What's a good guitar for a 7 year old, just learning to play?

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This is a tricky situation: on one hand, you don't want to buy an expensive instrument for a beginner, let alone a seven year old; on the other hand, entry-level instruments can be of such poor quality that they actually make it HARDER to learn to play, and can be quite discouraging to play- especially since they are so hard to keep in tune and properly set up, this can make it nearly impossible to see any progress.

Now, a lot of people think that you need to start with an acoustic to learn, but that's just not true. If you really want an acoustic, a nylon string "classical" style guitar is much easier on the fingers although it requires a lot of dexterity and flexibility. Steel string acoustics require a lot of finger strength that a seven year old probably doesn't have.

Your best bet for an electric would be an Epiphone Les Paul Jr. You can buy it as a complete package with amp, cable, picks, etc., on musiciansfriend.com for $120. I think this would be the easiest for a seven year old to learn on, and the amp that the kit comes with shouldn't be able to get loud enough to really annoy anyone.

What is the best acoustic guitar for a 7 year old child to begin learning on, not too expensive please.?

Q. My son has expressed an interest in learning how to play the guitar but I am not sure which one to buy. I don't want to pay too much as this may or may not be short lived. Can anyone advise please.

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Go to a bricks and mortar music store and by a decent used guitar. They may even cut you a better deal if you sign the kid up for lessons there.

xx

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Where to buy a kids guitar in 30022 or near atlanta?

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Where to buy a acoustic guitar for 7 year old kid in 30022 or area near atlanta? (Other than toys r us) Is there is any other best musical instruments store nearby? Please help if know the information
and inform me the stores with reasonable price. i don't want expensive one.

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Do you want a real guitar to learn on, or a toy?

If the first, you will still be putting in at the very least $100. Buying a Wal-Mart guitar will discourage a child from wanting to play, those guitars are set up entirely wrong, as cheap as possible, and sound awful. They are not in any way good for learning on. Go to GuitarCenter to find some decent guitars.

If you just want a toy, go to Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or any retail store.

Any idea how much an Admira Espana acoustic guitar would be worth?

shannon

Its a 4/4 classical acoustic guitar thats around 7 years old, good condition... just wondering if anyone had any idea what would be a reasonable asking price? Off to uni this september and looking to sell a few things off. Thanks :)

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Sells new in perfect condition for about 150 pounds.
7 years old, good condition, no warranty. Ask 75 and know what the minimum you will take. Be ready to come down.
If you are not using it, sell it or give it away. It will not get more valuable.

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How do I convince my mum to let me play acoustic guitar?

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Cup o' Tea

I keep asking my mum to let me have guitar lessons but she won't let me.

I know why, there are two reasons. One, I have GCSE exams this year which are really important and I understand how important they are, and I am studying hard for them. She thinks I am too busy with revising, but the thing is in the past year I have quit like a billion clubs that I used to do so that I can have enough time to do studying. In the last few years I have quit gymnastics, the school swimming team, my club's swimming team, ballet, the school chamber choir, trampolining and drama. Now I only do swimming one hour a week, Japanese for two hours a week and I volunteer at the local primary school for 30 minutes a week (during lunch time on tuesdays, I read with children). I quit all those clubs because of school and I also wasn't really interested in them much, I am more interested in my computer/the internet. But I really want to learn the guitar, I think I will be able to practice and I just think it would be great for me later in life - just like an accomplishment.
Also when I was younger (like 7 years old) I went to piano lessons. But I never did any practice and hardly improved at all after like a year. But I was 7 then. I was lazy and I wasn't even really interested in piano.

In the last few weeks me and my friend in school have been talking about how we both want to learn guitar. She knows a local guitar teacher that does lessons that you can have with friends, so we could both learn guitar together, and it's cheaper too. She did a guitar course in the summer holidays and already knows the tunes to a couple of her favorite songs! We both know that at the moment we should focus on GCSE exams but if we just take courses together in the holidays it shouldn't interfere too much with exams, right?

Do you think that considering I am already 15 years old that it is too late for me to start learning guitar? Do you think I should not bother? If you think I should play guitar, how can I convince my mum to let me?

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Tell her that learning to play an instrument will not disadvantage you. Infact it actually helps you become much more imaginative. Its funny because Universities such as Oxford only accept students who have done some sort of extra curricular asides from their studies, one example is learning an instrument. I have a couple of friends that did that. And you're right, it is an accomplishment. Let your mother know that this is for your own good, it will not in anyway affect your studies because no one studies ALL THE TIME. It would be a good alternative to procrastinating and spend your time on the computer for instance. It opens up your mind and makes you look at thing from a different perspective, which is a good thing! Good Luck !

What is the best acoustic guitar for a 7 year old child to begin learning on, not too expensive please.?

Q. My son has expressed an interest in learning how to play the guitar but I am not sure which one to buy. I don't want to pay too much as this may or may not be short lived. Can anyone advise please.

Answer
Go to a bricks and mortar music store and by a decent used guitar. They may even cut you a better deal if you sign the kid up for lessons there.

xx

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Any idea how much an Admira Espana acoustic guitar would be worth?

best acoustic guitar for 7 year old image

shannon

Its a 4/4 classical acoustic guitar thats around 7 years old, good condition... just wondering if anyone had any idea what would be a reasonable asking price? Off to uni this september and looking to sell a few things off. Thanks :)

Answer
Sells new in perfect condition for about 150 pounds.
7 years old, good condition, no warranty. Ask 75 and know what the minimum you will take. Be ready to come down.
If you are not using it, sell it or give it away. It will not get more valuable.

How should I teach a kid the guitar?

DR

I had a parent ask me if I can teach her son the guitar (5-7 years old at a guess, owns an acoustic, does only 20 minute lessons at school, parent says he would like to learn pop and rock) where would be a good place to start? I've only ever taught myself and I don't wanna make it seem too easy, too advanced or too boring (for example playing nursery rhymes) some song suggestions would be good too since I don't follow much modern rock/pop

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He sounds a little young, but if he's doing it at school then maybe he's able to get some sound out of it. I taught guitar to kids for years, and the first thing to do is TALK to him. Ask what songs he wants to play and find out what he can do already. Of course his choices will be much too hard, but you might be able to find SOMETHING with only a couple of chords that he can learn quickly and "fantasy play" when he's practicing. ;-) You need to start with easy chords (D, A, E Em Am) and also start a bit of articulation with easy runs.

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