What would you do?

coolehandluke

I have tried playing guitar for about 12 yrs now. I think I’m about intermediate level and can eventually play most things at this level. ( with a great deal of work!)
My guitars are-
1. A Martin OM 28
2. A Furch OM SR 32
3. A fender custom shop 63 telecaster
4. A Gibson es335 64 reissue.
I have listed them to shops I do have a genuine interest in guitar instruments themselves. 
As with most people , I do get regular periods where I either don’t want to play, or do not have the opportunity.
The only thing that drags me out of a rut is picking up the acoustic. I prefer the sound and musicality of the acoustic, and it  is for me the more intuitive instrument. 
The problem is my head keeps telling me that the electric is where I need to be. I keep thinking it is cooler and looks better! I do struggle with electric. Regardless of how much I try I cannot remember many licks ( but then I am getting on a bit). I don’t have the facility of  playing with others which does not help with electric.
Should I just concentrate on acoustic or persevere with both. 
Kindest regards 

Sporky

Do the thing you enjoy most.

Roland

Sporky said:

Do the thing you enjoy most.

This. Play the style of music you like. 

Unless you need the space or the money keep all four guitars. You never know when you might want to play something different.

BillDL

>>> "The only thing that drags me out of a rut is picking up the acoustic. I prefer the sound and musicality of the acoustic, and it  is for me the more intuitive instrument" ........ "I do struggle with electric. Regardless of how much I try I cannot remember many licks ...". <<<

Electric guitar playing comes in many forms, not just licks.  If you are used to playing your acoustic guitars with your fingers rather than mostly "strummy" style with a pick, try and translate your finger picking skill (though not necessarily styles) onto your electric guitars.  Rather than trying to learn and remember licks, try adjusting your amp to a clean setting with some subtle reverb and start playing a few ambient chord progressions using barred chords and chord fragments in different inversions.  Alternate between arpeggiated chords and gently grabbing the strings simultaneously to play them all at once.  Try and take advantage of the inherent difference of an electric guitar compared to an acoustic.  For example in the way it sustains for longer until damped (with the heel of your hand or relaxing the chord grip), the way you can slide between notes and chords in a more languid and relaxed way than on an acoustic and without annoying squeaky string noise, take advantage of the snappiness you can inject into the playing by grabbing and plucking strings with your fingers and thumb a little more sharply and firmly, etc.

You haven't said what styles of music you tend to play on your acoustics or that you would be inclined to play on the electrics.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with picking up your 335 and strumming a few John Denver songs or fingerpicking some Jerry Reed, but it has more to offer if you start to fully explore how to get the best out of it.  An acoustic is fine for Summer of 69 at a barbecue, but on an electric guitar with a little bit of "crunch" on the amp it's a different thing entirely, in much the same way as an acoustic guitar tends to be "better" for something like To Be With You or More Than Words even though they can be played on an electric guitar.

Have you ever thought of buying a "looper pedal" so you can "record" a sparse outline and then either play along as an accompaniment or start overdubbing additional parts to build up a fuller backing track?

The Ditto+ (plus) for about £85 to £90 (about £45 to £50 used) is pretty easy to use and gives you a good visual indicator of the progress of the loop so you can see when to start overdubbing additional layers:

https://www.tcelectronic.com/product.html?modelCode=0709-AIU

https://www.andertons.co.uk/tc-electronic-ditto-plus-looper-pedal/

Widely available at other stores.

Your electric guitars will only sound as good as the amplifier you are using, so if you have a smallish "budget" amp with a small speaker it can sometimes be less rewarding than playing through one with a larger speaker or one of the well regarded "desktop" type amps like the Yamaha THR, Boss Dual Cube LX, or other portable sized amps that are designed to sound a lot larger than they are.

Lestratcaster

I always go with the style of music I want to play. I like rock styles so overdrive so an electric is the choice.

Then again I like my chilled out acoustic vibes but I like messing around with effects so I prefer electric.

Find the artists and songs that inspired you to start in the first place. Learn their songs and have fun with it.

CaseOfAce

Personally "I'd persevere with both" - unless financial circumstances dictate otherwise.

I used to assume that when / if I reach a ripe old age I'll just go for broke with an acoustic but now I'm not so sure.

Just behind me I have one of those 3 Fender guitar case stands filled with what I basically own instrument wise - a telecaster (swapped out with a strat occassionally), an acoustic and a Precision bass.

Sometimes I'm in the mood for acoustic strumming and learning / working on vocals, other times a bit of bluegrass picking thinking I could be the next Molly Tuttle. Then again I might fancy getting my Frusciante on and plugging the strat into my Fender amp. Sometimes I'm in the mood to work on bass fingerstyle or get a slappin'.

If I went all in on acoustic I think I'd miss the variety and opportunity to mess around with different types of music - all of which pique my interest.

Kilgore

I play electric a couple of times a month. I play acoustic every day.

I also have an acoustic with a Gretsch Deltoluxe sound hole pickup for that lo-fi 50's blues electric/acoustic sound which is a lot of fun.