Have you been playing more acoustic?

danishbacon

Since lockdown, I've barely played electric guitars and only plugged my amps in a  handful of times, maybe 4/5 times a month, if that, tops. The majority of the time in Lockdown has involved playing acoustic guitars. In fact, I've learned a more about acoustics in this short period of time than I did during my entire preceding playing time. In short, being locked in has either a) given me more time to play, b) meant quieter playing, more interest in acoustics. 

Judging by the activity on this subforum, it feels like the sentiment might be shared?

monquixote

Nope, been playing loads more electric.

In the house during the day when the kids aren't asleep.

My office is also my music room so I can reach my Tele from my desk which makes it super tempting to have a quick rock out.

Lestratcaster

I rarely play acoustic now, most of my guitar students are on electrics plus I've had my Kemper Profiler for a couple of months and still messing with different profiles and tones.

I think only 3 of my learners are acoustic so I don't really play it much.

drofluf

I’m primarily an acoustic player but have been playing the electric with headphones mostly to keep the peace at home. Also having some fun messing with effects pedals. 

CMW335

Got a new acoustic just before lockdown and still pick it up to play at every opportunity. 

viz

yes

Kilgore

Acoustic noodling seems more suited to these strange times.




(that's not me playing by the way) 

TheBigDipper

Yes. Acoustic guitar is (for me) primarily a solo instrument and electric guitar is (for me) an ensemble one. I've not got any ensemble commitments to work towards, so...  I've been revisiting solo pieces and even some of my old classical repertoire from when I was very, very young. Actually thinking of buying a classical guitar again - my first for 40 years. 

Grampa

Yes, and I've found that being a relative beginner it's advanced my electric playing far quicker that before I ever picked one up.

I've also discovered a huge respect and admiration for good acoustic players as it's not nearly as easy to hide mistakes that are often camouflaged using an amplified electric on anything but a clean setting. 

mgaw

loadsmore

Yearofthegoat

I think I've done more of both. I know for sure I've had more 'guitar time' than before though.

Andy79

Kilgore said:

Acoustic noodling seems more suited to these strange times.




(that's not me playing by the way) 

Always chuffed to see the Great Daddystovepipe

Cirrus

Nope - spent the year before the virus hit doing open mics, so was playing lots of acoustic stuff at home. Since March and having loads of free time, I recorded new songs so mostly electric guitar, bass & keyboard.

stickyfiddle

More electric here, if anything, but I've spent the last 2-3 years playing more acoustic anyway, so I've just reverted towards the mean a bit. 

Either way, I've played more drums than guitar.

McSwaggerty

Andy79 said:

Kilgore said:

Acoustic noodling seems more suited to these strange times.




(that's not me playing by the way) 

Always chuffed to see the Great Daddystovepipe

Yep... Carl Bludts from Belgium. Great blues picker, great teacher.
Most of what l know, started with him.
Great Guy. 

brojangles

Yes - I agree with the point above about electric guitar being an ensemble instrument. Plus you don't have to get your amp and pedalboard out and plug them in to play acoustic. I'm looking into getting a classical and learning some of the Bach cello suite bits because I reckon it would be great fun to play them. 

danishbacon

Interesting, thanks for chiming in. There just seem to have been so many acoustic purchase threads lately that I assumed people might be playing more. 

ESBlonde

Little combo and HXfx remain out and ready all the time, but I probably open the acoustic case more often since I got the Atkin in January. That may have a bigger gbearing than the current 'situation'..

TheOtherDennis

Plus another one for the electric/ensemble theory, and as I'm not in a band, I only play acoustic now.

Other than that, I've actually played mine less during lockdown, because since the lockdown the pub I used to go to for the singaround has (obviously) been shut, I've not got anything to target my practice for so I've been struggling to motivate myself to play much of anything at all, really.

thecolourbox

I have had to play acoustic more because I had to play some songs for a festival that went online and that was the easiest way to do it.

I'm not sure about it being quieter than electric though, far from it. I'm a pretty quiet player and use finger picking rather than strumming, but it's way louder than my electric as I don't use an amp, I use studio monitor type speakers.

westford

I got one of those Vox mini 5 rhythm amps at the start of lockdown and have had fun messing around with it, so I’ve played my electric guitar more than usual. Still play acoustic more overall though.