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7 yr old's 1st guitar...which to choose?
Posted on 12/12/14 at 9:19 am
Posted on 12/12/14 at 9:19 am
Nylon acoustic
Steel string acoustic
Electric
I'm leaning towards electric so he can use Rock smith to help him learn and hopefully stick with it. He wants one, and he tries to play my steel string acoustic, but it's way too big and he can't play very long with the steel strings.
Any suggestions? TIA
Steel string acoustic
Electric
I'm leaning towards electric so he can use Rock smith to help him learn and hopefully stick with it. He wants one, and he tries to play my steel string acoustic, but it's way too big and he can't play very long with the steel strings.
Any suggestions? TIA
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Posted on 12/12/14 at 9:36 am to LOCO5150
What kind of music does he like or want to play? That will dictate the type of guitar you should buy him. If he's not interested in the music, he wont play. I personally started on an $40 hondo electric guita (i didnt even have an amp for the first month or so). If i'd started on an acoustic I don't think i would have stuck with it, but I listened to and wanted to play mostly alt rock and a little Metallica.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 9:40 am to LOCO5150
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He wants one, and he tries to play my steel string acoustic, but it's way too big and he can't play very long with the steel strings.
I would get him a Korean-made Ovation Celebrity Acoustic-Electric with the super shallow body. Go ahead and get the steel string, as he'll develop endurance (callus, anyway) as he goes. I'm not in favor of getting the cut down guitars because they're quickly outgrown. I don't know if the Ovation AE system is compatible with Rocksmith, but it's something worth checking out.
If you think he's going to be, primarily, an electric player, then I would go Ibanez solid body in your price range.
ETA: A pure acoustic option that would be a great size and high quality would be the Martin backpacker.
This post was edited on 12/12/14 at 9:42 am
Posted on 12/12/14 at 10:23 am to LOCO5150
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I'm leaning towards electric so he can use Rock smith to help him learn and hopefully stick with it. He wants one, and he tries to play my steel string acoustic, but it's way too big and he can't play very long with the steel strings.
This is what I'd recommend. Electrics are also more forgiving and don't require as much hand strength.
I actually put Rocksmith on my Xmas wish list this year. I'm sure I won't care for the majority of the available songs, but it will give me a different motivation to practice.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 10:54 am to LOCO5150
I recommend learning on an acoustic being that it's a little more difficult to play. If he learns on acoustic then electric will be a breeze when he gets one.
Posted on 12/12/14 at 12:33 pm to LOCO5150
Martin 12 string
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