Electro Guitar

I purchased an acoustic electric guitar after having certain difficulties recording with a microphone and picking up undesired ambient sounds in my home studio. I can use a sound hole cover and plug my Yamaha APX700 acoustic electric guitar directly into my BOSS GT-10 guitar effects processor with acoustic settings and plug the GT-10 directly into my computer and Pro Tools and get a great acoustic sound. In fact, I can use my Roland Juno-G keyboard to emulate an acoustic guitar and it sounds so much like a real classical guitar (for instance) that friends and family members have asked me what kind of classical guitar I bought after hearing my recordings. So yes there are advantages to having an acoustic electric guitar but, if you decide to get one, make sure you use BOSS acoustic effects to avoid that synthetic sound. I only paid about $700 for my acoustic electric. If you invest more and buy a Martin or a Taylor, it will likely sound better. My Yamaha was the best sounding acoustic electric I could find for the price. Using the GT-10, I can make it sound like a more expensive acoustic guitar. When you record, you have all kinds of options open to you that are different from playing live. for instance I can us a variety of picks that won't work in a live setting or even use my thumb to strum with and on the finished recording I can have all the volume I need and sound just great. So, before you decide, you might shop around and listen to a variety of acoustic electrics and even go to a store that sells BOSS and connect the guitar to the BOSS and listen to it though a good set of headphones and you'll be able to hear what I'm talking about hear.