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ffsooo3
Posted 2009-08-27 2:41 PM (#400961)
Subject: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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When at home and given the choice between playing your acoustic or your acoustic/electric guitar (and I think a few of you have that choice ;) ) which do you typically play.

And if you choose your acoustic/electric do you typically plug it in or not?
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BT717
Posted 2009-08-27 3:13 PM (#400962 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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Well,
I grab 1 of my 2 A/E's and play them Acoustically when I'm playing by myself.
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Waskel
Posted 2009-08-27 3:19 PM (#400963 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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Rarely plug in at home so it doesn't matter.

...wait. Yes, it does. Whichever is closest.
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CanterburyStrings
Posted 2009-08-27 3:22 PM (#400964 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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I play all of them. I have three stands in the living room and six guitars. I change them out every couple of weeks. The only one I plug in when I'm at home is the Hamer.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2009-08-27 3:33 PM (#400965 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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I seem to pick up whatever seems to be reaching out to me. Sometimes I switch because a particular guitar is easier to play barre chords or something like that, but I rarely plug in at home. I can hear myself fine without an amp.
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Damon67
Posted 2009-08-27 3:38 PM (#400966 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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I plug in at home all the time so I can practice singing into the mic and playing.

All my non-electric acoustics are gone now. I think the Adamas, "Book", Custom Elite 12, etc. all sound just as good as any non-electric guits though.
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Damon67
Posted 2009-08-27 3:40 PM (#400967 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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I do suppose I've been playing the Legend Anniversary mostly at home though.

Hmmm. I s'pose I may miss that if it sells.
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ladylaw
Posted 2009-08-27 3:49 PM (#400968 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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I rarely plug mine in when playing at home and I almost never play out anymore.

Anita
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-08-27 3:57 PM (#400969 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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I have a Street Cube (Cube Street?) sitting next to me, but I don't use it that often.
Mostly I just play acoustic, unless I wanna play with one of the solid bodies.
I have a regular-old MicroCube in a backpack that I take outside for supporting volume to drown-out street noise.
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scooterboy
Posted 2009-08-27 4:26 PM (#400970 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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Location: New Hampshire, USA
I keep an A/E and an electric on stands in the living room. I play the A/E unplugged, and for the electric I use one of these:



http://www.ampuplugnplay.com/
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dweezil
Posted 2009-08-27 4:44 PM (#400971 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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Varies, depends on my mood and what specific technique/tune I'm working on and what tuning a certain guitar happens to be in.

More often than not its an A/E (just because the Ovation 2007 Collectors is my go to guitar and the only left out of it's case, hanging up ready to grab at a moments notice). No need to plug it in, it's LOUD!
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-08-27 4:59 PM (#400972 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Rarely plug in at home so it doesn't matter.

...wait. Yes, it does. Whichever is closest.
+1

They all sound good....
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-08-27 5:05 PM (#400973 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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Always play plugged in. Everything I own can be plugged in. To my ears, there's so much subtlety that I miss it unless I'm plugged in.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-08-27 5:22 PM (#400974 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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When I had my Legend rebuilt I specifically made it acoustic only. I was going for the best tone I could in a deep bowl A braced guitar.....
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Beal
Posted 2009-08-27 5:29 PM (#400975 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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At the house it is always unplugged,
Unless I am trying to work out a new tune and I want to hear what it will be like playing it out.
Other than that the choice is regular scale of short scale or the wide vintage neck.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-08-27 5:41 PM (#400976 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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Originally posted by Beal:
At the house it is always unplugged,
Unless I am trying to work out a new tune and I want to hear what it will be like playing it out.
Other than that the choice is regular scale of short scale or the wide vintage neck.
You know, the older I get and the more weight I gain, the more I'm developing a wide vintage neck....
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stephent28
Posted 2009-08-27 10:09 PM (#400977 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....



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95% unplugged at home.

When recording:
60% DI
25% miced
15% amped and miced
40% a combination of the above.
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Gallerinski
Posted 2009-08-28 12:13 AM (#400978 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....
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Location: Phoenix AZ
The majority of my guitars are non-plug-in-able.
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Joe Rotax
Posted 2009-08-28 12:27 AM (#400979 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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My plugger inner doesn't have a battery and the other guitar isn't a plugger inner. No need to amplify them if I don't use a microphone for vocal - just acoustic round here.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-08-28 12:34 AM (#400980 - in reply to #400961)
Subject: Re: Given a choice between A and A/E....


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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains
I play them all; plug in at home prob. 40% of the time...Acoustic when the kids are sleeping...
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