Originally Posted by: Lauen Bateman
But if I'm solo or just with my bassist I'm always on an acoustic.

IMO, that's a pretty big factor. Most comments on this topic are usually "what do you want to play".

If you don't plan or expect to be playing with accompaniment, you might be more satisfied with an acoustic regardless of your musical listening tastes. Consider the number of rock tunes that became "unplugged" over the years. I think I have generally liked unplugged versions of tunes better than originals.

It can be challenging to make an electric-based song work on the acoustic and you can take pride in the originality of your approach. It's not always easy to make that work out.

I'm not trying to imply an acoustic would be the better choice. To me at least some of that decision should be based on what you want to sound like: "a whole or a part", as well as what you want to play, if you are going to solo, play to albums, be a writer, etc.

If I could only have one, it would be acoustic. Just my opinion.