Acoustic sound on electric guitar?

[xeorex]

I was wondering if it was feasable to play acoustic sounds on electric guitar.
I prefer the acoustic sound but at least for now, out of empathy for my neighbours, I would prefer to have an electric guitar and use headphones.

[hunter1801]

Why don't you just get an acoustic guitar?

[Razbo]

I think xeorex means to get acoustic sound from an electric? When apartment dwelling, I know even playing acoustic could be problematic. If your neighbours are further away than the other side of the wall, screw em! ;)

You can get some clean sound just by using your stereo and headphones if you do not have an amp. If you do have an amp, you probably have a clean setting. If you want to further emulate acoustic sound, you can get pedals that will do that. At the least, with amp settings and a bit of reverb, you can do pretty good.

'Course, nothing sounds like an acoustic besides an acoustic. :)

[Edit] Since you apparently have a computer, you can probably use the Line In on your sound card. I have never tried that, so can't give any advice; my pedal has a midi connection.

[LisaMcC]

Hi xeroex,

A semi-hollow body guitar might be a good fit for you. More acousticky (?) than an electric, but still quite quiet unless it is amplified.

[julie4bama]

Lisa's advice about semi-hollow body guitars is right on. I just got a Epiphone Dot Studio Guitar which is a semi-hollow body for my birthday. It has a very good blend of sound. If you prefer acoustic this might be a possibility for you. It can be played without an amp for a quieter yet rich sound or you can plug it into an amp and get anything from blues to rock to metal.

[Madrigon]

Another way to go is to use an acoustic simulator like the Boss AC-2

Rich

[RickBlacker]

John Petrucci has pedal that makes his electric sounds amazingly like an acoustic. It may be that boss pedal... Not sure, but it sure sounds good!

[Rykoshet]

http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=752&ParentId=257

Acoustic Simulator. For best results, plug into an acoustic amp.

Personally, you can spend 100-200 bucks a lot of better ways.

[Pete Kimbrell]

Well, depending on your budget, if you are going to buy a pedal to simulate an acoustic sound, maybe a multi-effects processor is the way to go. I have a PODxt and it sounds great through headphones. The acoustic simulator on the PODxt is o.k., but it seems to sound better with "fatter" sounding guitars such as Les Pauls.