Best electric guitar for strumming

Yeah, a Telecaster or a Strat would work well. I really like single coil pickups for strumming chords. I prefer a strat to a tele for this (although I prefer a tele for lead work). A strat, a compression pedal, and maybe a chorus pedal, and you will be in “the strum zone!”

1. Is it easier to strum an electric guitar?
2. Which guitar is best for strumming?
3. Can you strum an electric guitar like an acoustic guitar?
4. Which electric guitar is most like an acoustic?

Is it easier to strum an electric guitar?

Electric guitars are generally the easiest to play: the strings are usually thinner, the 'action' is lower and therefore the strings are easier to press down.

Which guitar is best for strumming?

The best guitars for strumming are those that have a particular shape, size and construction.
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Shapes like the following will typically be good for strumming:

• Dreadnoughts.
• Jumbos.
• Grand Symphony (Taylor)
• Grand Orchestra (Taylor)
• 0000/M (Martin)

Can you strum an electric guitar like an acoustic guitar?

You can play an electric guitar like an acoustic. You can strum the same chords, fingerpick the same arpeggios, and play the same songs. ... If you try to play an electric guitar when it isn't plugged in, it won't sound as good as an acoustic guitar. Trying to play an electric guitar when it isn't plugged in won't work.

Which electric guitar is most like an acoustic?

7 electric guitars that can also handle acoustic sounds

1. PRS Hollowbody II. Street price: from $4,450 / £4,749 (Image credit: Future) ...
2. Taylor T5Z Classic. ...
3. Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty. ...
4. Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster. ...
5. Godin Summit Classic Havana Brown A/E. ...
6. Relish Jane. ...
7. Duesenberg Starplayer TV+