How to Sound Good on Acoustic (for electric guitarists)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 май 2024
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Комментарии • 123

  • @innocentoctave
    @innocentoctave Месяц назад +27

    These are some of the most purely musical lessons you will find on RUclips for the guitar player.

    • @FloAnnie9
      @FloAnnie9 Месяц назад +1

      💯 I'm in love. Have been thinking about TrueFire for a while. Going to pull the trigger.
      Eric, you had me at Ohh La La, then Only Living Boy sealed it. I've never played much Croce, but that was an excellent lesson.
      And "The capo is not a crutch" LOL!! When I play with others it just adds an extra voicing to put on a capo and have at. (I will transpose the chords on the fly. Kinda fun! Sometimes a challenge!)
      Great job! Instant fan 💙💙

  • @gregpendleton4957
    @gregpendleton4957 Месяц назад +10

    This man’s playing is beautiful.

  • @garmacintyre
    @garmacintyre Месяц назад +75

    Babe, wake up - Eric Haugen just dropped a new vid.

    • @kane6529
      @kane6529 Месяц назад

      Babe wake up deez nutz r on ur chin

  • @trinity95624
    @trinity95624 Месяц назад +4

    Be patient and wait for space if you are looking for lessons from Eric. He is an excellent teacher and well worth the wait.

  • @haakonlenzi
    @haakonlenzi Месяц назад +13

    Can you do one for acoustic players picking up electric guitar? Im coming from a country blues fingerstyle and bluegrass flatpicking background. After 6 yrs I got an electric, it’s so fun and somedays I feel like a bad ass, but so much of what I do doesn’t translate and the beginner content out there also isn’t for me. Anyway, either way, you rock man. Love your videos and vibe all the time. Thanks so much.

  • @Mtn603
    @Mtn603 Месяц назад +17

    Eric, I’ve been watching this channel since the wee early days. Can’t recommend your channel enough. The perfect format, such a great mix of concept and execution.

  • @ericbell812
    @ericbell812 Месяц назад +10

    Another fantastic lesson - Only Living Boy in New York is one of my all time favourite songs.

    • @DrTWG
      @DrTWG Месяц назад +3

      Simon is such an incredible songwriter . To write even one at that standard would be incredible ! Hard to pick 'favourites' . I do like 'Richard Corey' , 'Blessed' , ' A Most Peculiar Man' , ' So Long FLW' , 'Have a Good Time' ... inter alia - too many !!

  • @crimfan
    @crimfan Месяц назад +7

    “Your Cheating Heart” is a great one. Love those licks on that.

  • @CoreyZ232
    @CoreyZ232 Месяц назад +3

    I’ve always loved that Operator line. So beautifully played! Thank you, Eric!

  • @oMIKsen
    @oMIKsen Месяц назад +5

    I am so looking forward to the "from acoustic to electric guitar lesson". And thanks for this one. Your lessons keep me hanging on ;)

  • @bruceterrell9287
    @bruceterrell9287 Месяц назад +5

    Your song choices are impeccable!

  • @jrpipik
    @jrpipik Месяц назад +2

    My early teacher was terrific, but he had a blind spot (and inculcated in me a blind spot) about capos. Adopting them much later expanded what I could do and how good I could sound doing it enormously.

  • @michaelkhorsandi8623
    @michaelkhorsandi8623 Месяц назад +8

    This video makes my Friday.

  • @eljoel89
    @eljoel89 Месяц назад +4

    And sometimes you put a soundhole pickup in your acoustic, run it into a DS-1 and your Fender Twin, and play some Bowie.

  • @primastrong
    @primastrong Месяц назад +2

    I love that you made this video.

  • @paulburnside6312
    @paulburnside6312 Месяц назад +1

    As always, huge smile on my face throughout the video. Thanks brother

  • @uberjam-sam8512
    @uberjam-sam8512 Месяц назад +1

    Great lesson as always

  • @makeitcount179
    @makeitcount179 Месяц назад

    Eric has great feel and sense.

