Buying your child's first guitar? Here are some common Q & A, and affordable examples of children's guitars we sell to help you make an informed buyers decision. What size guitar should I buy for my child? It is best if you can have your child try out the various sizes available in person at your local guitar shop, but if you are shopping online here is a size chart that will help you choose the right guitar.
In our experience of teaching guitar since 2009, we found that the electric guitar is going to be the easiest to play. Many folks assume that an acoustic guitar is the best way to get started, but depending on your child's musical interest, the electric guitar might be a better choice.
You'll have to invest a little more into equipment, but the result is an instrument that is physically easier to play and your child will be more motivated if they are aspiring to be like their favorite rockstar.
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An electric guitar has a smaller body and is more comfortable to play. It also has better action (the space between the fretboard and strings) and lighter gauge strings than an acoustic guitar. The result is easier to press strings and less pain for beginners. After some time, the beginner's fingertips will develop calluses, and playing guitar will not bother their fingers at all.
What equipment will I need for the electric guitar? All you need to get started is a 1/4 mono cable, at least 10' long and a small practice amplifier. The cable connects your guitar to the amp.
The nylon string or classical guitars are great for learning on. The strings are softer on the fingers and easy to press. 1/4 through 3/4 sized guitars usually have slimmer necks than standard classical guitars, so they are a good fit for smaller hands.
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If your child is big enough to play a standard size classical guitar, the neck might be too wide if they have small hands. Fortunately, there are hybrid models available with slimmer necks.
The tone of the nylon-stringed guitar is soft and mellow. It's not the best instrument for strumming out popular music, but it does sound terrific when you are fingerpicking. For the youngest of students, classical guitars are an excellent choice. With their inexperience, they seem a little easier to please and are happy with any guitar you put in their hands. But older and more experienced children who aspire to be like pop artist Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift, the nylon string guitars might not deliver the sound they desire.
Steel-string acoustic guitars are the most painful to play. But if your child is set on having a steel-string acoustic, then, by all means, buy it for them. It will be more physically challenging, but it will produce the tone that they desire and be more motivating. Plus, there are ways to reduce beginners pain with steel string guitars.
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The first thing you can do is put lighter strings on it. New guitars typically come with string gauges 12 through 52, put on 9 through 42 and the guitar will handle much better. But, it won't sound as good. You'll have to sacrifice tone for a while until your fingers are tough enough and strong enough to handle the 12's
Another trick is putting a capo at the first fret of the guitar neck and then tuning the guitar to concert pitch. The capo clamps down on the strings making them easier to press.
The capo can also reduce how far the fingers need to stretch to form chords and play scales. The further up the neck you place it, (towards the body of the guitar) the more narrow the fret spacing becomes.
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Capos are typically used for changing the key of a guitar while playing open chords, but they also make a great training tool!
If your child still finds it painful to play, you can put nylon folk strings on their guitar. It will change the way the guitar sounds, but it will handle better. Once your child's fingers have gotten stronger, then go back to the light gauge steel strings.
We hope this article has been helpful in making your buying decision with your child's first guitar. But keep in mind, who inspired your child to want to learn how to play? Do they use an acoustic or electric? Your child will be more motivated if they have a guitar similar to their guitar hero.
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In my case, I wanted to rock! My first guitar on my 12th birthday was a steel-string acoustic. Painful to play, and not the tone I wanted. The result was I didn't have much drive to practice. When I got my first electric, well then things kicked into gear for me. My interest level spiked, and I have been hooked ever since. So it's important to get the right type of guitar that is most appealing to your child to avoid a negative experience. They will be more excited and motivated, and practicing will be more enjoyable.
And if you are located in or near Mount Joy Pa, we offer children's guitar lessons and have a great selection of child-size guitars to choose from.
If there are any questions that we have not addressed, please comment below, or send us an email and we'll do our best to get you an answer! Want a Better Guitar? Buy It From Richards Guitars - If you are serious about the guitar please do find the time to read this. I promise you that anyone offering you next day delivery are not offering what we do!
Guitar Tech (again) Part One
Behind every guitar sold is our meticulous quality control and personalized setup service. We literally leave no stone unturned. From geometric to cosmetic - every aspect is checked and adjusted as necessary...
In this first video I introduce you to a customers guitar which is about to go into our workshop for setup and I show you just how many modifications and improvements will be made to the guitar.
This second video shows the guitar going through the workshop process. This process takes around an hour but dont worry - its just highlights!
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One of my favorite adverts was one by Honda which said at Honda they don't use the word OK and instead they use the phrase What If. I LOVED that advert and found it so inspiring. This is the premise of every guitar setup we undertake. If that means rejecting guitars and starting again - that is exactly what we do.
If you have bought a guitar before you will know all too well that not every guitar feels or plays the same. You may also know that due to the nature of the major component of the guitar (wood) that they can feel great one moment and awful the next (say for example after traveling half way around the globe on a boat - from some factory in the far east to the UK!)
Richards Guitars offers a unique service offering the more discerning/knowledgeable buyer a host of players benefits which will ensure that ANY guitar purchased will give you years of enjoyment - regardless of the price paid. I can demonstrate that a guitar purchased from Richards Guitars will...
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Pickups need to be balanced and adjusted accordingly for the optimum output. The height of the strings on an acoustic will effect the overal tone and volume. The break angle of string over saddle will also effect the volume, tone and energy that remains in the string. A poorly cut nut will sap tone and can cause various rattles and buzzes.
Mass produced guitars always suffer to a varying degree from sharp burs on the edges of the frets where they have been cut off in production. By spending time softening these edges it makes a massive difference to the feel of the guitar. From a sharp, scratchy feel when moving your hand up and down the fretboard to a guitar that feels like it has been played in for years.
It is rare that there isn't a marked improvement on the playability of a guitar once it has been through our workshop. No matter what you pay whether it be £119 or £1119 every instrument new or used leaves our workshop fit to be played by beginner or professional. Of course, if you have a preference then the guitar will be setup to play just how you like it. I want the guitar to play like your guitar.
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A bold claim? Not really! We pay close attention to the nut of the guitar by default when setting up our guitars. If the nut is cut too tight on the strings then they pinch (that clicky sound when you tune or detune). The clicking noise is the sound of the string pinging into position. In other words it is not moving freely so when you go to tune your guitar it will be at one pitch but when you bend the string or use the tremolo the string pings into its actual pitch - now out of tune! People blame the tremolo
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