Starting semi-acoustic

jph100

hi

am going to learn to play the guitar and was thinking of getting a semi-acoustic.are they generally good guitars?

if so,which is the best one to get?

thanks

Dord

jph100 wrote: »

hi

am going to learn to play the guitar and was thinking of getting a semi-acoustic.are they generally good guitars?

if so,which is the best one to get?

thanks

Thats a very vague question. It's like me saying that I like cars and want one, are they good? lol

I'm just joking, but seriously you'll find that there are very bad guitars out there and very very well made guitars and everything in between. A wide range in quality and price also. These days you can pick up a well made guitar for not too much though, you just need to know what to look for.

What's your budget?

SxE Punk

Are you asking if its worth buying the hybrid electro-acoustic, or if you're better off with one or the other? I can't really help you either way cause I play bass, but I just thought I'd try help clear it up.

I'd recommend trying a few tunes on some in a shop, and seeing if it suits your style. If you're near Blanchardstown, go to Monster Music in the Coolmine ind. estate, they're very accomdating with letting people try before they buy, they'll even set you up with a rehearsal room sometimes, not sure if they have electro-acoustics in store at the minute though.

jph100

thanks for the replies.

yeah i was interested in getting the hybrid type.so what i was asking was are they generally good guitars and save u from buying an acoustic+electric?

im only starting but id be prepared to spend a few bob if it was worth it.i suppose maybe about 600 for guitar+amp+case.that might not be enough for a good one but starting off i dont wanna spend an absolute fortune.

by the way joe robot, u shud get a car. they are great!

Dord

Semi-acoustics and Electro-acoustics are very different from each other.

Semi-acoustics are basically electric guitars with a semi hollow body, semi hollow as there is a center block down the middle of the guitar.
On the cheaper side of things, Ibanez's Artcore series have gotten a lot of good reviews.



http://www.thomann.de/ie/ibanez_as73bs_semiakustik_egitarre.htm

Ibanez AS73 - €339 from Thomann.de


Of course there are other semi's out there but I'm not gonna post them all here.

As for amps, the Roland Microcube gets a lot of love 'round here. I have one too, great little amp!



http://www.thomann.de/ie/roland_micro_cube_ltd_red.htm

€99


Electro-acoustic guitars are basically acoustic guitars with pickup(s) and a preamp. I don't know much about acoustics so hopefully someone here will post some recommendations.

jph100

thanks but now im confused!

whats the difference between a semi-acoustic and an electric-acoustic?

basically in looking to play an acoustic guitar that can be linked to an amp also so it can play electric.

Dord

jph100 wrote: »

thanks but now im confused!

whats the difference between a semi-acoustic and an electric-acoustic?

basically in looking to play an acoustic guitar that can be linked to an amp also so it can play electric.

Then you want an electro-acoustic.

The_g-man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-acoustic_guitar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_acoustic_guitar

From your post it sounds like you want one of these:

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/29551

Through something like this:

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/31134

If this is the case, then maybe some people here can help with recommending some good brands for the money.

jph100

yeah thanks that looks like it. so whats the difference between a semi and an electro acoustic?

i shud change the name of the thread to 'starting electro-acoustic'!

The_g-man

I posted a pic of an electro-acoustic. Joe Robot posted a pic of a semi-acoustic, which is an electric guitar with holes in it, for lack of a decent description.
The two wikipedia links I posted should help explain the differences a little better.

Bob in Belfast

The_g-man wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-acoustic_guitar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_acoustic_guitar

From your post it sounds like you want one of these:

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/29551

Through something like this:

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/31134

If this is the case, then maybe some people here can help with recommending some good brands for the money.

I like that, Tanglewood are a pretty good make especially that model.
I think i'm getting a semi looking at that.

jph100

thanks for all the help.

i presume that u can get effects that work with these guitars?

The_g-man

The amp has chorus and reverb built in. This would be a good start, as acoustic guitars in general would use very few effects compared to electric guitars.