  • @Dutcharmytent
    @Dutcharmytent Месяц назад

    Another just brilliantly thought out lesson.

  • @scottl5935
    @scottl5935 Месяц назад +4

    I was just trying to record something on my electric guitar and it went absolutely nowhere. Thank you for this..a lot of great tricks here and amazing song choices 🙏

  • @thg705
    @thg705 Месяц назад +1

    Love that Eastman!!!

  • @ScottMcdonaldMusic
    @ScottMcdonaldMusic Месяц назад

    The lesson I didn’t know I needed. Awesome

  • @sterel1002
    @sterel1002 Месяц назад

    Trop de la bombe ! Comme d'habitude !

  • @raycharlebois122
    @raycharlebois122 Месяц назад +2

    What a terrific video, Eric. Not just teaching how to play a song, not that I'm saying that's all you normally do, but drawing instructive high level conclusions and showing us how you arrived there, with great song selections and great playing to demonstrate. By the way, I totally love Ron Wood, too, especially his work with the Faces.

  • @AM2PMReviews
    @AM2PMReviews Месяц назад

    All of this is so practical

  • @brendanshi7417
    @brendanshi7417 Месяц назад

    JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. Thanks!

  • @makeitcount179
    @makeitcount179 Месяц назад

    Totally cool. I get traction and understanding the way you explain and demonstrate. Thanks😊

  • @rdekemper
    @rdekemper Месяц назад

    Great find! 🎸👍

  • @jimchorley
    @jimchorley Месяц назад

    Such beautiful feel…makes my weary heart and mind feel at peace for a while…thank you x

  • @deeforty
    @deeforty Месяц назад

    Loooooovvvvveeee this guy , every lesson is awesome.

  • @colindrew1173
    @colindrew1173 Месяц назад +1

    Hi Eric, thanks so much for your spiritual style of presentation. I'm an old player who let it slip the past 10 yrs and you have inspired me to take out my old D28 far more regularly. Also, what made me take notice was your down to earth approach but also, the tone you get. You make it sound so effortless.

    • @FloAnnie9
      @FloAnnie9 Месяц назад +1

      The tone is so sweet!

  • @uhoh007
    @uhoh007 Месяц назад

    tabs are great, thank you!

  • @spicyempanadas2738
    @spicyempanadas2738 Месяц назад

    Love the videos!

  • @macsarcule
    @macsarcule Месяц назад

    Thank you, Eric! ✌️😌🎸

  • @toxikprophetbeats
    @toxikprophetbeats Месяц назад

    started playing eletric about half year ago, just bought my first acoustic and now this video just appeared :-D thanks

  • @nicholashpng1
    @nicholashpng1 Месяц назад

    Love your topical versatility and range, man. I started on acoustic guitar and moved to electric. You helped answer the many questions faced in between. 👍

  • @cliveturner2664
    @cliveturner2664 Месяц назад

    Thanks Eric, terrific video and a great lesson.

  • @brucehelppie6119
    @brucehelppie6119 Месяц назад

    Points well made and great playing. Really enjoyed the Jim Croce ‘Operator’.

  • @festussyet
    @festussyet 13 дней назад +1

    Thank you, God blessed 🙏😇

  • @somenchakraborty5870
    @somenchakraborty5870 Месяц назад

    Really awsome lessons for acoustic guys..🙂

  • @aminahmed2220
    @aminahmed2220 Месяц назад

    What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Eric ❤😊

  • @bogse
    @bogse Месяц назад

    Man, you are genious.

  • @4jrbirdman
    @4jrbirdman Месяц назад

    Really nice guitar!

  • @MrTimdriver
    @MrTimdriver Месяц назад

    Awesome.

  • @mickcuttriss7120
    @mickcuttriss7120 Месяц назад

    Nice Eastman Eric!

  • @MediocreOriginals
    @MediocreOriginals Месяц назад

    nice, good stuff.

