Little Tikes DiscoverSounds Guitar

by Little Tikes

Product Features

• Plays 6 songs and makes 4 silly sounds
• Strum once to play whole song
• Switch button to hear part of a song
• Push note button to hear fun sounds
• Recommended Age Range 6 to 36 months

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001NE7AA
• Item model number: 1694
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 months - 3 years
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,719 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Creative music maker plays 6 songs, makes 4 silly sounds and lights up the stage. Strum once to play a whole song. Switch button then strum to hear parts of the song. Push the note button for fun sounds. Batteries included

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars durable, colorful, not too loud... but not terribly exiciting, August 17, 2005

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Joe'sMom (Ayer, MA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes DiscoverSounds Guitar (Toy)

My husband plays guitar and my 1 year old loves music of all kinds. So we thought it would be fun to get this toy for my son's first birthday. Unfortunately, he just never got into it. He plays with it sometimes but it just wasn't a big hit.

On the plus side, the buttons are large and easy to push. The toy has a nice handle that makes holding onto it easy for little hands. There is a variety in the music that plays, so I don't get sick of hearing the same tune over and over. Plus, the tunes it does play are jazzy and funky - not your basic lullabys.

On the negative side, there is not much to the toy. There are I think 2 main buttons to push plus a wheel type thing that spins on the side. There are a couple of lights that light up when the buttons are pushed, but that's it. No educational value, and not very fun.

When he first got it, my son pushed the buttons a couple of times, and was happy that he could walk and hold the guitar at the same time with ease. Then he quickly got tired of it and moved on to something else. We were definitely suckered by the fact that the toy is guitar shaped. If it had been any other shape we would never have bought it.

If you really want to introduce to your child a musical kind of toy, with buttons that are easy for babies to push by themselves, I would instead recommend the Alphabet Pal by Leap Frog. It has several different settings, so it teaches colors, songs, letters, and lights up when the string is pulled (great for little walkers!)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars consistent performer, March 24, 2006

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Harriet Vane (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes DiscoverSounds Guitar (Toy)

I think this guiter seems a fairly inadequate toy, it doesn't really do very much. However, my 1-yr-old REALLY likes it. It has never been his favorite toy, but it is one he always comes back to and has consistently enjoyed since he was about 5 mos. old--whichi is saying a lot for the cost of the toy. I've never had to change the batteries, either.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Unhappy Musician!!, November 26, 2005

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A. Tupper (Williston Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Little Tikes DiscoverSounds Guitar (Toy)

I purchased this toy for my daughter. Since my husband plays guitar, I thought it would be a cute idea to get my daughter a guitar, too. What a mistake! It worked for about 2 months and then the "strings" stopped playing the music. I thought I needed to change the batteries, that was not the case. After about 2 weeks, the top botton, which makes silly sounds stopped playing. It was useless. It was just a plastic guitar with no sounds! I just threw it away. It was such a waste of money!