Need help ds 6 has asked for a guitar 'a real one!' where do i get one ?

[Lilyloo]

Given that he may not play with it
He has no idea how to use one
I don't have much to spend
Any ideas thanks

Dh bought a child sized real guitar from a music shop a few weeks ago, it was about £20.

What about this in Argos

Guitar teacher at DD's old school has recommended these for children starting. 3/4 size for a 10yo so you may need smaller.

P'raps kids smaller round here

That looks more like it posey , think he would be too small for full size and i also don't really want to pay more than £50 in case he doesn't use it.
Don't actually know whether he means electric or not never thought of that better ask him!

A traditional guitar might be better for learning?

If you are going to be starting lessons, take advice, but if it is just for mucking about with, we got one on Freecycle for nothing (we just had to buy a replacement string for it)

They have some nice ones on ebay. Both my boys age 8 and 11 want guitars, except one wants a red one and the other blue

They sometimes have them in The Works, or similar cheap-y book shops.

We got one for DD from Home Bargains as a surprise pressie for £15. It's a nice wooden one. Nothing fussy

Asda has some nice kids acoustic ones.

Music shops do acoustic ones for about £30 - £40 3/4 size

Right have established it's wooden not electric he syas he wants to learn

Consider a Ukulele, only 4 string a lot smaller and you can play a C chord and sing row your boat and Frere jacque along with it and feel like a genius at 6.

You Tube and Google very good for getting started with the Uke. I have never mastered the guitar despite being very musical, but I picked up the Ukulele well enough to teach it to a class over a 2 week holiday.

Sorry meant to say you can play a C chord using only 1 finger.

Lidl had them in stock today at £30. pil are buying dd1 (4) a Ukulele for about the same price.

Just to warn you, it is very hard for 6 year olds to learn the guitar as it takes a lot of co-ordination. DH is a guitar teacher and doesn't take them on until they are 9. I would get a cheapy argos child size one or have a look on ebay for second hand.

'real' child size guitars in toys r us from £20, some with cases, ltos of diff styles, really nice..got one for niece for birthday in pink!..they had black, red, standard brown/wood.hth

ds's teacher recommended the argos one, it's great, he got it when he was 7, it's not full size. So just right.

Have found out tonight his favourite teacher who does his choir clss from y1 is learning guitar and he wants 'a brown one with a string round his neck and a tall thing with a book on'

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