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Acoustic Tone/Sound help

xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
edited December 2012 in Musicians and Gearheads
I have a Fender Acoustic from the starter pack (DG-8S).

I have ALWAYS wanted that thin acoustic tone that we usually hear from an electric acoustic (this Stone on Daughter, Nothing as it Seems, and so on). Is there a way I can get this sound without plugging in? A type of strings I can use? Please help! Thank you :)
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    I have a Fender Acoustic from the starter pack (DG-8S).

    I have ALWAYS wanted that thin acoustic tone that we usually hear from an electric acoustic (this Stone on Daughter, Nothing as it Seems, and so on). Is there a way I can get this sound without plugging in? A type of strings I can use? Please help! Thank you :)
    i am not sure if this will help you are not, but when i am going for that i try to strum further away from the soundhole. that changes the sound for me and sounds "thinner" when i do that.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I think it's a lot about the natural tone of the acoustic guitar. Try 'bright' strings? And keep them fresh!
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    keeponrockin wrote:
    I think it's a lot about the natural tone of the acoustic guitar. Try 'bright' strings? And keep them fresh!

    That's what I was gonna recommend. New strings always sound more airy and bright.
  • veddertownveddertown Posts: 5,260
    I have one of my acoustics strung for a thinner sound and it sounds pretty nice. I discovered it by accident when I only had a set of Ernie Ball Super Slinky 09 - 42 instead of my usual Martin Extra Lights.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Thank you. I will try this out :)
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
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