“If you play "I Don't Want To Know" by Fleetwood Mac loud enough -- you can hear Lindsey Buckingham's fingers sliding down the strings of his acoustic guitar. ...And we were convinced that this was the definitive illustration of what we both loved about music; we loved hearing the INSIDE of a song.” IfsKnowsWantEnoughPlaySongFingersGuitarHearingConvincedLoudStringsIllustrationMacsAcousticsAcoustic GuitarFleetwood Mac Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.” YearsMeanPlayHurtGuitarIt HurtsGrandparentGave UpAcousticsFingertipsAcoustic GuitarHurt So Much Author:Eric Clapton
“If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.” IfsPlaySongGuitarPianoAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Christopher Cross
“Like, when I write a song, the song comes first before production. Everything is written on an acoustic guitar so you can strip away everything from it and have it be equally as entertaining and good without the bells and whistles.” WritingFirstsSongWrittenGuitarProductionsBellsEntertainingAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Taylor Momsen
“For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way that I like to make songs that have something classic about them whether you can play them with an orchestra or an electro synthesizer or an acoustic guitar.” WayPlaySongGuitarClassicOld FashionedOrchestraAcousticsAcoustic GuitarSynthesizers Author:Marc Almond
“But the reality is when you write a song, you should be able to strip away all the instruments and just have a song right there with an acoustic guitar and a voice, and the song should be good.” ShouldWritingRealityAbleSongVoiceInstrumentsGuitarBe GoodAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Dweezil Zappa
“I've always been obsessed with drums. They fascinate me. Any other instrument - nothing. I play acoustic guitar a bit. But it's always been drums first and foremost. I don't reckon on this Jack-of-all-trades thing. I thing that felling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts.” IfsKnowsFirstsWellsImportantDonePlayBitsSoundOriginalsInstrumentsTradeGuitarTechniqueObsessedAcousticsAcoustic GuitarBeing OriginalJack Of All Trades Author:John Bonham
“Playing acoustic guitar is like having sex with your clothes on. I mean you know how to do it, but it’s more difficult.” KnowsMeanSexDifficultKnow HowClothesGuitarAcousticsHaving SexAcoustic Guitar Author:Dave Mustaine
“If your going to learn to play lead guitar, get an electric guitar .. it doesn't have to be an expensive one .. acoustic guitars aren't good for learning lead, because you can't play up very high on the neck and they take heavier-gauge strings which makes it hard to bend notes” IfsHardPlayMusicNotesGuitarExpensiveNecksStringsElectricAcousticsGaugesAcoustic GuitarElectric Guitar Author:Eddie Van Halen
“It's interesting to see how acoustic guitars are emerging as a primary instrument once again ... reminds me very much of what Jim Messina and I were doing back then. You can't get too far away from an acoustic guitar” InterestingMusicInstrumentsGuitarPrimariesFar AwayEmergingAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Kenny Loggins
“... I like the clubs because ... we have two or three acoustic guitars up there and we're not hard-core slamming or stomping through the music. We're singing it with intricate harmonies and really showing the craftsmanship.” TwoHardThreeMusicSingingHarmonyGuitarClubsCoreIntricateAcousticsCraftsmanshipAcoustic GuitarHard CoreStomping Author:Toby Keith
“At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y'all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time” FirstsRealSongWaterGuitarGood TimesTributeAcousticsMuddyAcoustic Guitar Author:Gregg Allman
“I went to the zoo one day and saw a chimp playing with a beat-up acoustic guitar in a way I had never seen before. Instead of using the pick the chimp was banging the neck and tapping it with its fingers. I knew the chimp was on to something so I practiced this new technique in my room for hours until I'd perfected it.” WayHoursRoomsSawsOne DayBeatsPicksFingersGuitarTechniqueNecksZoosAcousticsBangingTappingAcoustic Guitar Author:Eddie Van Halen
“I'm not good enough to be playin' much acoustic guitar onstage. Man, you gotta get so right; I mean, the tones, the feel, the sound. Plus, acoustic blues guitar is just that much harder on the fingers.” MenFeelsMeanEnoughSoundHarderFingersGuitarTonePlusGood EnoughNot Good EnoughAcousticsAcoustic GuitarGuitar Sound Author:Johnny Winter
“There' something about universal truths with the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. You can take it anywhere and it helps me reach listeners of all ages and walks of life.” HelpingAgeWalksUniversalGuitarSimplicityHelp MeListenersAcousticsWalks Of LifeUniversal TruthAcoustic Guitar Author:Jim Croce
“I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.” GuitarRangeSubtletyAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Dan Fogelberg
“I play piano and guitar. Acoustic guitar. I tried studying classical guitar when I was 16 but it got really hard. I could never play a lead to save my life.” HardPlayStudyGuitarPianoAcousticsHard LifeAcoustic GuitarClassical Guitar Author:Kip Winger
“What resonates with me now is the acoustic guitar and piano.” GuitarPianoAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Delta Goodrem
“Every one of the songs was based around picking an acoustic guitar. That was part of the concept from the beginning, that the tempos were going to go from slow to almost mid-tempo.” SongConceptsGuitarTempoAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Jules Shear
“I suppose my little Martin acoustic guitar is quickly becoming a prize possession. It's a lovely guitar. I bought it at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2001 before I had cleaned up.” LittlesBecomingGuitarFolksPossessionLovelyPrizeFestivalsAcousticsCambridgeAcoustic Guitar Author:Graham Coxon
“On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me.” RealReasonKeysGuitarElectricMinorsAcousticsAcoustic GuitarElectric Guitar Author:Tommy Shaw
“This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well.” WellsDoneTogetherThreeBandGuitarElectricAcousticsDvdsAcoustic Guitar Author:Joan Armatrading
“So I played the acoustic guitar and harmonica and stomped my foot and I think I was right in assuming that Greenwich Village would be the best place to perform my own material and possibly get some attention, move on to making records and all.” ThinkingWould BeMovingMy OwnAttentionRecordsFeetMaterialsAssumingGuitarBeing The BestVillageAcousticsBest PlaceAcoustic GuitarHarmonicasGreenwichGreenwich Village Author:Steve Forbert
“I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints.” PlayUsedStuffGuitarFolksElectricJointsBassAcousticsAcoustic GuitarElectric Guitar Author:Mark Knopfler
“There was nobody at the time who was playing slide guitar like Johnny, and nobody, or no white guys at least, that was playing country blues like that on the acoustic guitar. And it was at that point that I realized what Johnny had to offer.” CountryGuyWhiteOffersGuitarI RealizedSlidesAcousticsWhite GuysAcoustic Guitar Author:Rick Derringer
“One thing I really hate about people who play both acoustic and electric is if they try to play electric style on an acoustic guitar. You must develop it as a totally different thing.” PeopleIfsTryingDifferentPlayHateOne ThingStyleGuitarDifferent ThingsElectricAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Rory Gallagher
“In the early days, I had very little idea about arrangements, and I wrote songs a little flat, as it were, just on an acoustic guitar. They didn't really have quite enough nuance.” LittlesIdeasEnoughSongGuitarFlatsArrangementsNuanceAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Graham Parker