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Superhuman
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Superhuman
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12/07/2007 2:59 pm
LOL, never thought of it that way Ren, 10 years per playing style just to compare which way you learnt best. Then again you would also have to inflict a head injury on yourself to make sure you forget everything from the previous instrument for the experiment to be a success :p

Back to the thread topic though...
Easy way to answer this questions is what type of music do you like and want to play?
Also bear in mind that with an accoustic you are limited to the sound the guitar generates whereas you can play an electric you have have not only clean or distorted but you can go through tone generators and fx processors to create any sound you want.
Accoustics have tonal qualities all of their own which are great and suit certain styles, they are also great for parties and busking because they don't require an amp. It all comes down to the type of music you want to play and learn.
For me it got to be an electric because I play rock/metal and am not interested in strumming chords.