What Size Guitar Should You Buy for a Child?
Learning to play the guitar can be an enjoyable hobby for people of any age or experience level. One thing to consider when buying your child their first guitar is are they ready for a full-size guitar, or would a 3/4 size guitar be better to start with? By knowing your options when purchasing a guitar you will ensure that your child has a well-built, good fitting instrument to work with.
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Classical Guitars
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Classical, nylon-string guitars come in both full and 3/4 sizes which are designed for people with smaller builds and children. Nylon strings are also easy to push down, allowing children to produce a cleaner sound more easily.
Acoustic Guitars
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Acoustic, steel-string guitars come in 3/4 and full sizes as well. Though, the thicker strings may be tougher for younger children to push down until they develop proper hand strength.
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Electric Guitars
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Electric guitars are much smaller in size, both in the neck and body, than the other two types of guitars. This makes them a good starter guitar for children. They also come in 3/4 sizes if your child finds a full-size electric too big to handle.
Benefits
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Buying a 3/4 size guitar will enable your child to begin playing the guitar at an early age. This will benefit them immensely when they are big enough to handle a full-sized guitar.
Considerations
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Just as children grow out of clothes sizes they will also grow out of the 3/4-sized guitar and need to buy a full-sized instrument. This can become expensive. But if the child will use the 3/4 guitar for more than two years it can be a financially viable option.
Differences
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The 3/4-sized guitars look and sound the same as full-sized guitars, though they may have fewer frets. This equates to a smaller playing range, though 3/4-sized guitars provide more than enough range for the beginning player to work with.
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