  • @rickfowler3710
    @rickfowler3710 Месяц назад

    I got a lot from this, thank you

  • @__bam
    @__bam Месяц назад +3

    Another great video sir and as always great song selection. I've just fairly recently learned double stops and this vid came at a great time for me. I've got to learn that first finger vibrato you do. Very cool and not nearly as easy as it looks.
    The sound on your mix is always seriously good. Love to see how you do it. Just a thought.

  • @jwilder2251
    @jwilder2251 Месяц назад

    Started as an acoustic fingerstyle player. Loved how “simple” it was to get great sounds, but the transition to electric picking took years! 😂

  • @SandauxBeats
    @SandauxBeats Месяц назад

    That's a very good sounding acoustic guitar.

  • @alanpalma5111
    @alanpalma5111 Месяц назад +1

    Love the capo is not a crutch bit! Too many folks afraid of using useful tools.

    • @FloAnnie9
      @FloAnnie9 Месяц назад +1

      Not this Chica 😉 I love the validation 😁

  • @denomdemon
    @denomdemon Месяц назад +1

    Your place is so verdant!

  • @sweetnsourchick1761
    @sweetnsourchick1761 Месяц назад

    Beautiful job on "Operator", Eric! So clean! I only wish that my playing sounded 1/10th as good as yours. 👏 👏

  • @johnnybumpous9108
    @johnnybumpous9108 Месяц назад

    I like it 👌

  • @twangmeister
    @twangmeister Месяц назад +1

    Can't wait for the 'flip' video.

  • @stephenbrumlow931
    @stephenbrumlow931 Месяц назад +1

    Maury’s playing was absolutely perfectly paired with Jim Croce. Both gone too soon.
    Eric,
    Some great insight here into the sweet sound of a tasteful acoustic part. Maybe delve into the acoustic workings of Ry Cooder and George Harrison? Definitely two of my favorites!

    • @FloAnnie9
      @FloAnnie9 Месяц назад

      If up voting is a thing here, yes, please!! It took me piecing three videos to get Here Comes The Sun!

  • @VintageGuitarClubSP
    @VintageGuitarClubSP Месяц назад

    Nice

  • @scottkidwell3601
    @scottkidwell3601 Месяц назад

    My high school guitar teacher told me if I could make an acoustic guitar sound good, I could make an electric guitar sound good.
    Its fun to play both.
    Thanks, Eric!
    ✌️🍕

  • @vorschmack
    @vorschmack Месяц назад

    The best, the chillest, the most informative at the same time - as usual if Eric drops a lesson you know you're in for a quality moment!
    Question for Eric - have you ever heard Mk.gee? I've discovered him just this weekend and I'm fascinated by his approach to being musical with a guitar (really in line with your own philosophy too!). I wouldn't be too surprised (but delighted for sure) if you make a lesson on him one day!

  • @disjanpampoen
    @disjanpampoen Месяц назад +19

    Now do the opposite! How acoustic guitarists can sound good on electric.

    • @clayatube
      @clayatube Месяц назад +1

      Yes, please.

    • @SJMadrid11
      @SJMadrid11 Месяц назад

      I made that leap and it was a long, humbling experience. So much to learn.

    • @DeplorablePepe
      @DeplorablePepe Месяц назад

      YES!!! 👍👍👍👍

  • @Stevelemontrudy
    @Stevelemontrudy Месяц назад

    Could you make a video on how to sound good on acoustic (for acoustic guitarists)? I have both, but I find myself coming back to acoustic because it's just easier to tote around. I can take it to the woods behind my house, my back yard, upstairs, downstairs, etc. And, all I need are my fingers and a pick. Thanks for everything you do, you got me playing again.

  • @blues61
    @blues61 Месяц назад

    Nicely done. Looking forward to the converse for us primarily acoustic players. Be well.

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  Месяц назад +1

      Fire away with your thoughts on this subject it’ll most likely end up in the vid!

    • @blues61
      @blues61 Месяц назад +1

      @@EricHaugenGuitar Well, first learn multiple ways to mute unneeded strings. Then, learn more ways to mute unneeded strings. Ha!

    • @blues61
      @blues61 Месяц назад

      @@EricHaugenGuitar Next, learn that thirds need to be consciously managed when playing chords.

