Im gonna buy my son a cheaper guitar for christmas, and wanted some suggestions... I was thinking an acoustic to start him out on and if he sticks with it move him to an electric..
this is the one i was thinking about getting him
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dean-Playmate-J-Acoustic-Guitar?sku=519942
If he's interested in acustics get him an acoustic, if he's more into electric guitars well.. you get my point.
That's at least how I see it. If I had been given an acoustic to start with I don't think I'd been so keen on continue playing since I was looking for mad distrtion
Just my opinion.
I'm don't know so much about acoustic guitars other than I had a low budget party of guitars to sell but I simply had to return the whole lot since they were so low quality. If I tuned them so open chords sounded right a barré chord was out of tune. If I tuned them to a barré A or even G then open chords were out. So much crap my concience forbid me to sell them out of the simple reason I might sell it to someone looking forward to learn and the guitar I sold took all the fun out of guitar.
$70 is cheap even in the US, right? I get a feeling, based on my own experience, that guitar will not do the job.
I think it's a great idea though and it sounds like fun with a kid who's into guitar
Get him a guitar man! Ask him what he want's, if he want's to be like dad, which I'm sure he does, get the electric. He can practice at mom's with a small practice amp and headphones. Then when he comes over to your house, you guys can have at it.
I would consider picking him up something used off of craigslist so you don't spend a fortune if he loses interest.
Hope my kids want to play when they get a little older..
Ibanez Makes an "RG Mikro" for around $150, and its a great guitar for kids, as well as a nice travel guitar!
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-?sku=518875
All right, done... Im gonna get him an electric guitar...
thanks for all the advice..
Rock on!
Cool!
Might I suggest a smaller scale guitar, which will be easier for him to hold and also less frustrating for him to play.
Fender and Gibson both have some pretty nice combo packages for around $200 US (amp and guitar) for young kids.
Check them out.
I have a little line 6, 15 watt amp he can have so i only need a guitar for him...
Awsome man, I thought you were to metal to hand him an acoustic.. I agree with skillet on the smaller scale. Also look into the Dean Playmate EVO Junior I think it's 22.2 as well.
Nothing else and you want to go with a full scale, call me, i've got a guitar I think would work well for him.
i'm was have couple drinks today but i'm have to say..if you play electric all ready so you son will be want use electric guitar also ..buy him electric right to way..actualy i'm start play guitar 1 year ago..and i'm remember 1 thing how every people ofer me first acustic guitar...i'm so glad to don't listem them and start to play right to way on electric...becouse i'm belive thats more easy.........for sure your son is too young to decide what we want for sure but belive me if he see you play electric he will be want have the same guitar soon or later.....
you can also buy guitar what u can use for your self and then also teach him and you booth will be have fun
but it's is your son and you are the best guy who decide how thats be i'm belive what ever you be right .. and the Santa will be bring him the guitar on his dreams and you and him he will be hapy
good luck
I suggest nylon strings for beginners, especially children.. steel strings may harm their fingers
Well you could go with the electric straightforward May be more appealing to him to so he may stick with playing an instrument..
That's wicked, like how I started. My mom had an acoustic like, 30 years old, she thaught me 1 song with just notes. I loved it! Then I got me own little acoustic, then electric kit and so on!!! It was a smaller size acoustic too. Please update us on the kid'simprovement!
My only advice is that is the biggest mistake to buy a cheap instrument, if the instrument is not good will be harder to play, and well if my opinion if you dont like what youre listening to you will get discouraged and maybe quit playing. Im not telling to get a Martin but for example i think yamahas are great for beginners, you can get a really nice guitar for 300 bucks.
I think im gonna get him this guitar for his first one...
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/reviews?base_pid=518334&page=1&sc=date&so=desc
after doing some research this one seems like a nice one for beginners and the price
Looks good an cheap mate, I would like I had something like that when I was a kid By all means buy
You just reminded me of what happened to me on the guitar shop another day. I was playing in a closed sound proof room and a mom and a kid asked to see me playing from the inside.
I started playing sultans of swing and I could see how much interested he was.
If electric guitar is what catch him, just give it instead of acoustic. But be sure to watch out for volumes. Kids' ears are much more sensible than ours and even us adults exaggerate on volumes sometimes.. .
I actually went to some pawn shops today and saw this guitar in there for $250
Im probably gonna try to talk them down some and get him this one...
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/ESP-LTD-MH250NT-Electric-Guitar?sku=516687
I bought a guitar for my little brother for his birthday it's an ESP LTD something The price was acceptable for a first guitar 299 euros would be close to 500 dollars. Gus is right tough i gave my brother an electric guitar because he always wanted to make noise with my squier with my amp on full distortion
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