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Changing from accoustic to electric guitar?

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I wanted to learn electric guitar but can't afford to buy one at the moment, after learning on an accoustic guitar how easy/hard would it be to change to an electric guitar?

When I went to buy my first guitar, I was planning on buying an electric, but the owner of the store convinced me otherwise. He told me to buy an accoustic first because switching from an accoustic to an electric is easier than the other way around. An accoustic guitar has thicker strings than an electric guitar because they need to generate more sound than an electric guitar (because you have the amp). The thicker strings strengthen your fingers more, so when you do switch you have already started "strength training" your fingers. I played accoustic for about six months and then bought an electric, and the switch was pretty easy, and I'm not even good =).

Another difference is that electric guitars don't have the big bodies like accoustic guitars, so I think it is a lot easier playing electric because you don't have to wrap yourself around the guitar.

Hope this helps!

Louisville event connects vintage guitar sellers with buyers

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Sellers were still lined up 30-deep, instruments in tow, to get into the traveling vintage guitar market as the five-day event drew to a close Saturday afternoon in Louisville. The International Vintage Guitar Collectors Association was on pace to buy as much as $300,000 worth of guitars and other musical instruments from Louisville-area residents, said manager Christopher Watkins.
Jordin Sparks-Battlefield (Maria Zouroudis electric acoustic)

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Getting a Good Acoustic Response by Treating Your Room

Remember when popular bands had to be flown out of town just to record at some multi-million dollar recording facility built on several acres of land? They had rooms large enough to record an entire symphony orchestra and had great sounding natural reverb and room response.

Most of those studios today have either closed down or downsized because of the home studio revolution. All across the globe, people are starting to realize that they could make high quality recordings in the comfort of their own homes, provided they invest enough time in the gear, software and technical know-how.

Recording is still an art that has to be learned and perfected, which is why there are big studios and commercial project studios that exist to this day. For the musician or recording enthusiast, there's no better way to get your feet wet in the recording industry by applying for an apprenticeship at the commercial studios downtown. But what if you're just a casual/hobby musician who doesn't want to become a fulltime engineer? Perhaps setting up a small home studio is for you!

Equipment for your home studio

Running your own studio for you and your friends to work material on is perhaps one of the greatest satisfactions a musician can ever have. Apart from not having to pay the rent and electricity for a commercial facility, you can record from the comfort of your own home with a minimum of gear whose cost now runs a fraction of what it used to even a few years ago.

You can turn your bedroom or living room into a home studio, provided that you don't mind spending countless hours making music in it. Aside from the computer that you'll be using, you'll need a hardware interface to get sound into your computer, as well as a microphone, some speaker monitors, and your recording software.

These are choices that you can research on your own over on the internet, as the home studio has become rather ubiquitous in recent years thanks in no small part to the proliferation of very powerful recording suites and software synthesizers. Even computer hardware related to recording has dropped in prices as more and more companies are gearing a portion of their product line to the bustling home studio market.

Sound insulation for your home studio

Of course, you can't get the top dollar room sound commercial studios offer, but you can get a decent sounding room (i.e. not as horrible as you think) by investing a good amount in buying sound insulation and acoustic treatment products. These products generally fall into three categories, namely absorbers, diffusers and reflectors. These treatment materials all help in creating an acoustically neutral environment for you to work your music in.

These products can be found all over the internet, with a minimum package of absorbers and bass traps costing a little under a thousand dollars. It is arguable that spending a sizeable amount to treat your room for sonic neutrality will be even more beneficial than buying a single piece of expensive recording equipment because no matter what happens, your environment will always influence what you are hearing, and as such if you listen to your recordings in a poorly treated environment (in a bathroom, for example), you're less likely to get an accurate and good sounding mix.

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