Can I Play Guitar With Acrylic Nails

One person mentioned having them put on the tipsends of the fingers only.

Can i play guitar with acrylic nails. General Acoustic Guitar Discussion The Acoustic. Safe to use every day. 2 09-26-2006 1026 AM poorbs.

Steel strung guitars are harder than nylon strings and so will wear down your nails quicker. From what I understand it is just an overlay. Finally I decided to go to the nail salon which is literally right next door to the guitar shop where I teach some lessons and had my natural nails reinforced with an acrylic overlay.

But you should try. It is an acrylic coat but it also a nail strengthener so the natural nails underneath arent damaged by it - in fact they get stronger with regular use. Classical guitar nails are not absolutely necessary to playing guitar.

This video is published on November 9 2018. So there is a historical basis for playing without nails as well. Can be filed or buffed to a mirror finish.

In fact traditional lute technique uses short or no nails. Believe it or not many guitarists prefer longer nails on their strumming hand. If you are learning how to play the guitar and you want to keep your long nails you might be wondering how to maintain your healthy nails while still playing this instrument.

Cut The Nails On Your Fretting Hand Short. Sorry to say this but you might have to trim them so that you can get the best tone from your guitar. However acrylic nails are available from Strings by Mail.