Why Not as Much Traffic in Acoustic Section?

guitarjack66

Since being on here I have noticed how few posts or replies seem to flow through the Acoustic section compared to the General Guitar(Electric) section. Why is this? 
When I even considered playing guitar just a  few years back I never even considered just jumping on an electric,acoustic was always the way to go. I find it the purest and most natural way, and and sound of a guitar. Is this down to culture.our favourite artists predominently using electrics or a train of thought that believes acoustic is elitist and heavily linked with classical music? (It isnt of course given its use in Country music for example.)
Nice to hear thoughts on this.

mrkb

To me an acoustic is mainly related to buskers strumming cover versions, so not something I listen to often. Next association is with artists “unplugged” - so again a simplified version of songs. Lastly the “Lesbian seagull” scene in Beavis and Butthead - very funny!

slacker

I've played acoustic since 1976 and electric since 1997. I joined here in 2015 and mainly played acoustic out. I rarely post in the acoustic section, even when I was looking for and bought a Martin. I don't know why. 

TheBigDipper

I'd suggest that acoustic guitarists tend to keep their guitars for a long time and spend more time playing them than they do agonising about gear on social media. Once you've found the strings, picks, slide and capo that you like, what's left to post about? 

Tannin

The acoustic section is always quieter, Jack. There is a much bigger, much busier acoustic-only forum I won't mention by name but it can be ... well, let's just say that this place is better run and in consequence much more relaxed and friendly. And size notwithstanding, the level of expertise on tap here is amply sufficient to answer almost any sensible question. 

Example: I'm about to post a query about removing pickguard glue. It's late afternoon here (early AM in the UK). I'll bet six to one I have at least one good answer by the time I get up tomorrow morning. 

TheOtherDennis

guitarjack66 said:

Since being on here I have noticed how few posts or replies seem to flow through the Acoustic section compared to the General Guitar(Electric) section. Why is this? 
When I even considered playing guitar just a  few years back I never even considered just jumping on an electric,acoustic was always the way to go. I find it the purest and most natural way, and and sound of a guitar. Is this down to culture.our favourite artists predominently using electrics or a train of thought that believes acoustic is elitist and heavily linked with classical music? (It isnt of course given its use in Country music for example.)
Nice to hear thoughts on this.

I don't think it's any of those things - imho, it's simply down to the number of members interested in electrics versus the number of those interested in acoustics.

On this forum, there seem to be way more electric players than acoustic players, so the main guitar section gets more traffic. I really don't think it's any more complicated than that.

In the early days of the forum, the acoustic section didn't even exist. There was just one guitar section covering both electric and acoustic. Same in the classifieds.

The acoustic section was effectively willed into being by the acoustic players on here asking for somewhere specific to accommodate us, because all our threads were getting swamped by the electric players.

So, yeah, numbers. There's more of them than there are of us. Nothing more to it than that.

Tannin

Also, the naming of the forums is weird. They should be "Electric" and "Acoustic", instead of lumping everything in with the electrics unless it is specifically acoustic. You often see acoustic-relevant posts in the electric section, practically never the other way around. 

ToneControl

most acoustic players aren't faffing with their guitars as much, changing pickups, whammy bars, etc
as mentioned, once they are set up properly, there's not much to do except play them

TTony

ToneControl said:

as mentioned, once they are set up properly, there's not much to do except play them

And where's the fun in that???

TheOtherDennis

Tannin said:

Also, the naming of the forums is weird. They should be "Electric" and "Acoustic", instead of lumping everything in with the electrics unless it is specifically acoustic. You often see acoustic-relevant posts in the electric section, practically never the other way around. 

Because, as I said, originally, there was just one "guitars" section. Then acoustics was added, and the original name was never changed.

guitarjack66

ToneControl said:

most acoustic players aren't faffing with their guitars as much, changing pickups, whammy bars, etc
as mentioned, once they are set up properly, there's not much to do except play them

You make that sound like a bad thing!

bertie

cos most on here cant play properly  


seriously -   two fold

1 - Naming of the section headers

but more so  -

2 -  quite literally, many more people either only play, or are much more focused on electric

guitarjack66

The weird thing is that before I started learning I thought jumping straight onto electric was a bit of a 'cheat' rather than learning on acoustic and transferring those skills to the 'easier' electric guitar. I still sort of think that to be honest. 

brojangles

Fewer toys to obsess about, and acoustic guitars are way more expensive so people are less likely to flip loads of them or build giant collections. Plus it turns out there's a surprising number of people who only play electric, even at home.

I guess the naming also makes a casual browser assume that the acoustic section is a special forum for sandal-wearing folkies.

bertie

guitarjack66 said:

The weird thing is that before I started learning I thought jumping straight onto electric was a bit of a 'cheat' rather than learning on acoustic and transferring those skills to the 'easier' electric guitar. I still sort of think that to be honest. 

well that's it I think  back "in the day" when us oldies learnt  "good" beginner electrics were harder to come by and it was almost "the done thing" to learn on an acoustic..............cos they were just so much more readily available   - thats a massive generalisation but is pretty accurate I think.

Most "kids" learn cos they want to be in a band,  and electrics are easier to play and easier to come by, and somewhat "cooler"  to most

guitarjack66

bertie said:

guitarjack66 said:

The weird thing is that before I started learning I thought jumping straight onto electric was a bit of a 'cheat' rather than learning on acoustic and transferring those skills to the 'easier' electric guitar. I still sort of think that to be honest. 

well that's it I think  back "in the day" when us oldies learnt  "good" beginner electrics were harder to come by and it was almost "the done thing" to learn on an acoustic..............cos they were just so much more readily available   - thats a massive generalisation but is pretty accurate I think.

Most "kids" learn cos they want to be in a band,  and electrics are easier to play and easier to come by, and somewhat "cooler"  to most

Ironically,the cooler element may be returning through the likes of Ed Sheeran. At least one good thing may come of his music.

Mellish

As has been said I think that, as acoustic players, we're outnumbered on here. It doesn't bother me. If there's nothing being discussed, I can kick things off by way of starting a new thread as @Tannin is about to do  

bertie

its always been my "gripe"  going back to "Intermusic" days -  people want to pigeon hole a "genre"  but Im a "guitar player"    no bias to acoustic or electric

Tannin

brojangles said:

I guess the naming also makes a casual browser assume that the acoustic section is a special forum for sandal-wearing folkies.

Blimey! You mean it isn't?  

guitarjack66

bertie said:

its always been my "gripe"  going back to "Intermusic" days -  people want to pigeon hole a "genre"  but Im a "guitar player"    no bias to acoustic or electric

That's a fair comment. I find electric guitars a bit of a minefield to be honest. Too much consideration over models,amps,pedals,effects and so on. At least with an acoustic it's mostly pick up and play. I much prefer that. I will buy an electric soon though,just for practicality and learning purposes.

Tannin

Mellish said:

As has been said I think that, as acoustic players, we're outnumbered on here. It doesn't bother me. If there's nothing being discussed, I can kick things off by way of starting a new thread as @Tannin is about to do  

I put it in Making and Modding, where it is languishing unread. I should have put it here in the busy acoustic forum, of course, where it would have three good answers already.

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/223454/cleaning-up-after-a-pickguard-removal-nitro