    • @blues61
      @blues61 Месяц назад

      Triads are your friends, especially in an ensemble situation where another musician, e.g. the bass player, will take care of things like root notes for you.

    • @blues61
      @blues61 Месяц назад

      Take it easy - a softer touch on electric strings goes a long way compared with acoustic.

  • @ManCub583
    @ManCub583 Месяц назад +2

    What if your an acoustic player wanting to sound better on electric? Every time I play electric it sounds so muddy!

  • @AM2PMReviews
    @AM2PMReviews Месяц назад

    Now I only hear “this ain’t Texas” with that acoustic D chord.

  • @davidg5629
    @davidg5629 Месяц назад +1

    That's a neat-o guitar. When I bought an acoustic, thought I wanted a dreadnaught. It hurt to throw my arm over it. Screw that.

    • @FloAnnie9
      @FloAnnie9 Месяц назад

      I have a dreadnought that I will not trade for the world! And I play it somewhere in between a lap steel and perpendicular to the ground. It really is sideways because I just can't get my arm around the sucker! But it's a cedar top and Rosewood back and sides. A beaut. I have a friend that has got an 814 CE and he bought a Lowden last year. I see him on a semi regular basis but we play music together when we go to the mountains with a group of friends. He keeps looking at me going, man, I keep buying these guitars... and yours still sounds better!😅 I honestly think it's the cedar top and the Dreadnought.
      Having said all of that, the Eastman is sweet!!

  • @CakewalkHootenanny
    @CakewalkHootenanny День назад

    I just found you last night. Where have you been all my life? We have much catching up to do.

  • @danintrocaso
    @danintrocaso 28 дней назад

    Hi eric...dan o here..just subbed..didn't take but a minute! Thanks

  • @PoPo-xp7yk
    @PoPo-xp7yk Месяц назад

    next Truefire course please!

  • @Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow
    @Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow Месяц назад +1

    How come this dude plays so well? I can't figure it out

  • @elvismemphisgs
    @elvismemphisgs Месяц назад

    What Make & Model Is That Sounds So Nice

  • @HarryBarry97
    @HarryBarry97 Месяц назад

    Hi Eric! do you have a whole lesson on only liv8ng boy in new york?

  • @lanceparker9867
    @lanceparker9867 Месяц назад

    Do you have a favorite DI Box for live acoustic performances? Thanks

  • @aloysiusdevadander19
    @aloysiusdevadander19 Месяц назад

    What guitar is that. I'm in love

  • @JJ-xb7wn
    @JJ-xb7wn Месяц назад

    Hey Eric, great vid! Can uou tell what strap you're using here?

  • @alexloubsky232
    @alexloubsky232 Месяц назад +1

    I know you don’t LOVE singing along to your playing, but I think you’re probably really good at it. Having trouble singing and playing at the same time in a band setting. HALP (in the form of a monetized video)

  • @gyanissimo
    @gyanissimo Месяц назад

    Hello Eric, which acoustic guitar course should I book with you via Patreon if I want to play something like that? Gyani

  • @aidanearley2801
    @aidanearley2801 Месяц назад

    "Coconut" was always making the cut!

  • @richard21995
    @richard21995 Месяц назад

    Sounds great, could I ask what strings are you using ?

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  Месяц назад

      Martin retro nickel 11s - still kinda bright for me

  • @guryelali2359
    @guryelali2359 Месяц назад

    Sorry, I couldn’t find the details about that beautiful guitar. What is it please?

  • @richardlynch5632
    @richardlynch5632 Месяц назад +1

    At home, after 9pm...
    If the muse is still strong...
    Out come the acoustics and the fun starts😁👍
    Love your Eastman Eric😎👍👍
    😎✌👍❤🖖

  • @MrTracyspark
    @MrTracyspark Месяц назад

    Name of ooh la la video cant find it pls

  • @jrpipik
    @jrpipik Месяц назад

    The principles of solid rhythm playing transfer back and forth between electric and acoustic? I haven't found that to be true. I grew up playing acoustic and had to practically relearn the instrument to play electric. Maybe a topic for another video (or have I missed that one?).

