video 10 years ago. Now? Now I'm playing banjo! Just kiddiiing :D Strat enthusiast here.

[@wildnitesmusic]

If want you to impress a girl/Electric If want you to impress your family/acoustic

[@aryadiazzar833]

True

[@aaronludwig8150]

Idk I think acoustic is more casual and good looking to a girl then being a “rock god”

[@fatjuicytaco]

Honestly, acoustic guitars are where it’s at to impress anybody. Everyone might ooh and ah for 20 seconds while you play an electric, but playing a good sing along on an acoustic is what gathers the crowds.

[@yxumi]

@@aryadiazzar833 joseph joestaaaar

[@Gabriel-jg5wh]

@@fatjuicytaco you can rock an electric and still sing Enter sandman for example that’ll blow ☠️

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

3:29 Jazz is another one, in fact alot of those old Jazz recordings were played on Acoustic Guitars.

[@armpauloferreira]

Hi Fender! You guys, at 4:04, are labelling wrong with Fender CD-60SCE Dreadnought when it should be listed the Fender Redondo Player. Man, how i love that Redondo Player in natural version! Amazing!

[@kokeskokeskokes]

I just bought an electric. I need it to practice at night. I may have to tie up steel and nylon strings in such a way that the bridge pick up will pick up steel while my hand plays nylon. I can only play one finger tremolos on nylons. Also, I love thick necks, when my whole hand feels full. I may have to glue something onto the neck. Also, the neck on my main guitar is asymmetrical.

[@edwardharvey5839]

Ms Miller you did this video so smooth that you should consider also doing a videos on how to play the Acoutic Electric and Electric Guitars. This video was informative, thanks!

[@danielledemarco9344]

1:38 Acoustic 4:45 Electric

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

My idea was a Stradnaught, it's a Dreadnaught Guitar shaped like a Stratocaster w/ a super thin body.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I have a rare Martin Telenaught, it's a Dreadnaught Guitar shaped like a Telecaster.

[@williamgregory1848]

Let’s start with the more obvious similarities between acoustic and electric guitars. Both an acoustic and electric guitar have six strings, tuning pegs that allows you to alter the pitch of each of those six strings, a fretboard and frets. There are also obvious difference, such as electric guitars having pickups or metal bars on the body of the guitar to “pick up” the vibrations of the guitar strings and convert them into electrical signals played through an amplifier, or how acoustic guitars are a bit thicker and bulkier in their construction, whereas an electric guitar tend to be flatter. Whether you start out on acoustic or electric guitar, both of them require a commitment on your part to learn and practice. Regardless of whichever variety of guitar you choose, you’ll adopt a new vocabulary of chords, scales, and techniques that can be applied to both acoustic or electric guitar.

[@unknwn_usr3077]

Why is electric guitar strings soft and easier to play and also bend? Why can't acoustic be like that?

[@markmorabito1643]

I'm looking to learn to play guitar, and this is my dilemma. Personally, here are my thoughts. I like the sound of electric guitars much better, there is so much variety with what you can do, different pickups, amp effects, pedals, tremolo bar, etc. With acoustic guitar there is not as much you can do to change the sound. I don't want to say acoustic guitars are boring, but just very vanilla, mostly for strumming chords, whereas electrics are great for both rhythm and lead parts. The biggest benefit for starting with electric, I think, is that the strings are lighter so you end up spending more time learning technique, rather than having to worry as much about finger conditioning and getting used to the discomfort of the tough acoustic strings. Electric guitar can also be played unplugged or with headphones so you don't disturb others while practicing. On the other hand, for performing you need an amp and a cable, and an outlet to plug into, whereas you can play an acoustic just about anywhere. Acoustics are also more suitable as a solo instrument to sing along with whereas an electric isn't as good for performing by yourself without a band. I still think I will go with an electric.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Some Acoustic Guitars have a thinner body & I made my Acoustic play like an Electric by cutting down the height of its ribs.

