Childrens’ Electric Guitar
When thinking of buying a children’s electric guitar for your son or daughter there are certain things which need to be taken into consideration beforehand. In this article we offer some advice that you may find useful in helping to purchase the right sort of electric guitar for your child.
Guitar Body Style – As you will soon discover when it comes to a children’s electric guitar there are three basic styles to choose from. There is the solid, semi hollow (semi solid) or hollow body types to choose from.
For those children who are looking for guitars that provide sustained loud amplification and allows them to create lots of effects when playing. Then the solid body type of guitar is the one to choose. Whilst if the budding guitarist is looking for an instrument that has high levels of amplification but has a more acoustic sound then the semi hollow type of electric guitar should be considered. Although the hollow bodied electric guitar is going to provide a good acoustic sound unfortunately this type is prone to producing lots of feedback when the levels of amplification are high.
Guitar Neck – The kind of neck your children’s electric guitar comes with will be dependent on how big their hands are. The only way to determine whether a c-shaped, thin or wide thin neck of a guitar is right for your child is by letting them try them out.
Along with deciding on what shape the neck should be you must also take into consideration whether to choose a set or bolt on neck. Some people would recommend that for a child a set neck is far better as it is more durable. However, you need to be aware that certain guitars such as the Fender Stratocaster only come with a bolt on neck, whilst the Gibson Les Paul electric guitars come with the set neck only.
Number Of Frets – In most cases the electric guitars one can purchase today come with just 22 frets, but there are some which have 24 frets on their necks. For a child who is just starting to play this particular instrument the one’s with only 22 frets are best. They can the progress to those with 24 frets as their playing improves and so that they play their instrument in the higher register.
Guitar Bridge – What style of bridge your children’s electric guitar comes with is dependent on the style of music that they would like to play. For those who want to play more metal style music then the need a guitar with a tremolo bridge or whammy bar. This allows the player to bend the strings all at once but they need to be wary as this can cause the strings to be thrown out of tune.
Certainly for children just learning to play this instrument going for a children’s electric guitar with a stop tail bridge is best. As these are fixed in to the body of the guitar they are far more stable and so the chances of the string being thrown out of tune is reduced.