[ted_h]

I would go for it! I play both. I feel like learning acoustic stuff helps my electric playing, and vice versa.

The really nice thing about the electric is that you don’t have to push as hard on the strings for fretting, so you can play acoustic first and then when your hands get a little tired switch to electric. I found it easier to learn to barre chords on the electric for the same reason.

Also, a lot of amps have a headphone jack these days which lets you rock out without irritating everyone in your household 🙂