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Re: what type of guitar to start with?

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Posted by le crouton (from: ) on February 01, 2005 at 19:00:19:

In Reply to: what type of guitar to start with? posted by Karen on January 30, 2005 at 18:35:43:

Main concern is if he'll like it or not, which can't really be told beforehand. Lots of parents buy their kids guitars, and it gets quite costly. But some of the times, they just stop playing and let the guitar collect dust or become a doorstop, then end up putting you in the situation of selling it on eBay so keep the receipt! As you've mentioned, it is better to start with acoustic, and also much cheaper. But the necks are pretty wide and the strings are hard to push down. I first started out with an electric (very pointy =D) and it worked out pretty good. But before that, my friend let me play his acoustic and electric and at that age acoustic wasn't 'cool'. If you buy him an acoustic, it's just that and maybe a tuner/case/what not. But as for an electric, it's going to be amp/cable/strap/case/tuner (not all of those are needed, but he'll probably want them). If you think he'll have fun and take guitar seriously, then something ranging from 300-450 is a good price range, but usually a 200-300 is a good start (starter packs, comes with everything). As for lessons, a teacher is always good, but the lessons should only be guidelines and not a nuisance (like homework). Best of luck.

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: Main concern is if he'll like it or not, which can't really be told beforehand. Lots of parents buy their kids guitars, and it gets quite costly. But some of the times, they just stop playing and let the guitar collect dust or become a doorstop, then end up putting you in the situation of selling it on eBay so keep the receipt! As you've mentioned, it is better to start with acoustic, and also much cheaper. But the necks are pretty wide and the strings are hard to push down. I first started out with an electric (very pointy =D) and it worked out pretty good. But before that, my friend let me play his acoustic and electric and at that age acoustic wasn't 'cool'. If you buy him an acoustic, it's just that and maybe a tuner/case/what not. But as for an electric, it's going to be amp/cable/strap/case/tuner (not all of those are needed, but he'll probably want them). If you think he'll have fun and take guitar seriously, then something ranging from 300-450 is a good price range, but usually a 200-300 is a good start (starter packs, comes with everything). As for lessons, a teacher is always good, but the lessons should only be guidelines and not a nuisance (like homework). Best of luck.

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