Question Electric strings on an acoustic?

[Bungo]

I have about 1000+ sets of various electric strings but currently no acoustic strings in the house.

My 6 string acoustic is a fairly cheapo Crafter thing that I just use now and then around the house.

Is there any good reason why I couldn't stick a set of (10 to 46) electric strings on it?

Ta.

 

[beej]

Nope. Go for it.

 

[marduke]

it doesnt sound as good, but it works as a temporary thing.
i did it to mine when i had no acoustic strings around and nowhere was open.. shouldn't harm the acoustic at all.

 

[jamminjim]

some guys I know that have an acoustic with electric pickups installed use electric gutar strings - but they're amplifying them too which sounds pretty good.. another issue with doing this is you might have to let off the truss rod as the electric strings aren't pulling as hard on the neck.

 

[Astrofreq]

FEEL free to mail me any electric string you don't want. Certainly don't throw any away. I'll certainly put 'em to use.

 

[Bungo]

^^^ Ha! OK maybe I was exagerating a bit but it just seemed like everywhere I looked today I found electric strings but not one acoustic set. I will send 'em over if I feel I don't have a use for them any more.

Thanks for the advice chaps although I'm not sure that my cheapo Crafter has anything as sophisticated as a truss rod in the neck...

 

[TNT]

yeah, as long as they are Ernie Ball Strings, in fact, that is what I choose for my acoustic - #2253

 

[Jack FFR1846]

I have acoustic, semi-hollow electric acoustic and solid electric guitars (with shades filling between the crackss). With my old Guild semi-hollow (it does give decent sound unplugged) I've gone both ways but tend to stick with a jazz electric string. With a full acoustic guitar, acoustic strings have a better sound out of the box, but need to be replaced often to stay like that. Electric strings don't sound quite as good but a year later, they still sound the same.

 

[jamminjim]

Bungo - the Crafter I used to own sure did have a truss rod. I thought Crafters were pretty good little acoustic guitars. Well made.

 

[Bungo]

Bungo - the Crafter I used to own sure did have a truss rod. I thought Crafters were pretty good little acoustic guitars. Well made.

I'm just messing about. I've had a quick look and indeed it does appear to have one!

I suppose I've got used to very high quality electrics which means that a low cost acoustic is always going to feel a bit cheap and flimsy in comparison. I've thought about getting a better one but my acoustic playing is so poor/infrequent that I really can't justify buying a really nice one.

Actually this has just reminded me that I have a 12 string Takamine somewhere upstairs that hasn't been out of it's case for a couple of years or more...

Shocking....

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I have done this before, sounds a bit tinny but does the job.

 

[the24thfret]

The only difference I've found is the G string isn't wound on electric strings. Other than that you're fine.

 

[Bungo]

Hi all

I did put some on and as predicted above, they do sound a bit thin and tinny but hey ho, they'll do for now!

This did get me thinking... Has anyone ever tried it the other way round by putting acoustic strings on an electric, and if so what did they sound like??

 

[Colin]

a friend of mine uses a wound g on his electric but they're electric not acoustic strings.

 

[Slingy]

Hi all

I did put some on and as predicted above, they do sound a bit thin and tinny but hey ho, they'll do for now!

This did get me thinking... Has anyone ever tried it the other way round by putting acoustic strings on an electric, and if so what did they sound like??

I don't but EB sells a nickel custom wound set with a wound g.