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[Tanmannnnnnnnnn1]

So my friends are getting me a guitar for my birthday. And I was asked what I want, electric acoustic or plain electric? Now I enjoy the overall feel and sound of an acoustic and the fact that you don't need an amp but for electric, it's best suited for the game. Anyways, I saw two videos of the same song: one was playing Electric one was playing Acoustic.

Acoustic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcR5sgK2HB0

Electric:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEpI0VO5rIk

My question is: How come the notes (Idk if this is the correct terminology) are different even though its the same song? Does Rocksmith recognize that the first video is an electric ACOUSTIC and so there's no bending involved? Sorry, I don't have the game yet, and was curious.

[SeattleSauve]

It's just two arrangements for the same song, you can choose a lead or rhythm track, and it's up to you which guitar to play with any track. If I were getting a guitar for RS I would get an electric.

[Tanmannnnnnnnnn1]

Oh so assuming the first video with the ACOUSTIC was rhythm, and not lead. Do all songs in Rocksmith have that option because that would require no bending whatsoever, which would be awesome if I do get an electric acoustic?

[SeattleSauve]

Not all songs are free from bends, really depends on what the artist played

Lots of songs have bending, I'm a fan of the acoustic, but in my opinion there are many more arrangements that will be more fun on electric rather than acoustic.

[Marauder359]

Electric will be easier on your fingers, easier to learn on, more accurate for use on more songs within the game... really, unless you are set on an acoustic, I'd opt for the electric... cheaper electrics are often better guitars than cheap acoustics (big generalization), too. Just my advice.

[pulpsmack]

Electrics are where it is at. You can do more things with/on them and you can pull them off easier than the acoustic. That said, if you were well grounded with the techniques and played the acoustic exclusively, you would be a far stronger player. Then again, the same could be said for practicing with 13s for strings on your electric.

[SeattleSauve]

The other thing about electric is you can put headphones on and rock out as loud as you want without annoying anyone, an acoustic might wake some folks depending on how big a place you have

[ProzacTheClown]

For learning I honestly think Electric is FAR better.

You can get an acoustic tone if you need one. It may not be exact, but it will be close enough for most of what you need to do.

You can use headphones and play for months before anyone at all hears you so you can go from total noob to fairly good and avoid that embarrassing period where you are terrible.

You can use pretty decent battery powered modeling amps if you want to do the whole campfire death metal riffs thing.

You can use the Rocksmith cable with software like Guitar Rig and get about any sound you can imagine on your computer.

You can practice using games like Rocksmith and Bandfuse which a pure acoustic doesn't allow you to do so you don't have to rely 100% on boring lessons and self learning.

Your fingers won't hate you quite as much.

Electrics tend to be cut to your body a bit better because they are just a slab of wood.

You can do any genre of music you want to do.

I just think it is a much better platform for learning at this point, but it really comes down to what you WANT to play. I love hearing acoustic but I didn't want to settle for a cheap acoustic because it really only does ONE sound so if that sound isn't exactly what you are looking for then you are stuck with it. The electric can do plenty of sounds because most of it is in the amp anyway. If I don't like the clean tone I don't have to run out and buy a new guitar I just need a different amp or to set up the software differently.

Pickups are different but if I don't like my pickup that is still easy to fix. I just can't go replacing the bracing pattern and wood of an acoustic. Stuff like this made me think that going the electric route is best if you can only have one guitar. Some electrics are pretty loud acoustically as well. Plenty loud enough to play to yourself unplugged without waking anyone up.

Ultimately you want to go with what you enjoy playing and not what someone recommends, though. It is your instrument and you want to connect with it or you won't stick with it.

[C.Linton]

I would also recommend you get an electric for the game. You can always save up and get an acoustic later after you've done some learning with RS..

[Tanmannnnnnnnnn1]

Thanks guys for the advice, since my friends are on a budget and can only spend about $180 (after taxes), I was thinking of asking for this:

It has the 4.9 stars out of 72 reviews. What do you think about this for a person who has NEVER touched a guitar period?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846