Certainly an electric guitar amp is an important thing to have.
Can you practice electric guitar without amp.
The best way to practice without an amplifier is to use headphones.
You can play electric guitar without an amp.
In fact you can sound great plugged in on an electric guitar and struggle a bit with sound when switching to an acoustic guitar.
Sometimes you simply have to choose between getting a really good guitar now and waiting for an amp or spending the same money for two pieces and compromising on the quality of both.
An electric guitar is by far one of the most interesting instruments to play.
Guitar headphone amplifiers are really just meant to be used as a convenient practice amp so you can practice without making too much noise.
As far as practicing goes you can make some heavy strides without an amplifier.
Electric guitars are too quiet to play without some kind of aid.
They are also great for traveling because you can just throw it in your gig bag and carry it around with you.
Amplifiers are all compressing the sound at least a little bit as well as helping you with tone.
But it is also important to know how to amplify an electric guitar without an amp.