Need a guitar for my kid that she'll probably only play 3 times

I'd buy her a ukulele. Most of the chords are one or two fingers and can be easily learned.

If she embraces it then move up to a guitar.

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loog guitar

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SWEET! Thanks for the recommendation

I bought a Luna 3/4 size acoustic for my cousin's daughter, last year for Christmas. I think it cost about 170 bucks, it had some really cool inlays and designs etched around the sound hole. It is really a decent playing guitar, and she is trying to learn.

Gretsch G9500 Jim Dandy Flat Top Acoustic Guitar
A really decent low cost guitar, great reviews
$170ish

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SWEET! Thanks for the recommendation

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they are fantastic little guitars. 3 strings too so easy to play.

Be careful buying cheap acoustic guitars. A lot of the “beginner” tier models under $200 have really high action and are extremely difficult and painful to fret. This can be hugely discouraging to someone who is just learning and hasn’t already developed callouses. Make sure you play it first to ensure that it’s as easily playable as possible within your budget.

$100 is probably way too low to get a decent playable acoustic. A decent budget acoustic is usually closer to the $300 range. However, you may be able to find a decent used low-end (but playable) electric at that price. Squire strats are basically the perfect beginners guitar. Agile Les Pauls are fantastic guitars for the price. Firefly ff8 is a great gresch-style semi-hollow body guitar for around $160 when they’re in stock.

If you go the electric route, you’ll need an amp, too. Avoid the line 6 spyder and fender frontman. Fender champ 20 or mustang ii are both great for beginners and budgets.

I also recommend getting a 3/4 scale guitar since your child is so young. Her hands are still growing, and that smaller size will help make learning the instrument far easier.

Start hunting for a used Yamaha. You may get lucky.

A hundred bucks is a tough price point. At about $100 the waters muddy to toy vs. guitar vs. crap...

Check out the Epiphone DR-100 or the Gretsch G9520.

If you are willing to spend a little more $$ I would look at the Baby Taylor or the Martin LX1.

Get an entry level Takamine, or the Fender FA-135. Owned both a long time ago. The Fender at that price point is a steal. You can probably talked them into getting it for 200 with a case if you go to guitar center.

Pawn shops. I bought my go-to Alvarez classical, a 3/4 acoustic/electric Alvarez, and my Fender acoustic 12-string at 3 different pawn shops. Never paid more than $125, including cases.