[@speculesgorgoth4055]

Fender acoustic co97 plays really good for 200$ they could charge 5. Beginning electric way better choice until your hands get used to holding chords. Acoustic best guitar is seagul but quality and price range fender acoustic.

[@Yellow.Dog.]

Great content. With the quality of lower priced instruments it isn't all that hard to have both. Sounds like she has a sore throat.

[@divyanshgarg4762]

Okay so I'm starting off on my guitar journey, i do want to play rock n roll somewhere down the line but right now I want to learn basics and there's not that much that I can spend. So would buying an electric guitar rn would be a good choice?

[@NightOwlGames]

im literally going to make this strat sound like acoustic, im trying to learn to play a strat but 99.9% of tutorial videos are acoustic so im copying what they do but on a strat, all the chords strumming patterns and what not, my strat sounds acoustic i think im learning it wrong, i honestly sound more like ed sheran, Oasis, Amy McDonald it sounds nothing like Van halen Metalicia pinkfloyd or eric clapton or guns and roses thats what im hoping to get outta it, but nope! its sooo acoustic i could probably do a duet with Bob Dylan!. not saying im a pro but trying to discribe the sound im getting, im playing camp fire music on a stratocaster i dont know how else to put it. Jimi hendrix must be rolling around in his grave laughing at me! wheres the stratocastor sound i know and love? is a G chord different on a strat vs acoustic? where am i going wrong?

[@raymondrosser658]

Molly Miller YOU ROCK 🤘

[@raymondrosser658]

Thank you

[@eliaspetrat1528]

Can you use an acoustic electric like a normal acoustic (loudness wise) or does it need to be plugged in?

[@charlx2333]

You can play it as a normal acoustic no worries

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Some Acoustic Guitars have Nylon Strings which are softer so they're easier to play. How did she miss that?

[@retardedbongo9681]

Weren’t nylon strings used on classical guitars?

[@nandaputrawelson5746]

Are electric guitar strings softer than acoustic guitar strings when pressed?

[@bluebooper]

Yes, it certainly feels that way, anyway

[@mickaelplassard8759]

Hey there. Anyone knows the songs title she plays at 1.40 and 4.05? Thanks a lot in advance.

[@slurrpyslurp6449]

Sorry no one answered your question.. 😔

[@sizzilien9879]

If you ask me the answer is always electric cuz off playability

[@karthikdeverkonda01]

She is the one saying Spotify ad 🥲

[@PLaTheGwijoKing]

😂

[@raymondrosser658]

I Like the Fender cd-60 dreadnought

[@ItsJustAgamingThing]

This video and the comments helped a lot. I’m a banging badman drummer who fell in love with guitars from the blues. Wanted to learn myself and i didn’t know which to get, acoustic or electric? 🤔 But i think i have a grasp on which i want

[@Six3rdy]

Ayeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! It's Molly!!!! I recognize her from her trio! She tha g.o.a.t.! Thank ya for the advice!

[@DjNikGnashers]

If you want the easy option, get an electric. If you want a challenge, get an acoustic - once you have mastered a few fingerpicking techniques and a decent none-open chord selection, you will get respect from everyone.

[@bobi604]

i mean i want to paly it everywhere i go like in the park or while camping so what is the perfect one ?

[@bradatimudrac]

Accustic

[@Ashishmasseyofficial]

Can you tell me when your new strats will available in india

[@VideoHero]

interested in which hip hop songs uses acoustic?

[@БожидарЗдравков-э7х]

You can play every song she said bro try rumba flamenca or guitar

[@БожидарЗдравков-э7х]

I didn't type it correctly I meant try rumba flamenca on electric guitar

[@raymondrosser658]

Molly miller your a rockstar

[@gogi2883]

Classic and acoustic

[@juanpablocarcamocarreno3081]

Name of the final song?

[@nabeel3667]

6:07

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

How about an Acoustic w/ a Whammy Bar?

