paranoidandroid Wrote:
Squier makes a mini version of the strat for about $100, but they are electric so you would have to buy an amp for about $50. You would probably want to get them acoustics but I don't know anything about starter acousitics. Make sure to get them guitars made for their age that are smaller than regular guitars. A good place to look online is
www.musiciansfriend.com. Lessons should cost anywhere from $10 to $20 per half hour. In order to tune the guitars you should buy a guitar tuner which are about $10-$30 at any music store.
That is the guitar that my 6-year-old son got for Christmas.
It's a pretty good little starter guitar.
And I bought him this amp to get started:
(only one WITHOUT the cigarette pack imagery)
And it works pretty well. If he wants to continue on, I will get him a "real" amp for his birthday in August.
He started taking lessons about a month ago and is taking to it very well.
We pay $17 per half hour,and by the month, so if he misses a lesson, it's still outta our pocket. But that's pretty standard.
Getting him to actually practice the lessons is kinda tough, but I bring my guitar into his room and do the exercises with him -- so it's pretty fun.
Overall, I'd say 6 is a little early, but if they are showing interest, not TOO early. Just keep it fun for them.
Oh and Buy an electronic tuner and have the guy at the store show you how to use it. They're pretty simple. (Plus they should learn how to tune as a part of their lessons.)
Have fun.
It's a gonna be a ruckus.