Can you play rock on a acoustic guitar?

Question

i m planning to get a guitar and with the help of some people here with great answers i m planning on getting a fender stratocoster.

but i hear that learning a electric guitar and i m intrested in rock like this...http://youtube.com/watch?v=bWlwa2l8RSM&feature=PlayList&p=70DDDCC87A76234B&index=6

i also have heard it is better to start acoustic then go up to electric. i m planning to spend 100-300 dollars. and i m a beginner intrested in rock. so which should i do i m confused.

1. start with the acoustic and go up to electric

2. start with the electric

Answer 1

I would say start with an acoustic. It allows you to play anywhere without having to plug in. and that's all you need to learn the basics. Get an electric after that. Electric is a lot like acoustic..but you get an amp and effects   :)  

Yes, you can rock out on acoustic.

Answer 2

Ok to anwser your main question yes you can play rock on an acoustic. In all honestly a notes a note. The issue with that is that the acoustic guitar isn't really made for soloing or dealing out rocking rhythm.Its mostlyused for chord progressions(the "Basics") and songwriting (which is probably the reason its associated with beginning guitarist)You just won't be able to get all those rocking sounds like artificial harmonics not to mention the fact that playing low on the neck will be a pain because of an acoustic guitars huge body.Now most people say you should start off with an acoustic for various reasons

1.It helps you learn the basics better(mostly speculation)

2.It helps you develop strong fingers and catalysts faster and better(this can be true but it mainly depends of the gauge(thickness or thiness) of the strings and the style of the neck I've played some acoustic guitars with less string resistance then electrics)

But the true reason most guitarist say that you should start off with an acoustic first is because thats the kind of guitar they started off with. Heres the truth if you want an electric get an electric that why you'll stay inspired to play because you'll already have what you want. Get a good beginneers pack they range from 199-399 bucks(they usually come with a amp,strap, picks,cable and a crappy instruction booklet).Make sure to get a good one that you like the squier stratocaster beginneers pack is actally a pretty good deal($199-$299) the strings have a good resistance on them so that you'll develop strong fingers and it comes with a pretty kick tale amp. But for true quailty check out the Laguna pack its way better great amp great guitar but will set you back about $400.It just depends on you. Another option is to get an acoustic/electric guitar but you will still have the problems listed above plus acoustic/electric guitars lack of pick ups can be a real problem. Hope that helps feel free to contact me if you have any other questions

Answer 3

Start with the electric. Find yourself a cheap electric guitar, and then get a modeling amp like a Line 6 Spider, Behringer v-ampire,...there's a bunch of them out there. You'll be looking for out-there sounds, apparently.

You'll still need to know the basics, like tuning your guitar correctly, power chords, open chords and barre chords.

So...have you got the hair and the clothing down? That appears to be pretty important, and harder to do.

::EDIT:: oh man....seriously?

anyway...may want to find a Godin guitar with a MIDI out pickup on it. Sounds like they're running MIDI sounds as well.