First Act DiscoveryFG125 Thin Profile Acoustic Guitar

by First Act

Product Features

• Full-bodied tone
• Great for beginners
• Designed for children
• Zero fret for low string action
• Patented string post covers

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000690ZK
• Item model number: FG1250000
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,297 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Kids with a propensity for music need not struggle with an adult-sized guitar to learn the chords. This smaller 30-inch steel-string guitar is just the right size for kid’s hands and has thinner frets that are easier for kids to get their fingers around. In addition, strings have lower action than on an adult guitar to produce less vibration during strumming. The guitar is accurately strung onto a natural wood body, which makes for excellent sound and looks more authentic than many other "toy" guitars (so kids feel like real musicians. The wood body is protected by a rich, cherry-colored, high-gloss finish for beauty and durability. In addition to just being plain fun to play, the guitar helps children explore their creativity and self-expression, teaches hand-eye coordination and self-discipline, and enhances problem-solving skills and memory retention. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

30" Acoustic Guitar

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of Junk - not durable in the least - even for an adult, November 27, 2004

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Mrs. G "Mom's view" (Roanoke, VA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: First Act DiscoveryFG125 Thin Profile Acoustic Guitar (Electronics)

I purchased this for my 9 year old son for Christmas. Luckily, I took it out and inspected it while he wasn't home. I took it to my piano and was going to tune it when I noticed that tuning it made the neck start coming away from the main part. After twisting the middle string 2x it broke. First Act includes extra strings for the two thinnest strings but not for the middle. I am very disappointed and will be sending it back. I'm just glad I looked at it before Christmas morning.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disapointed 14 year old., November 17, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: First Act DiscoveryFG125 Thin Profile Acoustic Guitar (Electronics)

I stumed the 2 high strings broke. I restrung it and the middle string snaped. The Pick guard feel of when I opened it. I noticed that the frets are stickers. I started to inspect it and when I licked my fingers the cheap paint came off. I was so mas. I took a bucket of water and poured it on it. All the paint came off. I relized it was cut by a saw. When you tryed to tune it it just bent the neck, the neck is made out of ply wood. It was so dinged up when I bought it. I do have other guitars, I bought this for a travel one. When the neck bends it makes all the other stings untned. DONT BUY THIS!!! Half of my plastic tuners fell off. The bottom part that holds the strings is half off. I only have half of my sticker frets. The neck is glued to the guitar. I had glue all over the bottom of the neck. The thing that hols the strap fell off. Most of these things happened when it came out of the box. I finaly decided after my inspection and the out of the box condition, and the things that would happen with normal play that it should be destroyed. First I took a bucket of water and poured it on it. All the paint came off. Literaly all off it. All that was left was the crpy ply wood. It was mad out of so so so cheap plywood. Do you know when you get plywood that is so tine you can pok you finger on it and it makes a dent. When I poked another light time it whent thru. I used it for the roof on my fort, cause that is all it is worth. After a rain storm it started to get messed up. The plywood is made of like what happens when water goes on sheetrock. The rest of it i burnt, which lit in a fireplace the instant it went in. The only fun part was the destructive part. Don't buy it. You can get the same size for around 40 dollars at amazon. Parents it is good for little kids because they can and will pound on it and it will break. Well i think it was worth 20 bucks, it was so fun to destroy it. Do not get it.

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality, wouldn't recommend., December 13, 2004

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S. Lipson - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: First Act DiscoveryFG125 Thin Profile Acoustic Guitar (Electronics)

I thought that maybe we had a bad experience with this because our kids are only ages 3 and 4 when they got it. It sounds like other reviewers who got it for much older children had equally poor durability issues with this guitar. The screws which held our tuning forks rather quickly stripped and the whole functionality of tuning the guitar was shot because the tuning bases were no longer secure. We also had a string break with what seemed not extraordinary tension. My kids did love playing with this guitar despite being clueless to how it actually worked. It was dropped and stepped on frequently and did not lose it's integrity to be played. The tuning fork screws are miniscule and will not hold long. That, will quickly render the guitar playless. I would definitely recommend chosing another guitar over this one. You get what you pay for!