acoustic guitar strings???????

[zakky]

hey guyz this is probably a very stupid question but here i go is it possible to put acoustic guitar strings on a electric???i was thinking of doing it just to see if i can get a different fuller sound i was thinking of getting Ernie Ball Earthwood 10"s (Phosphor) for my gibson....any thoughts on this, has anyone tried it??

 

[Scott Horner]

I've seen people put electric strings on an acoustic guitar but never the other way around. I don't know if the guitar's pickups would react differently to bronze strings as opposed to nickel. You would just need to be sure and re-setup your guitar for the acoustic strings.

 

[TheWinterSnow]

would give you a more acoustic sound. From some videos and pics I could have sworn that I have seen a set of acoustics on one of John Petrucci's 7 string as well as Mark Tremonti. Its always worth a try to see if its your thing.

 

[metalfanat1c]

Yes, they will work. They're a good bit darker than electric strings, but with a brighter guitar, they're actually pretty nice sounding. And, if you live in the shithole of the universe like I do, fat acoustic strings are easier to find than fat electric strings, because most guitarists are GCD chord playing monkeys with a $1500 Takamine.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

What are "acoustic" guitars?

 

[Jordon]

What are "acoustic" guitars?

"Grandpas Guitars"

 

[TheWinterSnow]

"Grandpas Guitars"

for "grampas" and pussies, I think youse knows its

 

[Behind]

They'll sound in an electric guitar. The problem is the cover that acoustic guitar strings have. They'll interact in a different way with the magnets of your electric guitar, that's why electric guitar strings have no cover on them.

 

[BLUElightCory]

They'll sound in an electric guitar. The problem is the cover that acoustic guitar strings have. They'll interact in a different way with the magnets of your electric guitar, that's why electric guitar strings have no cover on them.

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Are you referring to the bronze winding on acoustic strings? Electric strings are essentially the same, except the bronze winding is usually nickel or steel instead.

 

[pipaguapique]

a friend of mine has a parker nite fly with piezo on it. we only uses the piezo and never the electric pickups, so he put light acoustic strings on it, and it sounds beutiful. but i wouldn't do that with any other guitar that doesn't have a piezo.

 

[zakky]

many thanks on your comments...i think with the bronze winding the pickups may not react well