[@DjNikGnashers]

Because you don't need one ?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@DjNikGnashers An Acoustic w/ a Whammy could create an interesting Spaghetti Western Sound.

[@rosavega5309]

What if I just want a guitar for a hobby?

[@unknwn_usr3077]

Why is Electric Guitar soft and easy to play?

[@bobbymcloughlin3452]

Guitars Traditional Acoustic Guitar Traditional Plug-In Acoustic = A Traditional Acoustic With Plug-In Jack, Equalizers, Soundhole Tuner, Etc. Traditional Acoustic E-Guitar = A Traditional Acoustic With Pickups (Bridge / Neck), Knobs, Etc. Traditional Amplifier Acoustic = A Wireless Equivalent Of A Traditional E-Guitar (A Built-In Preamp, Power Amp & Post Amp) Traditional Electric Guitar (Body / Hollowbody)

[@raymondrosser658]

I have six guitars 🎸

[@Ashishmasseyofficial]

1st viewer

[@letseewhathappens101]

I'm not sure if it's the current war in Ukraine but all I can hear her play is Zombie by the Cranberries with the acoustic guitar Peace for Ukraine god be with you all

[@madhavidevareddy9151]

Hope all is well

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Proxy war

[@75YBA]

They make the same notes. Acoustic snobs always try to gate-keep.

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Think it's electric snobs

[@AnupSingh-li8dg]

0 pop GS

[@Junior1385]

I own them both, because the acoustic i need for the rythm recording, getting ideas 💡, practising and finding the note of the singing, for the electric i just choose for the lead, tones, for rocking, and for Country.

[@lovemycountry6192]

I own a acoustic too and getting my fender player Stratocaster. So I will be getting it mabye for Christmas

[@jana-sc6nn]

what did you play on first and which do you think i should get as a beginner? i want an electric but everyone’s saying an acoustic is better for a beginner

[@Junior1385]

@@jana-sc6nn The acoustic guitar has thicker strings than the electric guitar, apart from the body is bigger so I think it would make you more uncomfortable, I started with a Spanish classical guitar for having nylon strings and for having an acoustic sound wherever you want in In case you don't want to struggle to connect even an amp and have a sound, but if it is not so much your problem, I recommend that you go straight to the electric guitar because it has fine and comfortable strings too, you just have to get an amp that you like how it sounds and practice, the nylon strings are the most confortable for the fingers to start with the guitar the disvantage is the neck is more ticker than the american guitar, so if you want to start acousticaly you need a nylon strings guitar, if you want to rock on you need to star on electric guitar one or other are the most confortable to start.

[@jana-sc6nn]

@@Junior1385 ok thank you!

[@ananyaa2001]

I thought you said « and for the country » and i just went, right on, makes sense

[@MarcsVlogVids]

Here's what I dealt with when moving from acoustic to electric. 1. Mute strings you don't want to ring out. Even a light touch will work. 2. Hammer on, pull offs, and tapping work way easier. 3. Some guitars have a tremolo / whammy bar. 4. There's no sound hole for sand, pebbles, and your pick to get stuck in and rattle around in the guitar. 5. Strings are a lighter gauge and easier to bend and vibrato. 6. Learn the knobs on the amp, gain, EQ, treble, bass, reverb, volume, etc. 7. If a guitar has more than 1 pickup, there's usually a selector switch for choosing which one, or a combination of two. 8. The tone knob goes between muffled and clear, and everything in between. 9. Volume knob does what you think it does. 10. You can do pinch harmonics.

[@dadudeonyoutube9728]

It depends. Pick what sounds best for you. You will want to play more if it makes the sound you like.

[@alternant.]

I'm a complete noob with guitars. I've started learning on an old acoustic guitar and I've been looking for a good electric one, but I love the sound of acoustic. Can an electric guitar sound acoustic? Thanks.

[@Dumplinggsz]

Maybe without an amp

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Did you find out

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

While the Electric Guitar is easier to play, to make it more portable, it would have to have a built in amp.

