An acoustic guitar relies only on its structure to project the sound
produced by the strings when plucked. When the guitar strings vibrate,
its sound waves are amplified by using "acoustic" methods or a Rosette
(sound hole).When plucked the strings vibrate back and forward and
displace air causing sound waves to resonate in the hollow body of the
acoustic guitar. When compared to an unplugged electric guitar, the
acoustic guitar is much louder and crisper. The sound and tone an
acoustic guitar can achieve compared to an electric is quite amazing.
While the sound of an electric guitar can be described as cool and
distorted, the sound of an acoustic can simply be described as
beautiful.
My Acoustic Guitar:
I
have three acoustic guitars: two Taylor guitars and one Yamaha that was
my grandfathers. However my favorite acoustic guitar I have would
probably be my Taylor 110 series. This was my first acoustic guitar and
it's what actually got me hooked on the acoustic tone.At first I was
just like any other teenager wanting to play loud distorted rock on an
electric guitar with the amplifier cranked to its max. Then I finally
humored my mothers idea on trying acoustic as well and now I barely
play my electric guitar. There is just something about the acoustic
guitar and its clarity that I enjoy so much. With electric guitars
there is so much distortion and effects in the sound that if you make a
mistake no one can really even tell, but with acoustics each note
is clear it's much less forgiving.
Contact Info: rkrause@stedwards.edu Created date: April 29th, 2010 Last modified date: April 29th, 2010
