Hey there,

My 10 year old son is very interested in my guitar lately. I was thinking of getting him an electric guitar for X-Mas. Any ideas? How about the Ibanez Mikro?

-Kizaze

When I was 10 I used to play normal size guitar. It was biger than me but I managed That Ibanez is not a bad solution

i have actually found that children do better on normal sized guitars than the smaller scale ones. it gets them used to a real fretboard faster eliminating that transition stage.


10 years old isnt THAT young, in 2-3 years he will be big enough to play a full sized electric, so might as well get him used to technique and finger stretching of a real guitar.



thats my opinion at least

You should get any Ibanez Gio. They are cheap and great for starters!

I recommend a full sized guitar, don't worry he will manage it. But, if you plan to be a surprise, I advise against it. You can do it, but leave the option of replacing the guitar. I think best would be to go into store and let him choose what suits him. It should be relatively light and comfortable for playing.

Thanks for the advice, guys! Shopping this weekend.

there are some guitars that are smaller that a regular strat,

check out the Van halen one

http://funguitars.blogspot.com/2008/01/new...-van-halen.html

And I think the JP ernie ball is pretty small too,

hey, can I be your son?

Sure, I already have 4 kids, what's one more?