buying first guitar

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Tubelight2016 · 17/09/2018 18:13

I don’t know nothing about music and would appreciate some advice. My son wants to learn to play guitar so I contacted his school. They added his name to the waiting list and told me that he may start learning after half term.
He is 8 and has already started to learn to read music online . I want to buy a guitar for him but there is so many brands and sizes I am not sure which one to choose. TIA

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NeverEverAnythingEver · 18/09/2018 14:03

Do you want to buy one now?

I would ask the teacher. I always ask the teacher when it comes to musical instruments.

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Tubelight2016 · 18/09/2018 20:22

Thanks for the reply. He is too keen and wants to make sure he is ready to play .He is not interested in any sport and spends time learning recorder on YouTube.

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NeverEverAnythingEver · 19/09/2018 08:48

Is there a reputable music shop nearby that you can ask advice at?

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Tubelight2016 · 20/09/2018 09:33

That’s very good point. I have google few shop local to us to visit this weekend.

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missmodular2 · 29/09/2018 14:10

If he is small for his age I would definitely consider getting a 3/4 or even 1/2 size guitar. Yamaha, Valencia and Alhambra do giod student guitars. I'm a guitar teacher, feel free to ask me anything else you're not sure about :)

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