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Acoustic-Electric Guitars

LostdogsinthegardenLostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
edited July 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
I'm thinking about trading in my American Standard Strat to get an electric-acoustic, Ibanez probably. Who here has one, and how does it compare to electric guitars?

I love the sound of acoustics, so I thought getting an electric one would be a good way to go about it. What are the capabilities, and can you include distortion with them? Thanks for any advice.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Acoustic Electrics do not sound like electrics when 'electrified'... They sound like acoustics going through an amp.
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  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    Hold onto your Strat and just save some cash for an acoustic.
  • Boom The CatBoom The Cat Posts: 482
    Yeah, no real difference, just louder
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  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    the only way you can get distortion is from a pedal. you should seriously look at takamine's. they are one of the best sounding guitars ive ever heard
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    i have an ibanez AEG-black. its nice, i would consider upgrading to a better fishman pickup, but with some mid strings on it now, acousticly it sounds fine, and it has never let me down in a performance. Its a small body cutaway so a breeze to play (you lose a bit of resonance though)
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  • elstongunnelstongunn Posts: 285
    seanw1010 wrote:
    the only way you can get distortion is from a pedal. you should seriously look at takamine's. they are one of the best sounding guitars ive ever heard

    you can get a good takamine eg-240 for about $250 it's a dreadnought acoustic /electric. i also saw somewhere there's a takamine that has a "tube" preamp on it... wild... takamine's aren;t the best sounding, but for a mid/low level priced guitar they are good. (i like my martin better than my takamine) :)
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  • LostdogsinthegardenLostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    harrisonmerwin wrote:
    i have an ibanez AEG-black. its nice, i would consider upgrading to a better fishman pickup, but with some mid strings on it now, acousticly it sounds fine, and it has never let me down in a performance. Its a small body cutaway so a breeze to play (you lose a bit of resonance though)

    Yeah I was looking at the AEG, sounded great. But I guess getting a cheap Takamine would be the best bet for me so that I can keep the electric. Thanks for the advice.
  • elstongunnelstongunn Posts: 285
    Lostdogsinthegarden wrote:
    Yeah I was looking at the AEG, sounded great. But I guess getting a cheap Takamine would be the best bet for me so that I can keep the electric. Thanks for the advice.

    i have a takamine and it's built like a tank. really a great value purchase. you won't be disapointed for the money.
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    you can distort anything if it's being amplified in some way :)
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  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    elstongunn wrote:
    you can get a good takamine eg-240 for about $250 it's a dreadnought acoustic /electric. i also saw somewhere there's a takamine that has a "tube" preamp on it... wild... takamine's aren;t the best sounding, but for a mid/low level priced guitar they are good. (i like my martin better than my takamine) :)

    true, if you put a mid priced martin and a mid priced takamine side by side the martin will win. but if you put a martin Martin DC15E( http://www.music123.com/Martin-DC15E-Acoustic-Guitar-i52607.music) next to a Takamine EF350SMCSB( http://www.music123.com/Takamine-EF350SMCSB-Acoustic-Guitar-i62824.music) the takamine will sound better(my uncle has both)
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
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