Electric VS acoustic guitar players...
I have questions for you, Visitor... questions with non-intuitive answers that keep people awake at night.
I present them below for your perusal:
as an electric guitar player, can you learn anything from a teacher who plays the acoustic guitar?
as an acoustic guitar player, can you learn anything from a teacher who plays the electric guitar?
... or in other words, this is the question that has stumped scholars and professionals alike for many moons:
Can a guitar teacher teach a guitar player?
It is hard to say because the electric and acoustic guitars are, of course, entirely different instruments that share no real similarities.
In fact, the only thing that these two instruments could be argued to have in common is that:
- they both have 6 strings,
- tuned to the same pitches,
- strung over the same fretboard,
- attached to a bridge on one side, and 6 tuners on the other,
- they are both played the same way,
- held the same way and sound mostly the same,
- and can be used to play all of the same things.
Very superficial similarities, if you ask me.
This is in stark contrast with the myriad of massive, significant differences, like:
- the fact that the electric guitar has TWO strap buttons compared to acoustic guitars, frequently having just half that number,
- electric guitars have silver-colored strings as opposed to the gold coloring of the acoustic guitar,
- and, of course, perhaps most notably, the big gaping hole in the middle of the acoustic guitar that is clearly missing from the electric guitar.
So, is there anything to learn about the acoustic guitar from an electric guitar teacher (and vice versa), or is it fruitless?
Check out the video below to see the shocking truth on these questions:
https://musictheoryforguitar.com/acoustic-electric-guitar-difference-learning.html
Enjoy!
Tommaso Zillio
Music Theory Education Expert
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