Learning guitar? Acoustic/electric?

Question

So, I want to learn guitar, and I was planning to learn on an electric, but I've gotten a lot of advice to learn on an acoustic.

I want to learn as best as I can, so I've decided to learn on an acoustic. However, Is till want to learn on an electric because it is supposed to be easier to learn on.

So, my question is, can I learn on both? I mean, do the lessons on an acoustic, and try to copy them on an electric. WOuld that work?

Answer 1

sure but the reason for learning on an acoustic is that you cant hide your mistakes like you can on an electric and if you aint makin mistakes you aint learning, dont want ya gettin lazy on us!!!

Answer 2

if you want to improve your technic playing acoustic guitar, look at this site

http://online-acoustic-guitar-lessons.bl...

Here's a good tutorial on reading tab

Answer 3

Yes that would definitely work. I started

on acoustic, but moved to electric

about four months after i started.  It's a big

transition, but definitely not a difficult one in

my opinion. You don't need to keep learning

on acoustic. Once you get comfortable with

the guitar, moving to electric is the next step

if that's what you want to learn.

Answer 4

it would work. but there not xactly da same thing.there are certain things to learn on the electric that cant really be duplicated on acoustics, and vise-versa . i actually believe it doesnt matter whether you start out on electric or not. i think those people are telling you that because that is the way they learned. if u want to learn electric, there is no need to learn acoustic first. thats just a case of bad conventional wisdom

Answer 5

that would totally work. but just practice on the acoustic, because your technique will be cleaner and better. apply your learnings on the electric. like parties, when a friend's over, when you go to perfirm a gig. ect. tom morello does dat.

Answer 6

Sure you can, you may find one a little easier then the other, according to the action, but the frets, chords, and notes are still the same !!!!! Classical guitar is the one that may present a problem, the fingerboard is flat and a lot wider !!!!!!! So yes you can learn on both, but if I were you while learning I would stick to one guitar until your muscles and fingers get use to playing, ( I only say this because one guitar may be just a little bit different action wise)...... it may take as long as three months to obtain the callouses necessary to play without pain !!!!!!!