electric guitar

I'm an absolute beginner when it comes to guitar, and I was wondering whether to get an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. I plan to play electric guitar for the most part, but i need to know which is easier to learn on.
Thanks!

Any guitar that you will enjoy playing will be suitable to learn on. There are some advantages to acoustic though:
1. You can't hide bad playing with distortion - you'll have to get better.
2. You won't annoy your family/neighbors with an acoustic when you play sour notes while learning (or playing the same thing over and over and over). You could play unplugged but it wouldn't sound very good.
3. The action on an acoustic is usually bigger, which will force you to learn to play better.
4. You don't have to lug around an amp to be able play.

Of course, if none of these things concerns you, then get an electric - you're going to learn fastest on something you enjoy playing.

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How long did it take you to become really good at playing the electric guitar, roughly how many months/years?

I've asked my Music Theory Professor this question, and truthfully it varies greatly. I have been playing 6 years and started teaching guitar when I reached 5 years, and from all the different people I've played with I have come to one conclusion. First let me define what a "professional musician" is. A professional is someone who excels in what they do as a job, a professional musician is someone who get's "Paid to Pay". So basically anyone, who is getting played to pay the electric guitar is a professional musician. If you want to know what a "Good Professional Musician" is, then it is someone who can read music "proficiently" on their instrument, and play with other musicians without trouble. On average, if you practice, 4 hours a day, for 2 year's, you could be "good professional guitarist", 3 hrs, a day, 3 years, so on and so forth. The key here is, "Paid to play" I teach 12 year old's who could own the guitarist from My Chemical Romance, but they are not professionals.

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I've been playing acoustic guitar for a year now, and about three months ago I got an electric guitar. But its a used, cheap, and horrible quality yamaha electric guitar. So I want to get a new one. Because, I'm am literally addicted to guitar. And I play it twenty for seven, so whats a nice electric guitar, thats under like 350 dollars, that I can buy to last me a while.
Thanks

$350 well thats not too bad
1.a schecter c-1 plenty of used ones around for 350 great quality and playability for the $ **** other schecters ***
2.a mexican fender strat not the quality of a USA strat but close enough for a beginner ***
3. gibson epiphone models sg or les paul **
4. ibanez **
5. parker p44 or other parkers***
6. hagstrom **
I buy most of my guitars used because you don't loose any money when you decide to trade up. Ive actually built a collection (30+) over the years and invested very little money through wise buying and selling.
My favs: parker usa fly, usa fender strat, heritage blues deluxe, prs

stay away from the following

fender squire
samick
galveston
jay turser
peavey
bc rich
dean
danelectro
washburn
the cheap jacksons
yamaha
dillion
cort

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I am looking at acoustic-electric guitars as an alternative for an electric guitar... but, i have been reading that acoustic-electric does not mean it will sound like an electric guitar.... so, is there any way i can make an acoustic electric sound like an electric... and, if so, would i use an acoustic amp or an electric amp

If you want an electric guitar sound from an acoustic then you must use an amplifier that's geared for the electric, not an acoustic amplifier. Simply plug in, adjust your tone and volume, and wail away.

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I'm a medium-level guitar player, 19 years old, looking to get an electric guitar. I would like it to be electric but also have somewhat of a soft and smooth sound, like acoustic but I don't want an electric acoustic. I'd look for it to be in the mid to lower price range. Any suggestions?? (If I have made any sense.) Thanks for any help!
Would an Epiphone (possibly SG?) fit this description?

An SG is a solid body - what you are describing sounds more like a "Semi-Hollow" body. Try the Epiphone Dot Archtop ($400) or if you have the $$$ try the new Gibson ES339. The Ibanez Artcore series are good too.

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I am going to start playing guitar and I was thinking about what type of guitar I was going to play. I was wondering what the difference between electric guitar and acoustic electric guitar is? Thanks for all of your help!

i have an acoustic, an electric, and an acoustic/electric. my acoustic/electric ibanez is my favorite because you can still play it as an acoustic guitar (it is hollowed in the middle) but you can hook it up to an amp and it has an electric pick up so you can play it as an electric guitar as well. i personally think it takes more talent to play an acoustic guitar, but that is just my opinion. getting the best of both worlds is definitely a good way to learn about both if you are really serious about playing.

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