mr dave

i think the whole 'learn on an acoustic first' is a throwback to old ways of doing things. it's how the 'greats' learned back in the 70s or some other load. i wonder if the availability of relatively cheap but decent quality electric gear was maybe a factor... hmmm??? or how many parents want to hear their kid learning and nailing more bum notes than clear ones on an electric over an acoustic.

yes, learning on an acoustic does give you stronger fingers, but in this day and age if you want to learn to play an electric get an electric. there's no point in learning an instrument on a version of it that you're not interested in. it's not like learning on an electric leaves you at a huge disadvantage if/when you start playing on an acoustic; nor does learning on an acoustic provide you with a huge advantage when playing an electric.

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