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title: "7 Playing Electric Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I tried playing electric for awhile and it just didn't work out. My reflexes are centered on the six string acoustic. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-rush/i-tried-playing-electric-for-awhile-and-it-just-didn-t-work-out-my/)

[Tom Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-rush/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e2/tom-rush-55244_acoustic_i-tried-playing-electric-for-awhile-and_285281.png)

> [Swinging at daisies is like playing electric guitar with a tennis racket: if it were that easy, we could all be Jerry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bamberger/swinging-at-daisies-is-like-playing-electric-guitar-with-a-tennis/)

[Michael Bamberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bamberger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/michael-bamberger-76805_balls_swinging-at-daisies-is-like-playing-elec_660522.jpg)

> [Well, I have been playing electric guitar all these years and acoustic was something new to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-moore/well-i-have-been-playing-electric-guitar-all-these-years-and-acoustic/)

[Gary Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/gary-moore-11908_acoustics_well-i-have-been-playing-electric-guitar_882635.png)

> [There was a show in Germany called Beat Club, and they had a lot of bands playing live. And I had this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ottmar-liebert/there-was-a-show-in-germany-called-beat-club-and-they-had-a-lot-of/)

[Ottmar Liebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ottmar-liebert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/ottmar-liebert-57998_apartment_there-was-a-show-in-germany-called-beat_1293684.jpg)

> [I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-knopfler/i-even-played-bass-for-a-while-besides-playing-electric-guitar-i-d/)

[Mark Knopfler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-knopfler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/mark-knopfler-15066_acoustic-guitar_i-even-played-bass-for-a-while-besides-p_1894392.jpg)

> [I'd like to be able to get more girls to play guitar. I think with a girl playing electric guitar, sometimes it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orianthi/i-d-like-to-be-able-to-get-more-girls-to-play-guitar-i-think-with-a/)

[Orianthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orianthi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/orianthi-4216_ballet_i-d-like-to-be-able-to-get-more-girls-to_1954382.png)

> [I've been playing electric guitar since I was 11, and I love the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orianthi/i-ve-been-playing-electric-guitar-since-i-was-11-and-i-love-the-blues/)

[Orianthi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orianthi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/orianthi-4216_been_i-ve-been-playing-electric-guitar-since_2691364.png)

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