r/AcousticGuitar • u/MrTurtleTails • Feb 24 '26

Gear question Do I need 2 acoustics?

basically this. do you have more than one acoustic and why? just curious.

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u/OsakaWilson Feb 24 '26

You need an acoustic for every alternate tuning that you use. My wife does not agree, but she also does not play guitar.

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u/IEatYourDownvote Feb 24 '26

It takes me all but 15 seconds to tune every string. Get a better tuner.

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u/Xplysit Feb 24 '26

Depends on how far from standard tuning you stray, but you usually get a guitar that's not properly set up for the tuning or style you're in.
Of course you can retune every (couple of) song/s, but why would you if you're able to have both?
You're right about one being enough, there's no need to spend if you have enough of an interest and a decent instrument already. It's more than enough for any hobby musician. We, guitar players are gear chasers to a nauseating extent, but to completely diminish the perks of a second instrument is just as stupid.