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Posted by: Kizaze44 Nov 17 2009, 06:16 PM

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

Posted by: Emir Hot Nov 17 2009, 06:33 PM

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

Posted by: Marc_Maiden Nov 17 2009, 06:34 PM

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

Posted by: Santiago Diaz Garces Nov 18 2009, 03:28 AM

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

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 18 2009, 11:38 PM

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.

Posted by: Kizaze44 Nov 19 2009, 12:02 AM

Thanks for the advice, guys! Shopping this weekend.

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Nov 19 2009, 04:25 AM

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

check out the Van halen one

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

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

hey, can I be your son?

Posted by: Kizaze44 Nov 19 2009, 03:02 PM

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