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Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:57 pm
by raphaël
I have a very very small guitar, a tiny Kawaï body (nearly half the size of my Jag) and a 22'5" MM neck...My son is 6 yo and the guitar is till too big for him.
He wants a guitar...a guitar that looks like a guitar, not a loog.
I think I'll buy him a Mini Strat!!!
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:46 pm
by waltdogg
Well if anything you can teach her to just kick people's asses for you when she's older.
Anything "mini," "junior." or 3/4 sized is what I'd suggest.
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:44 pm
by GardenoftheDead
The Squire mini strats are low-budget-impact and are 22.75" scale. I think for kids that young, sub-24" is probably going to be easier for them
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:28 pm
by hbombgraphics
yeah she has been noodling with the nelson just making noises but she can't really get around it at all
mini strat may be the way to go
probably the ladybug guitar
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:47 pm
by Chankgeez
Has anyone mentioned Daisy Rock yet?
Those're good for kids too.
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:53 pm
by Mudfuzz
those little starts are pretty cool.. two of my nieces had [has] them
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:48 pm
by oldangelmidnight
Chankgeez wrote:Has anyone mentioned Daisy Rock yet?
Those're good for kids too.
I've got a Daisy Rock and I like it. The one I have isn't much smaller than a normal guitar and I'd still recommend a Mustang over it. Probably better quality than the $50 ladybug.
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:03 pm
by hbombgraphics
my biggest concern is buying her an instrument that she just doesn't end up playing
Re: good guitar for my kid (short scale questions)
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:06 pm
by Chankgeez
That's always the risk with kids, hbomb. That's why you have to get her a guitar that you'd also wanna play.
Daisy Rock makes a Lady Bug too. It's much more expensive than the Rondo, but probably much better quality. The scale length on the Daisy Rock Lady Bug is 22 1/2".
Yeah, a similar scale Fender-style instrument is a good recommendation. I know there's a Squier Mini Strat that looks decent and isn't that expensive.