What is a good beginner guitar for an 8 year old girl?
Posted in kids guitar | January 28th, 2010
My 8 year old daughter wants to learn how to play guitar. I bought her a kids guitar last year but it’s so cheap that the strings don’t stay tuned and the fret board is loose. I’d like to get her an acoustic guitar but one that’s smaller so she can learn to play it well. I want to spend under $200 if possible.
Yamaha makes a relatively sturdy and very nice sounding guitar that you can probably get in a kit with a strap and tuner at Sam Ash or music123.com. It is a full-size guitar (but "full size" is relative, as it’s smaller than most professional guitars), but I simply have not seen a child-size guitar that’s made well. Let her try one at the store to make sure.
5 Responses to “What is a good beginner guitar for an 8 year old girl?”
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January 31st, 2010 at 5:36 pm
type GAK into google, search on there, i just wouldnt spend too much incase they dont see it through, and then spend more as she gets better
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January 31st, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Yamaha makes a relatively sturdy and very nice sounding guitar that you can probably get in a kit with a strap and tuner at Sam Ash or music123.com. It is a full-size guitar (but "full size" is relative, as it’s smaller than most professional guitars), but I simply have not seen a child-size guitar that’s made well. Let her try one at the store to make sure.
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January 31st, 2010 at 5:50 pm
I got my first guitar at around her age and it was an Ibanez AE (acoustic-electric) guitar. It’s worked well for me. They tend to be around $300.
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January 31st, 2010 at 6:24 pm
If she’s just starting then you should get her a 3/4 or 1/2 sized guitar to help her get comfortable. Make sure its nylon strings for the first guitar, not steel. I used to have one when I started to learn and mum says it was only $60. But now I am able to play a full sized, steel string, electric acoustic guitar. I don’t pay any attention to the brands. Most Music shops will help you with the first buy.
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January 31st, 2010 at 6:50 pm
I think there are very good Aria acoustic guitars for 200 bucks. Those are quite common here in European shops, but there should be some in America too.
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