can electric guitar strings be used on a acoustic folk?
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i used to have a set of .010 GHS Boomers in my Ibanez PF40- nothing to it...
Ized
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haha can be used if u wanna practice ur electric skill without any amp....
back in sch, someone did that with an acoustic guitar so that he could play the "master of puppets solo in his acoustic. sweet!!!
However, it might not sound so good, tone feels a little thin, intonation issues, and so on.....but its much easier to play.
back in sch, someone did that with an acoustic guitar so that he could play the "master of puppets solo in his acoustic. sweet!!!
However, it might not sound so good, tone feels a little thin, intonation issues, and so on.....but its much easier to play.
Gr3y
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my dear friend you can!
but that will requires you to adjust your thrust rod to match with the string tension which differs from acoustic strings! In fact, Paul Pannudorai uses electric guitar strings! it gives u in fact a sweeter but less thick sound.Get ur acoustic to experts like maestro or some of those shops at excelsior lor...its a good change i think
but that will requires you to adjust your thrust rod to match with the string tension which differs from acoustic strings! In fact, Paul Pannudorai uses electric guitar strings! it gives u in fact a sweeter but less thick sound.Get ur acoustic to experts like maestro or some of those shops at excelsior lor...its a good change i think
rearviewmirror
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Yap. I used to do that. Sharper, more metallic sound. Miles easier to play. But it also sounds thin; you can't really hear the body of the guitar IMO. Your sound tends to get swallowed up when you add in another acoustic guitar. When strummed hard the electric strings also buzz out more.
Just buy a pack of electric strings and try lor. Won't hurt your guitar anyway. And tell us if you like it!
Oh I didn't do anything to my guitar like what Gr3y suggested though so it should sound better on a properly set up guitar.
Just buy a pack of electric strings and try lor. Won't hurt your guitar anyway. And tell us if you like it!
Oh I didn't do anything to my guitar like what Gr3y suggested though so it should sound better on a properly set up guitar.
sleepykitty
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how about using acoustic strings on an electric guitar.. has anyone tried that?
bin4christ
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i've seen acoustic strings on a strat-like body.but it was a strat-acoustic.can be seen at the acoustic section of swee lee bras basah..but be careful with it it's got a heavy price tag..n esp so for a mexican-made unit..
sleepykitty
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i once tried classical guitar strings on an electric :lol:
cnt hear shit man..
cnt hear shit man..
bin4christ
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lol..izit cuz pickups r magnetic n can only pick up sounds from magnetic elemsnts?
sleepykitty
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well that could be it
but i tot pickups collect the strings' vibration and just amplify them into sound?
hmm..
ouh well, some of the mysteries of life i suppose.. :lol:
but i tot pickups collect the strings' vibration and just amplify them into sound?
hmm..
ouh well, some of the mysteries of life i suppose.. :lol:
ah well, magnetic pickups have a magnetic field, and the steel strings cut through the field and that's converted into the electric signal. So, if the string material isn't magnetic, the magnetic pickups can't 'collect their vibrations'
On the other hand, we have piezo pickups, commonly seen on acoustic guitars (think Fishman) which i'm not too sure how they work exactly, but i think theyre the ones which collect the strings vibrations and turn em into the electric signal. That's why they're all under saddle - the strings gotta be in contact with em, somehow - Unlike the magnetic pickups.
The Amp amplifies the electric signal into sound. The pickup transduces the vibrations into electric signal.
Can anyone explain to me how the guitar's wood body affects the overall tone? Is it because it affects the way the strings vibrate, resulting in a different tone?
On the other hand, we have piezo pickups, commonly seen on acoustic guitars (think Fishman) which i'm not too sure how they work exactly, but i think theyre the ones which collect the strings vibrations and turn em into the electric signal. That's why they're all under saddle - the strings gotta be in contact with em, somehow - Unlike the magnetic pickups.
The Amp amplifies the electric signal into sound. The pickup transduces the vibrations into electric signal.
Can anyone explain to me how the guitar's wood body affects the overall tone? Is it because it affects the way the strings vibrate, resulting in a different tone?
sleepykitty
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:lol: was just trying things out dude :lol:
i feel totally stupid now..
i feel totally stupid now..
jeremyrozario
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i got a set of .9s on mi acoustic now, and it balances out just nice, coz its old with bronze strings it was a bit too bass inclined but the electrics make it juz nice
embryo
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eh8811y said:
There was a time in my early days when I would put electric strings on my cheap acoustic guitar to practice in the army camp during those bygone years of NS. It didn't hurt my instrument and gave my hands a constant reminder of what an electric gauge would feel like. However nothing beats the sound of fresh brass strings on any acoustic. There's that "Zing!" to it that just sounds and feels great.
I wouldn't put acoustic string on electrics though unless there's a piezo pickup system. This is because brass strings do not traslate well with magnetic pickups. This is why nickels and steel work best with standard electric pups. Steel being loudest and brightest.
Of the 2 Godin Multiacs that I use one is the Steel Duet with the LR Baggs 2 pup system which is strung with cheap bronze string that I have to change every 3 shows to regain the original fresh "Zing" The other Godin Multiac SA which has the Roland synth access pickups via the RMC pups depending on the intended application with a Roland GR1 or VG88 I'll string it with Bronze or Electric set of strings. No problem whatsoever.
My all time favourite acoustic guitar hero has always been the late Michael Hedges who uses electric strings on his Martin and reason behind this is because the sunrise pickups which he mounts over the soundhole is used to pick up the low frequencies (down to 60Hz) work best with nickel or steel strings for the best output.
