Customer Reviews

Schoenhut 30" Acoustic Guitar (Natural Wood)

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

We bought this for our 2 year old who loves to play with dad's guitar. I wanted something that was good quality and REAL, but not too expensive where I would feel like I had to monitor him with it. This was perfect!! First of all, it's adorable!!! It is the perfect size for him, and looks like a regular ol guitar. Very nice wood and coloring. The strings are metal and not plastic like a lot of kids strings. It's tunes up great and holds the tune well. It also comes with a black nylon bag to store it in, which is SO cute. It has a strap on the bag, it is a thin bag, but really cute and does it's job. It also comes with a strap for the guitar which is great for kids. Comes with a pick and an extra string, although we bought about 12 more picks since lord knows what 2 year old do with tiny things like that (i think there are about 6 in our heater vent already! haha). It also came in a nice box to store it in, it's just cardboard, but it is very handy to keep it in. Then it was packaged in another cardboard shipping box, the same size as the storage box. SO, that was nice, a good place to keep it.
My son loves it and my husband loves that he and the baby have matching guitars! Great quality, would definitely recommend to anyone!! (also, obviously 2 is pretty young to actually PLAY the guitar, i think this is a great one for ALL kids, not just toddlers). Just keep in mind this IS a $20 guitar, so its not the BEST quality. but i think it is worth WAY more than the the 20 something i paid.

I got this guitar for my 6 yr. old son for his lessons. The instructor said it was the best guitar for little fingers he has seen! I would highly recommend it for lessons or just for fun. The
price was great!

The guitar looks pretty, but does not perform well. We were unable to tune it and keep it tuned. The strings were too far off the frett board making it difficult for a child to play. We returned it and bought a travel guitar from our local music store.

Great value for the money. My 2 year old loves to play with the guitar. It has a nice appearance and up to now has been pretty durable. Would recommend as a toy.

I have a 3.5 year old and a 20 month old. They both love to "play" the guitar and so this is the one item that I have bought two of - one for each of them. And they absolutely love singing and playing the guitars. While the kids don't play properly, I have a friend who tuned the guitars upon their arrival and I was very surprised by how wonderful the guitars sounded. The kids are pretty rough with the guitars, but the strings are still well in tact - and an extra string was provided in the package. This was by far the best Christmas present the boys received and I feel that the guitars are good value for the money.

It appears the tuning key on the B string doesn't function properly. So it is hard to get in tune. Too close to Christmas to return, and I want to give it to my Grandaughter. I will see how it does Christmas morning.

My 4 year old grandson loved it. We tuned it through an internet video and it sounds great. Comes with case strap and pic...great buy

This guitar was purchased for my 5 y.o daughter who is interested in learning to play guitar. It is a good quality instrument. The wood is lovely and the other parts seem to be sturdy. My husband broke a string tuning it, but it was easily replaced. The sound is good. The guitar is not a toy as it would break with any serious roughhousing. I do recommend it as a beginner's instrument.

This is a great toy for a very young toddler to feel like they have a real guitar. This is no good for a serious student at any age. It will not tune up at all. Looks like a real guitar but sounds like a dying cat. If you want your youngster to really get excited about and STICK with learning, spring for a real guitar, they are much more likely to stay at it and be excited about the sound they can produce... but not with this made-in-China TOY. The paint job is slap-happy without any attention to details. The tuners are a serious mechanical problem. Not worth the thirty-eight bucks I paid. I would have bought the cheapest thing I could find if I had known the actual quality would be so poor, or sprung for a real instrument. This isn't even middle-of-the-road.

My 6 yr old wanted a guitar for Christmas. Since he shows some interest in learning music I thought this would be a good purchase. The description labels the guitar as a student guitar, but it should be listed as a toy. Needless to say I am sorely disappointed. Other reviews make this "guitar" out to be a quality purchase, I must have gotten a reject. My 2yr old has fun with it.

Pro:
Cheap
Con:
Cheap, Poor construction (knots in wood, fretboard/neck separation, high frets, sharp edges on the neck), doesn't hold tune, high e string buzzes due to poorly mounted bridge.