Customer Reviews

Discovery Designer Acoustic Guitar (Swirl)

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My son loves his new guitar. My father and I are musicians and this little thing really works! I was concerned that it would be hard on the fingers and rough or twangy but it sounds good for a small instrument. My dad couldn't put it down, it was so cute. A child can learn to play on this. I would recommend it as a first guitar. You really can't go wrong for the price.

This guitar is cute, and my daughter is thrilled to have it. However, it's supposed to be for kids who are just learning, and it came with absolutely no help whatsoever. No pick, no instructions on tuning, not even a little beginner songbook to get a child started. It's a guitar in a box. I've had to search online, call local music shops and ask friends just so she can use this guitar for its intended purpose. She thinks its great, but Mom's pretty disappointed.

We are very pleased with this guitar. It is so well made, nicely decorated and such a sturdy toy, and has great sound as well. I can see it being a favorite for a long time.

it was great my kid had so much fun. it was great for educational resions too. he kept of saying the notes to a song in hishead. my kid loved it and i know other kids will too.

So I got this guitar today for my friends 4 year old. Right out of the box I noticed paint chipping off the design. The tuning peg holes look like they were carved out with a dull knife or possibly a pen. The frets are pretty sloppy as well. Regardless of its bad manufacturing I wanted to hear how it sounds. It was not pre-tuned. I busted out my tuner and went to work. All was well until I relized that when you tune one string the last one tuned goes out of tune. This is because of a lack of a truss bar (which keeps the neck from bowing). My intentions were to teach this child how to play a guitar. Not to give her another annoying toy. Spend the extra cash and get a youth size Gibson or something comparable. If your kid is serious about playing don't cheap out like when you bought that Hyundai instead of the Honda.

We got this toy for our son for christmas coming up we examined it closely. It has good sound for the size and price. My husband has been keeping it in tune to loosen the strings and break it in before we give it to our son. We were also disappointed by the lack of bag and picks but my husband plays so we dont lack much. We are going to replace the strings with nylon when they need replacing for safety purposes but other than that this is a decent toy for a kid interested in music. I do think it is a toy for a child to experiment with and start enjoying intruments before you spend money on a real instument and lessons.