Electric guitar strings on an acoustic ?

[Crimson Sunset]

Is it ok to put electric guitar strings on an acoustic ?

Also, when comparing electric guitar strings and acoustic guitar strings, is gauge 10 for electric the same as gauge 10 for acoustic ? or is one thicker than the other ?

Thanks !

 

[DrKev]

Yes, you can put electric strings on a steel string acoustic acoustic (never on a classical or flamenco guitar). The different materials used will affect the tone, whether or not electric strings sound good on an acoustic is up to you to decide. A 10 gauge string is always 10 gauge string (= 10 thousands of an inch, 0.010"), though string tensions can vary from brand to brand and different string materials etc.