putting electric guitar strings on a steel string acoustic?

Category: Jam Session

Post 1 by Darth Vader (Luke, I am your father.) on Sunday, 10-May-2015 18:38:38

Hey all,

It's Joseph here. I was wonder if it matters if I string my drednaut acoustic with
acoustic or electric sstrings? I know i'll get a brighter sound with the electrics,
but what else will change besides that and the string guage and the like?
Anything I need to be careful of when doing this?

Thanks,



Darth

Post 2 by forereel (Just posting.) on Sunday, 10-May-2015 23:26:45

You might warp the neck, so you'll want to make sure the strings have some stretch.
I think I'd ask the music store before trying it.

Post 3 by Darth Vader (Luke, I am your father.) on Monday, 11-May-2015 10:46:20

This isn't a classical guitar. it's a modern steel-string acoustic, and it does have
a truss rod in the kneck.

Post 4 by ADVOCATOR! (Finally getting on board!) on Wednesday, 13-May-2015 1:23:38

I'd love to hear how that sounds. If you use electric strings, can you play it on an audeo profile of yours? Just curious.
Blessings,
Hot Wheels

Post 5 by Darth Vader (Luke, I am your father.) on Thursday, 14-May-2015 11:47:01

Yeah, I could. and I actualy went ahead and put the electric strings on the steel-
string acoustic. To describe it, the sound is a bit brighter than I thought it would
be. I kinda like it.

Post 6 by zackmack2000 ( extreme killer of the keys) on Sunday, 17-May-2015 13:35:05

i've actually thought about doing that to my acoustic at times, but I just don't know. all of my guitars need to get strings changed for sure, especially my electric because those strings have been on that thing for almost a year. At some point I'm actually gonna se about tradeing in 3 of my acoustics, my old 12 string fender, an estabon 6, and a second hand elica one that my dad picked up at a pawn shop because I needed something for a last minute show once. If I can get a good deal out of tradeing them I'm gonna se about getting a takamine 12 string, and if I can't find one that has a pinless bridge like I like on my takamine gd20, I'm just gonna see about getting a taylor c e 100