I want to try learning some etudes on the electric. I assume that since they are tuned similarly, using violin etudes is the best choice or is there another good instrument to learn from?
Much obliged. Please share your experiences learning etudes from other instruments on the electric guitar. c:
In my opinion they aren’t really tuned similarly. Combine that with the (MUCH) smaller scale and what happens is the patterns that are “easy” for violinists are a nightmare for guitarists. For example they can easily play a full arpeggio on just 2 strings. We’d need 3 strings.
Now, while it can be extremely challenging to adapt another instrument to guitar, it can be very technically rewarding too. Or even creatively rewarding. Guitar players tend to write things that work out nicely on the fretboard. If you try playing anything written for a different instrument that immediately goes out the window and you may stumble upon new fingerings or melodic patterns you’d never have thought to try.
Another consideration will be the articulation. Since you’ll have many more string changes (and awkward string changes at times) are you going to attempt picking all the notes? Are you going to try doing the same slurs in the original score (this will be physically impossible at times but can be approximated)?
In summary, I wish you the best of luck! There’s at least one person out there who’s conquered this approach.
P.S.
Mandolin and violin are tuned exactly the same. So depending on goals/purpose that could be a better option. You’ll still have your picking technique pushed but at least many of the fingerings would work out more nicely. Still though, overall from my experience, playing something written for a particular instrument on another instrument is non trivial. Especially considering “etudes” are written to exploit a particular technique (or techniques) that probably aren’t even applicable to a different instrument.
Good points. And holy shit, these videos have some of the most frightening picking patterns I have ever seen. I have to play this, lol.
Indeed. Best of luck!
I once found a standard notation transcription of the intro to the Punch Brothers’ “Familiarity” and tried to learn it on guitar. I suspect it wouldn’t be easy on mandolin… but dear god, what a nightmare on the guitar. 
I’m glad I tried it, learned some cool things and the harmonic motion was still pretty interesting… but yeah, it does NOT fall comfortably on the neck of an acoustic guitar.
Chris Thile is an insanely talented musician, though. Ans what a gorgeous piece of music… a long, classically influenced piece in four movements, about a one night stand at a club. Incredible band.
How’s your crosspicking? 
I guess you’ve forced a retraction out of me. Music written for the lute typically does transfer quite well to guitar lol! And if I had a nickel for every time I’ve played that piece on classical guitar, I could buy a lifetime CtC membership. I think that may have been the first classical piece I learned all the way through.
Here’s a good one. See if you can figure out which famous guitar solo quotes the opening measure…
Using one of my lifelines…will I need to trem pick each note of this opening measure in order to make a better guess? 
(the audience erupts into applause)