Should I play an acoustic first.?

-I REALLY wanna play guitar. Mainly for the great electric guitar rifts from bands like The Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Guns n Roses and lots more. The problem is I think I should practice on an acoustic first but I'm not going to be playing one when I get an electric. What do you guys think electric or acoustic firstYou can successfully learn on either acoustic or electric. There are a few good reasons why it might make more sense to start on acoustic, however. First of all, I guarantee you that no matter how much you're committed to electric guitar, you'll eventually want an acoustic. Maybe just to bang around on, take to the beach...anyplace there's no power. Most beginners start on an entry level guitar and then upgrade within a year or so. If you start on acoustic, you can upgrade to a decent electric when you're ready...and still have an acoustic. In the long run, it's actually the cheaper way to go since you won't need a practice amp. When you buy your first electric, you'll just get a real gig-worthy amp.



The other thing about learning on acoustic was already mentioned by Kab: it's pure guitar. There are no other distractions. You said you want to learn great guitar riffs...do you have the resolve to learn the basic boring stuff before you start using distortion and the whammy bar? It's a big temptation with an electric...but all that stuff (fun that it is) can hide bad technique and actually slow your learning process.



I wish you the best..whichever way you go.It's a good idea to learn basic chords before you start trying to jam some Hendrix. Whether this is on an electric or an acoustic is up to you.
No reason to start on acoustic, except that you are not fooling around with amplifiers or special effects, which can be a distraction when learning.
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