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  Месяц назад +1

      Ooooooh I’m so curious what did you find to be the biggest difference (now I’m just researching for the next vid)

    • @jrpipik
      @jrpipik Месяц назад +1

      @@EricHaugenGuitar On acoustic it's easier to let chords ring, playing in a big, open "hootenanny" style. On electric, that kind of playing is a mess. Palm muting is much more important.
      Also, when playing rhythm on acoustic it's normal to play the whole chord, five or six string version. On electric it's often advisable to limit the chord into just three of four notes because they usually play in a band setting.
      Also also, the acoustic guitarist gets used to filling up the rhythm part with strumming or picking. The electric guitarist often plays one chord per measure -- think that Steve Cropper chop on "Green Onions".
      Also also also, two- or three-finger power chords just aren't a thing on acoustic. Nor is the fast, muted two-string metal eighth-note downstroke rhythm (there's probably a name for that). And using effects like delay and distortion not to mention amplifiers is a whole new world to an acoustic player.
      (Obviously you can do all these electric styles on an acoustic, but it's also obviously not going to be the same. So most "acoustic only" players never learn them.)
      And all that doesn't even take into account the differences between the two instruments in terms of average string gauge or action or neck width or scale length or even weight. It's not learning how to play all over again, but it's learning a lot of new stuff and unlearning a lot of old stuff.
      More than you asked for, right?

    • @EricHaugenGuitar
      @EricHaugenGuitar  Месяц назад +1

      @jrpipik these are all excellent points! You’ll get credit when I reference them in the vid ✔️✔️

    • @jrpipik
      @jrpipik Месяц назад +1

      @@EricHaugenGuitar Give me another half hour and I'll write the video for you!

  • @migrantfamily
    @migrantfamily Месяц назад +1

    Can you please do the inverse, how to sound good on electric for acoustic players?!

    • @robbieg5538
      @robbieg5538 Месяц назад +1

      That has been my decade long struggle. Especially as a finger picker.

    • @jwilder2251
      @jwilder2251 Месяц назад

      @@robbieg5538I just made that exact comment, right there with you

    • @fixedgear37
      @fixedgear37 Месяц назад

      Did you watch the video?

    • @migrantfamily
      @migrantfamily Месяц назад

      @@fixedgear37 I wrote my comment before the final part because that was pretty much the first thought I had when I read the title.

  • @Shredberry
    @Shredberry 28 дней назад

    @6:42 If We Can't Bend?!? Aite bet...😏

  • @JonNewquist
    @JonNewquist Месяц назад +1

    Ugh, I've been playing acoustic for 46 years. Only picked up electric with real interest the past 8 years. I sound like an acoustic player on electric...

  • @RyanHeitz
    @RyanHeitz Месяц назад +2

    This is great. I always cringe when my favorite electric guitarists play an acoustic as if it's an electric.

    • @RyanHeitz
      @RyanHeitz Месяц назад

      Also, check out Moby Grape's song '8:05' for similar concepts that you teach in this lesson. Great song.

  • @ThibaultKV
    @ThibaultKV Месяц назад

    But you do want to sound like an acoustic player when you play the electric.

  • @jmorrisey79
    @jmorrisey79 Месяц назад

    You lose me when you say "harnonize it" and "pentatonic doublestops"

  • @dimitrispapadopoulos9245
    @dimitrispapadopoulos9245 21 день назад

    First buy 1000 dollar guitar. Then learn to play only on this guitar. Then A great mic. Then sell the guitar and work to buy a better guitar cause u thought u would play better on Martins.

  • @progressivehardindustrialslug
    @progressivehardindustrialslug Месяц назад

    Stupid topic.
    Reversing the topic would be even dumber.

    • @FloAnnie9
      @FloAnnie9 Месяц назад +1

      Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. You are definitely the outlier here, man...

  • @comedycrackhead
    @comedycrackhead Месяц назад

    Another great vid eric 👍🏽