TWANG Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 very young boy. 7. acoustic or electric? what size? what brand? users, owners, opinions? many thanks! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Graves Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 The Epi Jr might do the trick. What's he want to play? I wouldn't force a kid to go acoustic unless that's what he wanted. Learning is tough enough if its fun! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjael Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 The new LP / SG Express ? The PeeVee Rave-Rig ? depends how tall this 7year old kid is Peter I'd go for the Expresses over the PeeWee/Vee, as they are made for standard tuning rather than C or a or whatever it is the peewees use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 At 7, he'll need a short scale. Could try one of these: http://www.rondomusic.com/peragro2ts.html http://www.rondomusic.com/product2666.html Or this: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Dean-Playmate-Evo-J-34-Electric-Guitar?sku=620089&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=349780697 Or even this: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GigELPPVS/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Nazarenie Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 a 3/4 size is the right size. i bought a really cheap acoustic, 3/4 size, and it's great.! cheap basswood but great. the nylon strings are lovely and soft. i also play a 1/2 strat (my niece's pink one.) these ones are plywood! it sounds pretty cool through an amp. the ibanez's look cool. http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Ibanez-GRGM21-3-4-Mikro-Electric-Guitar-Black/8QC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Both Martin and Taylor have short scale acoustics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Fender Mustang is a nice short scale guitar and with the phase switches is capable of a broad spectrum of tones. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted November 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 thanks all.. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 My 5 year old has a Greg Bennett half-scale strat. It's got a quality feel to it for the price: http://www.gregbennettguitars.com/mmb1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffo46 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 You should be able to find a Squier Mini-Strat on E-bay for under $100 bucks. They're great guitars for a young kid to start out on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 This is a very nice, small short-scale acoustic guitar that would be a great to learn on and Dad might even like to play it once in a while: http://www.soundpure.com/showProduct.do?id=1832 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Nazarenie Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 it's nice to have a choice of pickups. the 2 half size guitars i have here have only got 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denthevetteman78 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 My 7 years old daughter is practicing with my old full size electric. I have to admit it has a smaller neck than my Les Paul Standard and there's some chord she can't reach yet but i do learn her all the chord i know she can. I did tune it half step so it's a bit softer for her fingers. For christmas i bought her a pink full size Squier Strat. She did chose it because of the color. At that age they don't really care of the sound but the color do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 great. thanks everyone. I think I'll tell them electric is the way to go. I think.. I'll see what they say. but great ideas.. thanks very much. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 This is a very nice' date=' small short-scale acoustic guitar that would be a great to learn on and Dad might even like to play it once in a while: http://www.soundpure.com/showProduct.do?id=1832[/quote'] Sweet mother of pearl! A travel guitar for only $4,000!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Sweet mother of pearl! A travel guitar for only $4' date='000!?[/quote'] No, it's only $3905. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcelo94 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Why not nylon guitars? Over here in Argentina its a commun thing to start with a nylon short scale guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I thought about that marcelo but they are such fat wide necks. I may look around though. I've got one I can let him borrow, in fact. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy01 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I'm from the old school Twang. I think a young person should start on a cheap, 3/4 scale acoustic. Why? Money for 1 thing. You can buy a small acoustic reasonably cheap. It's my belief that they will learn to chord better and cleaner on an acoustic, because the strings have to all sound, or it sounds bad; worse than on an electric. If you learn on an acoustic, once you get an electric, it's real easy because of the difference in the necks. Some may say that an electric is easier to learn on, and I can't disagree, but I think a better skill set comes from learning on an acoustic. Plus the student will not have to lug an amp around to lessons or whatever. And if they become disenchanted your capital outlay is not so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Gord I've really been going back and forth on this and it seems to me you've hit every point for the acoustic side. I'm going to talk more to the Mom and see if I can give my best recommendation. All these replys have helped. I know we want to bypass the first act junky toy stuff for sure. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 twang, i fell for ya!!! i went cheap 1/2 scale electric for my 7 yr old and he now plays drums. kids !!!!. either way you go, i would go cheap just for that reason. the kid may not like it once they get practicing. if i had it to do over i would have went nylon. He loved playing and learning , but could not get pass the hurting fingers. AS a drummer, he is doing very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 My son is like that about fingers.. and he's 22! the baby ;-) TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 ....It's my belief that they will learn to chord better and cleaner on an acoustic' date=' because the stringshave to all sound, or it sounds bad; worse than on an electric. If you learn on an acoustic, once you get an electric, it's real easy because of the difference in the necks. Some may say that an electric is easier to learn on, and I can't disagree, but I think a better skill set comes from learning on an acoustic. Plus the student will not have to lug an amp around to lessons or whatever. And if they become disenchanted your capital outlay is not so great.[/quote'] There's a lot of sense in this. You really don't know how sloppy you're playing on an electric when it's not plugged in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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