My nephew is interested in learning to play the guitar. He likes bands like Metallica and others like them. What size is ideal?
#What’s the ideal guitar size for an 8 year old?
heady crown
heady crown
Yeah I thought 3/4 was the way to go
Maybe I should take him to a guitar shop and he can pick one out of that size
frank coral
8 year olds can play full sized aswell ||(better than me)||. 3/4 is probably best tho.
fickle moat
I have a Ibanez Mikro that i do not want if you would be interested
im selling it half off
stable jay
you could try getting him a 24" scale like a jag or mustang with humbuckers
true current
im selling it half off
bet
heady crown
Oops I forgot about this lol
heady crown
8 year olds can play full sized aswell ||(better than me)||. 3/4 is probably bes...
Well he’ll actually be 9 on his birthday now that I think about it but yeah
You’re right I think
heady crown
im selling it half off
Tempting but I live in Australia so shipping would cost more than it’s worth probably
heady crown
you could try getting him a 24" scale like a jag or mustang with humbuckers
Oooh good idea
stable jay
might be a little hard to find one though cause idk if they normally come with humbuckers
shell meadow
You need to figure out if he will play left handed or right handed too
I recommend buying both of those
Although for the guitar make sure to check if he'll learn left hand or right hand
shell meadow
Maybe I should take him to a guitar shop and he can pick one out of that size
Most guitar shops will only sell bundles in that size for about 300 USD, and they will sound bad.
The stuff I picked out is probably the best thing you could get for him
Without spending alot
If anyone recommends you something else, show them the items I showed you and see if they disagree
barren quarry
Most guitar shops will only sell bundles in that size for about 300 USD, and the...
katana mini sounds pretty dook too
shell meadow
katana mini sounds pretty dook too
Yeah but this is a 9 year old
If they are 13 like the other guy, I'd say the 50 watt
barren quarry
and u expect that 9 year old to change the 6 batteries required for it every week?
the batteries on that thing die oddly quick
shell meadow
It's better than their parents getting angry at it being too loud lol
It will probably have to be a bedroom amp
barren quarry
i didnt mention the 50, but also the 50 has a variable wattage setting
it literally can go from 0.5 watts to 10 watts to 25 to 50
shell meadow
Yeah but again they are 9, I expect that they will probably change it to the 50 watts and turn up the volume all the way
barren quarry
if they could find the little dial for it, i dont think kids should be treated less when it comes to gear just cus theyre kids. give em a decent little mustang lt25 or something and let em scroll thru funny presets with ease
heady crown
You need to figure out if he will play left handed or right handed too
He’s right handed so hopefully he’ll play the same
heady crown
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KataMiniBun--boss
That looks neat
shell meadow
If you get him to try out both he might prefer a left-handed guitar at first, but that's not good in the long run
If you've never played guitar before you will want your dominant hand on the neck actually pressing the notes
But you really need your dominant hand to be plucking the individual strings
And your non-dominant hand to be on the neck
So a right-handed guitar would be good for him
frank coral
Dominant hand on fretboard gang
frank coral
cerulean flume
My daughter started using a 24 3/4" scale when she was a little over seven, she's now almost 9 and steals my 25.5" guitars all the time.
She stands or sits classical with a footstool exclusively and elevates the neck for reach.
Old photo
toxic orbit
Have a look at the Jackson js1x, the v shape model will make your nephew look badass