Can Electric Guitar Strings Sound Good on an Acoustic Guitar?
A couple years back we demoed what electric guitar strings sound like on an acoustic guitar, but we wanted to revisit the topic with a new premise: What if we wanted to make it sound good? Like really good? So, we did.
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Originally posted by UCcRoigxoCNBOkx_j9ZEs0EA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcMkLcfo7A
Have you ever tried it? Would you?
I prefer Electric strings on Acoustic .. especially for slide .. I like Silver Bullets & most quality strings .. I also play a different style of Acoustic which is better with the Wound G string .. But since these new " Compensated Bridges " are everywhere it has been harder to get an Acoustic that stays in tune all the way up the neck with Electric strings .. I am 66 & most of my older Muso freinds did the same they had an Acoustic with Electric strings for around the House & bedroom playing .. even if the main guitar was Solid Body Electric .. Silk & steel sets are also a possible as are Flatwounds .. I would really love to hear from new Guitar owners who have tried electic strings & the guitar played in tune ?? cheers from an old Muso who lives far away from Music shops .. lol
That sounded great. I have an old Alvarez that has WAY too much natural low end. I think doing this could brighten it up a good bit. Ima try it
Very cool comparison. I would have loved to heard the same shootout plugged in to a PA or amp. Do the different strings translate differently going through an onboard acoustic guitar pickup vs going through a mic?
Hhhmmm when I was a teen we had several acoustic guitars with all kinds of strings even had one strung with nylon fishing line we did this cause it gave us a wide range of tones also had one with steel wound electric strings
Was the second song "that's the way" by LZ ?
Electric strings are all I can find around the house right now. So I'm a gunna put'em on the old acoustic get-fiddle of love.
Both sound the same to me. Thanks for the video.
2:47 Acoustic Guitar Strings
3:13 Electric Guitar Strings
Been doing this forever. No matter what I still want to be able to bend that g string, or whatever string to the moon…
Can do it with the wound G and all, but the guitar is always so stiff like that. Don't need to tear your fingers up when the guitar has a low action like an electric.
A lot of these electric vs acoustic strings on acoustic guitars don't mention one thing, "GAUGE" they use light gauge strings so of course they'll sound crappy.
You should listen to Dylan's experiment (of Dylan Talks Tone). He took longer to pick his strings, and his result sounded quite different.
I've always used electric guitar strings on my electric/acoustic. I like the metallic sound. Fun fact kurt Cobain used electric strings on the MTV's Unplugged set.
i've been doing this for years. i use 09 elixir nanoweb for electric guitar on my acoustic. i just play for fun and i dont wanna hurt my fingers ????
I've been using electric strings on my acoustic guitars for 20 years…the only acoustic guitar I currently own and use is a 1966 Gibson LG-0 and it's got Ernie Ball Hybrids on it…sounds like it's got gold in the wood ????????????????????????????
The electric is so much easier on the fingers
The bass is missing with electrics on a western. It works but its a second rate choice. Thats the reason no pro is doing this. Instead look for the right acoustic strings that sound good for you.
I was wondering about something simular: will the new carbon strings work well on an acoustic?
I exclusively use electric baratones on my small body accoustic. Usually nickel wound
I thought about doing it only cause you don't make the gauges I need to build my custom set on acoustic. For some reason acoustics only go up to medium but electrics go up to like 90????
After watching this… I might actually change my acoustic strings to e.guitar strings on my acoustic. Especially since I have a pickup on my sound hole.
Yep, sounds like this supports what we had been discussing in emails a couple years ago. My thin body Yamaha travel guitar sounds slightly better with electric guitar strings. I've been using GHS Pure Nickle Rockers because it's what I had on hand, but I do want to get a set of Broadways. Time to go check out the new website!
I've got to say, your strings go dead quite fast. I ordered a couple sets and they sound so dull, a month into playing them. Is there a reason for this? I wanted to be a fan but I'm headed out tomorrow, for more Elixirs. I'm bummed out, they're not cheap.
I have an acoustic that's exclusively used with electric strings.
I set up a thinline, shortcake acoustic for a beginner, and put slinkys on it to ease their pain. Worked great. Also, I really like an unwound G. I wish acoustic sets offered this.
You kinfod pretty much suck and are an amateur, why are you making videos?
I'll say it…. the electric strings DO sound better
I've been doing this for 20 years. I use 9s on an electro acoustic. . Its Nothing new to me
Which strings would work best on a Fender Acoustasonic?
Sounds like the electric strings don't ring out as much or have as many overtones. Just my opinion
Used to do this when I was younger, easier to play…..and sounds good and brighter
Those actually sounded prettg good! Definitely a bit more of a mids sound, and a bit more of the "pick attack" frequencies.
This is what I'm doing right now on my hollow body jazz style acoustic with floating p90s
I'm using .10s to make it as easy to play as my LP
I will be testing ddario exl110BT on it soon. I got myself balanced tension ones because of your videos. It really should be Stringjoys but currently I'm guilty of changing my strings once a few years, sooo maybe in the future ????
But, but, but —- why? I can see if you had need of strings and had to "steel" from your Telecaster. But then you would not have the right gauges anyway. It's not that you can do it, but should you do it.
I actually use a 11 to 52 phosphor bronze set, but substitute the G string for a plain 18 gauge. It allows for easier bending for blues soloing. And in the context of strumming, there’s a little bit of a difference as opposed to using a wound string, but the pay off of being able to bend it easier works really well for me!
Years ago, I was really chasing 20s-30s acoustic archtop jazz/swing style (Eddie Lang, Dick McDonough…) and felt that bronze strings weren't getting the same punchy, strident tone I heard on those recordings. I tried nickels and was shocked to find they seemed to come closer to that sound. Of course I'm sure recording tech of the time and wear n tear on those recordings completely affected how the guitars actually sounded, but still an interesting experiment.
I wish your Broadways could have bigger strings than 52 😉 At least 54 or 56! Please!!! 😉 I play on an hybrid guitar that has a condenser mic inside (LR Baggs Lyric) and a P90 (Bareknuckle), so I use electric guitar strings for my acoustic sound, and I play a whole step lower. By the way, your strings are the best! Cheers from Montreal, Canada!