Guitar options for a little person

RickLucas · September 2020

Baby Taylor or similar.

Roland · September 2020

At 5 I’d go for 4 strings. Either a string acoustic, they do exist, or a “low G” baritone ukulele The use has the same tuning as a standard guitar barred at the 5th fret. He can learn chord shapes without stretching for the bass notes.

merciful-evans · September 2020

I got one of these as a travel guitar. Epi Pee Wee LP Jack Wilde
It needs to be tuned about a 5th higher than concert. However, anything with a scale this short is harder to keep in tune.

If you happen to live close to Portsmouth you can have it.

tampadragon · September 2020

merciful-evans said:

I got one of these as a travel guitar. Epi Pee Wee LP Jack Wilde
It needs to be tuned about a 5th higher than concert. However, anything with a scale this short is harder to keep in tune.

If you happen to live close to Portsmouth you can have it.

That is a most generous offer, however I am in the midlands!

whilst doing a tidy out today I found 3 strat bodies I was given some time ago. They are only the bodies with pickups and a whammy bridge.

they are quite light too, so I was thinking of stripping one back. Painting it his favourite colour, Orange, and then buying a neck and new hardware for it. As I’ve not done this before, where would one acquire these components?

merciful-evans · September 2020

If you are looking to keep this on a budget, you might try your local recycling (tip) centre. Where I am this is now by appointment only, so it could be a pain. I see guitars in there from time to time. I bought a hideous strat copy in there last year for a partscaster project. I had a choice of 3. They were £15 each. I was after the body, but the neck seems in good condition too. Electrics & hardwear were dire. Some charity shops have guitars from time to time too.

monquixote · September 2020

I'd really avoid learning on a PoS as it puts a lot of people off.

For £100 the Bullet Mustang is insanely good.

tampadragon · September 2020

monquixote said:

I'd really avoid learning on a PoS as it puts a lot of people off.

For £100 the Bullet Mustang is insanely good.

How is the weight on it? I am very tempted by the slightly more expensing FSR Orange mustang as his favourite colour is orange

monquixote · September 2020

It's pretty light, but probably not compared to a true mini guitar.

The only daft decision seems to be going with the big headstock which adds weight and makes it a bit neck heavy.

merciful-evans · September 2020

There are various vinyl stickers that can be used on flat top guitars. I have seen some (USA) that cover the whole top. Might be a cheaper option.

Iamnobody · September 2020

My 8 year old got going with a Danelectro 63. I taught her Seven Nation Army in lockdown but after that the novelty wore off.

The 5 year old despite have massive hands isn’t ready to learn yet!

crunchman · September 2020

merciful-evans said:

If you are looking to keep this on a budget, you might try your local recycling (tip) centre. Where I am this is now by appointment only, so it could be a pain. I see guitars in there from time to time. I bought a hideous strat copy in there last year for a partscaster project. I had a choice of 3. They were £15 each. I was after the body, but the neck seems in good condition too. Electrics & hardwear were dire. Some charity shops have guitars from time to time too.

One of our local charity shops had a Squier bass in recently with no strings on it. By you had bought a set of strings it would only have been about £10 or £15 cheaper than the same model brand new. No way of trying it out to see if it works either. I suspect it's still there unless they have reduced the price significantly.

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