Most people never realize that there is an almost constant hum behind the "silence" in almost any urban area (just like there is almost always some ambient light in the "darkness"). It's that hum-m-m-m-m-m that the electric guitar flourishes within; electrics, unlike acoustics can cancel out that maddening drone. To really appreciate a classic acoustic instrument you need true silence - room for the guitar's sound to fill. Try playing an old Martin on the back porch of a cabin on a lake in the woods, when the only sounds you compete with are those inherent in nature, and you'll know what I mean. That's when you regret the trade offs that you make when you choose to live so close to "what's happening".