What is the difference between electric guitar and acoustic guitar?

Answer 1

A true acoustic guitar in terms of building is more sophisticated , it is larger too. It has less access to higher frets for most models and are made out of different woods usually for the body. It has no electronics unless you get an "Electric acoustic" like say an Ovation or something like a Fender. They are much , much louder I would not recommend them for apartment buildings especially if you're a beginner. The acoustic is hollow as well.

the Electric Guitar is easier to make , usually it's one piece of mahogany , alder or whatever, smaller in size and thinner. There are more frets , the electronics on them you'll be able to spot a mile away. Without the electronics plugged in it's essentially a fancy acoustic guitar. They are much quieter without an amplifier which is to say excellent to learn on and great for any situation.

Answer 2

Acoustic Guitars are big and hollow

Eletric guitars are usually solid and have Pickups. pickups are things that "Pick up" the sound form the string

Accoustic-Eletric guitars are a mix. They usually have pickup's and can be pluged in.

Answer 3

There are many differences:

• an electric guitar can be plugged into an amp, while an acoustic guitar can't.
• An acoustic guitar has a completely different sound (acoustic is usually used for country and western music, while electric used for music like rock and metal)
• acoustic guitars are always hollow with a is hole right under the strings. While electric guitars can be hollow so that they weigh less, they never have a hole under the strings.
• the sound of an electric guitar comes from the amp and can be changed and rearranged to be more base like, louder, softer, ext. while the sound of an acoustic comes from the guitar itself as the sound echoes through the body.
• an acoustic guitar is much more portable because it is lighter and doesn't need a heavy amp to produce sound.
• acoustic guitars good for beginners because they are generally cheaper and easier to play
• Acoustic guitars have a bigger body than an electric.
• electric guitars have a longer neck so that you can hit higher notes
• the body of an acoustic is generally made of wood while an electric body is made of (I'm actually not sure what an electric body is made of, improve this answer if you know)

Also, if you want an acoustic sound while also being able to make it louder, you can attach a pick-up to it to make an electric-acoustic guitar or you can just buy an electric-acoustic guitar from the start.

Answer 4

Acoustic electric guitars arew basically just steel string acoustics that are able to plug into an amp, whereas electric guitars need to be plugged in to play!!

Hope this helps :)

Answer 5

Acoustics are stand-alone and have a more simple sound. Electric guitars require an amp and have a louder, more intense sound.