Rogue Starter Acoustic Guitar (Blue Burst)

Product Features

• Small-bodied guitar
• The smaller profile is very playable for kids
• Has nice tone, and can be yours for chump change.
• It has a maple neck and rosewood fretboard

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• ASIN: B0002F6MQY
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,122 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

The Rogue Starter Acoustic Guitar is an amazing deal for a small-bodied guitar. The smaller profile is very playable for kids, has nice tone, and can be yours for chump change. It has a 3/4 scale, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard. It even comes set up with quality Martin strings.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for!, March 13, 2009

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Dr Bob ZzZ "Dr Bob ZzZ" (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rogue Starter Acoustic Guitar (Blue Burst)

I purchased this guitar as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old son. Upon receiving the guitar, I tested it out (I have played for 30+ years, and have owned several guitars including a 1976 Gibson Les Paul) and was disappointed with the craftsmanship. I ended up with cuts on my left hand from the unfinished frets. I spent 1+ hours filing the frets smooth (a delicate operation if you wish to avoid disturbing the finish on the neck). Otherwise the crafstmanship was okay.

I was also disappointed with the sound quality (dull and flat). I know it was a $50 guitar! I also purchased a Rogue RA-100D Dreadnought guitar for my older son, and the sound quality of that guitar was lightyears better than this starter guitar (the cost of the RA-100D was about $80). I would recommend spending the extra $30. I should point out that the RA-100D also required 1+ hours of fret filing, as the condition was substantially the same for both guitars. I would also recommend the Yamaha JR-1 3/4 scale accustic guitar at $119 over this one. The craftsmanship of the Yamaha JR-1 was excellent, and the sound was comparable to the Rogue RA-100D. My opinion is that for new accoustic guitars below about $80, the quality drops off significantly.

I would only recommend this guitar to the most price conscious buyer with reduced quality expectations. I would highly recommend that anyone who purchases this product for a child to check the frets before handing it to the child. I give this guitar 3 stars only because of the low price.

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, December 19, 2005

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A. Lange "HP Nut" (Chicago Metro) - See all my reviews
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This is a beautiful guitar. We purchased the blueburst and the finish is gorgeous. The sound is excellent. This is by far an exceptional quitar for this price. IT IS, HOWEVER, FULL-SIZE and not smaller bodied for kids, as the description states (unless they sent us the wrong one, but they haven't responded to our inquiry). Don't buy it for a small child, but DEFINATELY buy it for anyone capable of the full size body. You will need to purchase a guitar case or a guitar wall hanger to protect this gorgeous piece of art.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Guitar For the Price, January 2, 2008

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K. Martin (Kissimmee, FL) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for a good starter guitar for a friend and happened on this Rogue model. Musician's Friend shipped this package very quickly (especially given it was so close to Christmas).

The body is very attactive and without any defects. It is, as the product description indicates, a smaller guitar. The difference isn't so much in the body, which is a touch smaller, but in the neck, which is noticable shorter, making it a good choice for smaller hands. But while it's a smaller than standard guitar, it's not a child's model.

My only complaint, and it's minor, is about the strings. They're tinny and not very high quality. This is solved by simply restringing the guitar with new strings. For the money, this is a solid product and a great starter instrument.