Playing the Right Acoustic Electric Guitar for the Right Show

What type musical instrument do you need? Here are a few tips. Though it will depend on what type of music you play, acoustic guitar can almost always be a great addition to any live show.



There are some genres of music that it won’t fit in with very well, but there are also many types that depend on it to get the perfect mellow sound.

Amplifiers

Though you can play an acoustic in a small place and everyone will hear it, there are times when you need to amplify the sound. One of the best ways to do this is to use an acoustic electric guitar. You get the great acoustic sound you want without having to try to mike up the guitar through the sound system, which can be heard to get just right.

My husband has an acoustic electric guitar, but he doesn’t use it very much any more. He used to be in a band that needed one, and he was the one that went out to buy it.

Price and choice

There were a lot of different kinds of acoustic electric guitar from which to choose but he went with the one that had the best sound. This isn’t always an option for certain bands. Sometimes you have to go with what you can afford, and if you only need it for a song or two, you may not want to blow big bucks to get one.

Solo acoustic guitarists

It’s not just a band that might use an acoustic electric guitar. Many who are solo performers like to use one as well. Though many of them are plugged in, I do think you can get a wireless one so that you have more freedom of motion.

Bringing the instrument to the mic

You do have to be careful when you get close to microphones with an acoustic electric guitar though, because you may end up with feedback, just like with an electric. It’s not much of an issue usually, but if you are playing in a cramped space you might have worries.

Acoustic Electric Guitars Can Make You a Star

Imagine yourself in the right situation, getting up in front of a small but appreciative audience at a local nightclub or coffee shop with one of your acoustic electric guitars plugged in and ready to play. You check your microphone and are introduced to the eager audience, made up of mostly your friends and relatives.

Also, think about yourself playing the first lines of “Carolina in My Mind” by James Taylor and everyone applauding in anticipation of the first verse, which they all know by heart of course.

You finish strongly to a wild and enthusiastic ovation, perhaps even a bit over the top but hey, these are your buddies and co-workers and fellow musicians and they want to support you.

Sounds like fun, right? This is a very do-able scenario since in just about any city or town there are several “Open Mic” nights where you can sign up and play for at least one or two songs and sometimes much more.

The best, not always cheap, musical 6 string instruments

You do need to have the right equipment however and it helps to have one or two of the many great acoustic electric guitars that are out on the market.

Types of Acoustic Electric Guitars

Many musicians prefer the sweet sounds of a Taylor or a finely tuned Takamine, both acoustic electric guitars, but most will tell you that nothing beats the sound of a Gibson J-45. Gibson started making acoustic electric guitars back in 1936 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Gibson J-45 acoustic electric guitars are now made at the Gibson acoustic guitar factory in Bozeman, Montana by the finest luthiers in the world. Bozeman has some of the finest atmospheric conditions to work with the fine woods that are needed to make these gorgeous instruments.

Gibson J-45 acoustic electric guitars were first invented in 1942. This great guitar has been nicknamed “The Workhorse” because of its fine workmanship and durability.

This is the classic “dreadnaught” design with round shoulders and deep hollow body. GibsonJ-45 acoustic electric guitars are built with a solid spruce top and mahogany sides and back. The workmanship and artisan-ship of these fine guitars ranks them with the very finest acoustic electric guitars ever produced.

Gibson also has other models of acoustic electric guitars including the Hummingbird, the Songwriter, the J-200, the Blues King, and the AJ 500-R. All of these finely crafted instruments are used by great popular musicians all over the world. The deep and wonderful tones that they emit are valued highly among the world’s top songwriters and singers.

You too can own one of these fine instruments and go play at your local open mic night. A Gibson J-45 will set you back around $3000 for a new one, but you can also find some bargains on used equipment on ebay.com. Don’t settle for less. Make sure you get the very best that you can afford.

Discounts when buying electric acoustic guitars

If you want to save a lot of money for shopping to buy an acoustic electric guitar, you can purchase one used. If you only need it for a song, you really don’t want to spend a lot of money to get one.

You can find them almost anywhere you buy other types of guitars, and some shops will have used models that you can buy.

You can also look on eBay or in your local paper for classified ads. Just make sure you plug it in and play it before you buy. You don’t want to buy an acoustic electric guitar that sounds bad no matter how good the deal is you are being offered. Your audience will tell the difference and so will you!