Small Acoustic Guitar - Great Gift for Kids = Assorted Colors

by Rhode Island Novelty

Product Features

• Makes a great prop or beginner guitar
• Inlcudes pick and extra string
• Guitar color will vary
• Ages 6+

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0015U64YU
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,388 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #4 in Toys & Games > Musical Instruments > Guitars & Strings
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Product Description

Classical guitar, which unlike most children's guitars, it is fully functional with all the tuning keys and playable. Featuring metal strings and made in smooth lacquer color finish (Non-Toxic Paint) . This Guitar is 23 inches in length and features a rosewood body This acoustic guitar makes a great gift for kids and is a great value for the money ! Comes with pick and a spare string in its original factory box. Approximate dimensions 23" long x 7.5" wide x 2" deep. Please be sure this is the size you are looking for.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I wanted, March 25, 2011

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Kevin - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Small Acoustic Guitar - Great Gift for Kids = Assorted Colors (Toy)

I bought this for myself because I was seeking new timbres for my guitar playing. By chance, I got a dark steel blue one, which was nice, but let it be known the color WILL BE RANDOM. When it arrived the bridge was a little off but it can be moved into place and will stay there once the strings are tightened. The guitar came with a large pick and 2 extra strings.

I didn't order this product expecting real guitar quality, I ordered it expecting toy guitar quality. The sound is tinny, and the strings are difficult to tune and won't stay tuned for long.

For what I was looking for, this product fit the bill exactly.

Some tips for parents buying this for their children:

1) The strings will be loose when it arrives, don't panic! They're supposed to be so they don't break in transit.

2) If the machineheads (the tuning knobs) aren't staying in place when you tune the strings, tighten the screw inside the knob, this will make it stay.

3) If you want something that plays like a real guitar, buy a real guitar. Toy guitars are great for single note melodies, but will not make chords very well, if at all.

4) Tune the strings a step up from a normal guitar tuning. The size of the guitar makes it impossible to tune it to E-A-D-G-B-E, so tune it to A-D-G-B-E-A.

5) The frets aren't marked like they are on most guitars, so feel free to make a notch (knife, scissors, etc.) on the fretboard on frets 3,5,7,9,12, and 15. It will help your child to recognize which fret s/he's currently on and where s/he wants to go from there.

6) For your child's safety, handle the tuning yourself or supervise when they do it. If they tighten a string too much it can snap and lash out at them, causing injury.

That's about it. For 20 bucks this is as good of a guitar as you'll find.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Color will vary - watch out, January 29, 2009

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K. Sullivan - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Small Acoustic Guitar - Great Gift for Kids = Assorted Colors (Toy)

I would have liked to known that hot pink could be a color option. You don't get a choice whether it will be brown or pink. Otherwise the guitar is OK for a toy.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun for my 2.5 year old, May 15, 2008

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L. Ross (Morton Grove, IL) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Small Acoustic Guitar - Great Gift for Kids = Assorted Colors (Toy)

I bought this for my son who is obsessed with Dan Zanes, and wanted to play a guitar. This is the perfect size for him, and can put up with him banging it into everything. He really enjoys it. Although, I wouldn't recommend it for real lessons, but for fun this is great for the price.