Virtually all electric acoustic guitars, without electricity, will function perfectly well as an acoustic guitar. So, yes, the difference between an acoustic and an electric acoustic is the ability to plug the latter into an amp, if one is available.
You should start with an acoustic guitar because it is harder to play and will make you hands and fingers stronger much more quickly. You should start with an electric guitar because it is easier to play.
The easiest way to turn your acoustic guitar into an acoustic-electric guitar is by using the effect pedals. For that, you'll need to use the right pedal. Synth pedal offers the best opportunity to try different sound effects.
If you're using a simple acoustic guitar, a pickup or additional mic is needed. All in all, the short answer to your question is yes, you can plug your acoustic/electric guitar into an amp. In fact, you can even plug it into electric guitar amps. But, as you may have guessed, the sound won't be the same.
Not all acoustic guitars need to use a battery, and some electric guitars use a battery. It all comes down to how your guitar, converts the energy from when you play into an electrical signal that gets sent to the amp.
Yes you can get guitars built with all the top notch gear, wood materials and everything and they will play just as good unplugged as they do plugged in. Most pickup systems on nice guitars don't change the tone. The problem is that you pay way too muchy for stock electronics.
The piezoelectric pickups on an Acoustic - Electric guitar have extended frequency range to completely replicate the sound of an Acoustic guitar. However when you plug them in a Electric guitar amp this extended frequency range combined with their nature to pickup body vibration makes them sound like garbage.
The reason why your acoustic electric guitar requires a battery is because it has a preamplifier. The preamp is something that allows the guitarist to boost the signal as well as modify the sound using equalisers that allow an increase in amplitude. The battery powers the preamplifier, not the pickups.
Most electric guitar pickups are passive. Active pickups require battery power, and have a certain amount of gain (essentially, the ability to boost volume) built in. (Some guitars also offer a tiny soundhole-mounted preamp with controls you access with your fingertips.)
Because of its lightness and beauty, Shellac this
finish is preferred by classical instrument Luthiers.
There are many different types of finishes for guitars and musical instruments in general, but we could say the most used are:
- Oils and Waxes.
- Shellac.
- Nitrocellulose.
- Polyurethane / Polyester.
Typical guitar paint includes polyester, polyurethane, and nitrocellulose. Polyurethane and polyester will result in a harder, more plastic-feeling finish on your guitar while nitrocellulose is lighter and thinner. If you're unsure of what kind of paint to get, look for spray paint that's made specifically for guitars.
Yes, you can paint it with almost anything. There is no such thing as 'guitar paint' BTW. The point others have been making is that a thin buildup of whatever you use will minimize any changes to your tone, and to a certain extent I agree. It is virtually unnoticeable with an electric though.
Colored Lacquer Finishes
Well, to get straight to the answer, differently colored lacquers makes no difference at all. Lacquer is a liquid material that dries into a hard outer shell on a saxophone, offering protection and reducing maintenance costs, but it unfortunately doesn't change the tone.The sound is caused by the vibration of strings through the magnetic field emanating from a guitar's pickups. Your guitar's intonation also contributes to the tone, and don't forget the amp, which converts the signal from the pickups into an audible sound.
To paint over an existing finish, first fill any chips with auto body filler. Then lightly sand the whole surface to an even, dull finish with 800 grit sandpaper. This will give the new paint something to grab. Modern acrylic primer spray paint is almost exactly the same formula as topcoats.
