Electric vs acoustic guitars pros and cons

Intro

There are a lot of factors that go into choosing the right guitar for you. The type of music you want to play, your skill level and budget are probably at the top of that list. But there's another key factor to consider - the sound! Acoustic and electric guitars have their own unique sounds and both have their pros and cons. In this post, we'll compare these two types of guitars based on sound, feel and genre style so you can decide which is best for your needs.

Sound

Acoustic guitars are better for fingerpicking and acoustic fingerstyle, while electric guitars are better for distortion. This is because they produce different types of sound waves, each with its own advantages. They both have their own set of drawbacks too: acoustic guitars are more difficult to play in small spaces like dorm rooms or apartments, while electric ones can be hard on your ears if you're not properly amplifying them.

Acoustic guitars also have a longer sustain than electric ones—the length of time that the strings vibrate after being plucked or strummed—which makes them perfect for chords played with a pick (plectrum), while bass notes tend to lack this quality when played at high volumes due to their size being too large to fully resonate within the body cavity of an acoustic instrument like ours'. On top of all these differences between these two instruments there's also another one: acoustics tend towards higher frequencies whereas electrics generally have lower ones!

Which type of guitar you choose will depend on how you want to play it.

You'll need to figure out what kind of guitar you want before making any decisions.

Acoustic guitars are not as loud, but they have a better tone than electrics. Because they're not amplified, the sound waves travel through the body and neck of the guitar. This is called "sustain."

Electric guitars have pickups which are responsible for amplifying their sound waves so that they reach your ears at a louder volume than an acoustic can produce on its own. If you're looking for something with lots of sustain, then an electric may be your best choice!

If you want something that's easier to play, an electric might be better since it requires less finger/hand strength compared to its acoustic counterpart (ease in playing depends on many factors like skill level).

Genre - style of guitar

You should also consider what type of music you'll be playing. If your main goal is to play singer-songwriter folk, then it makes sense to start with an acoustic guitar. Acoustic guitars are quieter and have less sustain than their electric cousins, which means that they'll blend into the background when playing in a group. They also give off a different tone from their electric counterparts: whereas an electric guitar might be suited for rock or pop songs, an acoustic is more likely to work well with traditional country music or blues tunes.

If you're interested in playing more types of genres on the same instrument (and don't mind maybe having less control over the volume), then go for an electric model instead! Electric guitars tend to have two pickups—one near each end—which gives them a unique sound that blends together well with other instruments (particularly drums). These pickups also feature much higher output than those found on acoustics; as such, they can usually handle higher volumes without sounding distorted or crackling too much

Conclusion

It’s important to understand that the acoustic and electric guitar are very different instruments. They each have their own pros and cons, so it’s important for you to decide which type of guitar is going to be best for your needs. If you want something versatile for all genres, then an acoustic or electro-acoustic could be a good choice. If you prefer rock music with lots of distortion or metal, then an electric would probably work better in this case as well because they have more power than acoustics do when plugged into an amp or PA system