What is the difference between an acoustic&electric guitar?
Acoustic and electric guitars are popular instruments that differ in many ways, including timbre, playability and construction. Each serve a purpose in music and have played a role in pop culture history.Differences in SoundAcoustic guitars, such as the one played at the beginning of Bob Seger’s “Night Moves,” tend to have a pleasant, mellow sound. Electric guitars, like what Eddie Van Halen plays, can have a wailing and distorted sound.PlayabilityAcoustic guitar strings are usually thicker and heavier than electric guitar strings. Therefore, acoustic guitars require more finger strength to sound notes, making them more difficult to play for many guitarists.ConstructionAcoustic guitars are mostly made of wood, with bracing underneath the soundboard. They are built to resonate sound without needing any sort of amplification. Electric guitars come equipped with transducers called “pickups,” and are designed to have sound amplified by an outside source such as an amplifier.Different Inten
