Which Guitar Suitable For 9 Year Old?, Don't know what to get. |
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Apr 15 2008, 10:55 PM
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Well don't really know what your son prefers, but I would go for some small electric version if you say he's into rhcp, buckethead and muris. Also if you have an amp already it would be the wisest choice definitely.
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Apr 15 2008, 11:01 PM
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Id go electric (with those preferences)- and like you said, a smaller guitar (for a little while).
http://www.geartree.com/pc-898-94-ibanez-g...ric-guitar.aspx - that looks cool, and with a name like ibanez we can't really go wrong (or not too wrong atleast). |
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Apr 15 2008, 11:28 PM
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Thanks Deep,
I've been leaning that way w/ the Ibanez - wish him luck! |
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Apr 15 2008, 11:28 PM
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I'm sure he'd prefer an electric.
If he's super confident at least I think this Kitty is so cool. I'd get a pink for myself but that's stretching it too far. I think my friends that got guitars when we were around age 11-12 got them full size. How about a "musis" looking guitar, Ibanez SA EDIT: I don't even know if there were mini guitars like Deep Root displays when I was 10-11... omg now I'm depressed. 
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Apr 15 2008, 11:31 PM
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QUOTE (MickeM @ Apr 15 2008, 06:28 PM)  I'm sure he'd prefer an electric. If he's super confident at least I think this Kitty is so cool. I'd get a pink for myself but that's stretching it too far. I think my friends that got guitars when we were around age 11-12 got them full size. How about a "musis" looking guitar, Ibanez SA  If he's a 9 year old boy, I doubt he'd like a Hello Kitty guitar... but you never know...  |
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Apr 15 2008, 11:49 PM
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How about a ordinary Squier (not the Kitty model)? They are cheap, has that fender sound for RHCP, weighs little and is allaround good quality for the money.
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Apr 15 2008, 11:54 PM
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ok ok OK I admit, the Kitty suggestion was plain wrong for a 9 year old. 
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Apr 15 2008, 11:58 PM
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Squier has a mini strat, which is good for smaller hands I think http://www.zzounds.com/item--SQU310100
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Apr 16 2008, 12:00 AM
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if he like the elecktric so let him go to elecktric other wise i suggest to buy the classic and the elecktric
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Apr 16 2008, 02:18 AM
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I would go with some nice small acoustic,just for the start,nylon optional.
Those guitars are really cheap,nylon has soft action in general and still good enough for 9 years old boy to feel his connection with guitar. But I don't won't you to go wrong on this one,take him to a music store and let him try few kid's guitars,start with nylon acoustic. And if he really isn't interested into acoustic then take him to electric section. All I'm trying to say that he might be too exposed and confused with stuff like pots,tremolos,distortion etc. He is still very young so do it wisely. 
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Apr 16 2008, 08:14 AM
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QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Apr 16 2008, 03:18 AM) I would go with some nice small acoustic,just for the start,nylon optional. Those guitars are really cheap,nylon has soft action in general and still good enough for 9 years old boy to feel his connection with guitar. But I don't won't you to go wrong on this one,take him to a music store and let him try few kid's guitars,start with nylon acoustic. And if he really isn't interested into acoustic then take him to electric section. All I'm trying to say that he might be too exposed and confused with stuff like pots,tremolos,distortion etc. He is still very young so do it wisely. I agree with Muris, actually this is how I started to play guitar loooong time ago ;-) I started with an acoustic guitar, nylon strings, and had lessons on this one for 5 years, before I switched to electric guitars, like this I learned all the basics, incl. finger picking, reading music and all this stuff. But well, whatever you o for in the end... make sure there is NO Hello Kitty thing on the guitar 
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Apr 16 2008, 12:24 PM
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Me too - I played nylon from the age of about 10 until I was 17 or 18
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Apr 16 2008, 04:59 PM
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The most important thing for him is too feel comfortable with playing a guitar, no matter what it is, and that he likes it straight away. I don't think it should be anything expencive, just something decent to get him started, even if it is nylon acoustic guitar.
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