[@emptyloopz_]

or just buy an acoustasonic

[@cleangoblin2021]

2 different beast really. Theyre both just as fun. But id say learn with acoustic first and have fun with chords. Like some songs can be covered with the respective instrument

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Fender You can even play Jazz on an Acoustic Guitar. Django Reinhardt was known for that & there are versions w/ Nylon strings.

[@MashaT22]

@Fender, this is a useful vid, but you didn’t mention scale length. A 25.5” neck is a very different playing experience than 24.75”. For beginners, the shorter scale is usually easier to play (unless someone has insanely large fingers that would need more space). And some necks are wider (such as on classical style guitars) - for me, there’s no way I could play a wide classical fretboard. I would have failed as a beginner. You mentioned thinner necks, but that’s extremely vague. Thinner can mean several things on a neck. I wish you’d add and clarify these points and repost this video. They are hugely important details that can lead a beginner to struggle and fail if they select the wrong size scale length and fretboard size for them.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

My Strat has Feedbackless Single Coil Pickups because they're Triple Grounded

[@carpetcrawler79]

Electric is harder because it's very delicate to play

[@off1off1]

Hello, what is the exact model of the guitar at 4min, it doesn't seem to be the fendre CD-60SCE DREADNOUGHT as it is said :)

[@editlilac3028]

I believe it is the Redondo Player :-)

[@CYB3R2K]

The only reason I'm going for acoustic is because I'm lazy and i don't wanna plug stuff and cables. Also I'm sick of my electric doing random buzzing from the amp.

[@aneulatte]

Both I you have money ig lol...

[@tonyrios157]

Amazing 3:03

[@raymondrosser658]

Molly miller I love the guitars 🎸 they’re awesome

[@speculesgorgoth4055]

Beginners cheap is what matters 200$ range fender or Yamaha used if you can find it

[@Odindon]

Is that squeaking noise when she plays the acoustic the first time in this video normal? That will drive me nuts. I don't think I heard that when she was playing the electric.

[@amanda0908]

What is the electric guitar she has in the video? I like everything about it.❤ i want to hopefully play like her one day. Keep doing what you're doing. i love it.

[@Om43r]

I am a beginner and thinking between acoustic or electric. Electric is easier to tune and all but buying an amplifier and carrying it around to just play is setting me off while acoustic is easier to carry but harder to play on but i am just trying to create guitar as a hobby so i am thinking of buying a acoustic because it easier to carry so i can go out with my friends and play wherever i want

[@geoff_craig]

Electric is better. You can hear the pick noises when strumming acoustic. It's annoying. Acoustics put you to sleep and electrics wake you up.

[@jdcsteelers498]

Dropping picks inside of acoustic guitars fucking sucks so much

[@randomcat7401]

Okay, you're telling me, i can olay the killer queen solo, on an acoustic?

[@Justeeee115]

Why not do use and learn both?

[@fxeditors]

Electric soudns cool

[@TaxingIsThieving]

6:00

[@daimpatientguy164]

can you play electric guitar without amp? and still loud as the acoustic guitar?

[@titaniumtries4893]

no

[@TaxingIsThieving]

​@@titaniumtries4893You sure?

[@titaniumtries4893]

@@TaxingIsThieving nah, correct me if I'm wrong please

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Can you strum an electric and sing along to it?

[@Vestean]

yes

[@codm3634]

im trying to buy my first guitar amd ppl been telling me that electric guitars r so loud even tho you put it on low volume, is this true?

[@moxiebbx2858]

Did you find out?

[@codm3634]

@@moxiebbx2858 yea lol

[@TaxingIsThieving]

​@@codm3634Well?

[@cancelwoke9384]

The quality control of Fender's guitars is the best around. Leo Fender would be so proud.

[@traversclark8876]

Really? You can't of seen that many Fenders then, if you really believe that.

[@WOJTEK3522]

#UMAFENDERDEPRESENTEPRAMIM