Choosing and buy a guitar for a young lad (1 Viewer)

[Denny Oubidoux]

My nephew is getting an acoustic guitar for his birthday/christmas, he'll be 13. The sister asked me my advice on what might be good and what sort of things to look out for but the only acoustic guitar I've ever had was given to me for my birthday in 1990 and I still have it so I've never gone shopping for one before. I'm not really in to the guitars for their own sake, i just like bashing away at them.

I'm not entirely sure what the budget is, maybe €250ish. His main concern is that it should be a red guitar and i suspect it will be hard to get him to compromise on this but I'll try. Red guitars look shit. I don't particularly trust myself to spot proper action and intonation and tone and shit like that in a shop but i suppose the shops will have to be visited and guitars tried out. The sister reckons some shop in drogheda is worth a visit.

Can anyone make any helpful suggestions?

Thanks

 

[GO]

Aww man...tell him to get a fucking electric,one of the ones that comes with an amp and a lead and plec..teach him the riff to Babylons Burning and watch him go!

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Or failing that some other awesome tune you can play on one string..there must be one he loves.

 

[ann post]

i'm not sure of the price at present, i've had a crafter 550ex for about 9 years now. It is red, very playable in terms of action etc. also the small (1/2 plastic round back) body suits smaller people very well. I've a two friends who have the same and they are consistent in build. A big hurdle for kids learning guitar is big stupid dreadnoughts giving them subtle spine injuries. I buy 3-4 guitars for people between 7 and 15 a year at this stage. might be over budget, but then you might find a non semi-electric of the exact same build within budget.

 

[Space]

I'd look at Cort and Tanglewood too for that kinda budget.

 

[ann post]

I'm unrecommending cort. when they are bad, they are fucking bad.

 

[mel gibson]

the current range of squier electrics are fantastic value for money!

 

[Space]

I'm unrecommending cort. when they are bad, they are fucking bad.

Same can be said for any brand really. Don't forget they also make most Squiers, older Tanglewoods, Ibanez, G&L tribute.s etc etc.

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171212

 

[Space]

the current range of squier electrics are fantastic value for money!

and all the good ones are built by Cort.

 

[ann post]

Same can be said for any brand really. Don't forget they also make most Squiers, older Tanglewoods, Ibanez, G&L tribute.s etc etc.

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171212

i'm guessing the issues i had on recent ones might relate to this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cort_Guitars#Controversy

The ones i dealt with are built fine with god awful truss rod/action problems .

 

[shower another shower]

something like this maybe...within budget, available from Thomann.

on the lighter shade of red.