Instead buy a pre packed sandwhich, eat it, put a load of grass in it. Then stick it on his back and tell him hes a kung fu turtle.
id get him an acoustic first - it will save your ears a load of grief and it will teach him how to play properly ;-)</p> edit: you could also get him a semi-acoustic, best of both worlds that way. Make sure the guitar is the right size for him and that he can get his fingers around the neck to make the chords. If he's serious get him something well priced if you can afford it that way he can grow into it a bit, otherwise if he does get good you'll only end up shelling out for another!</p> I'd go to a guitar shop, take him with you and get some advice. Dont forget youll need an amp with the electric and as with the guitar you will get what you pay for. You'll need a tuner,picks and a guitar book althogh there's lots of good stuff on the net.</p>
There are quite a few starter packs on the market now which are very decent quality for not that much money. You can buy a Fender Squier pack or Yamaha Pacifica pack which both have a pretty decent guitar, practise amp with the all important earphone socket for your sanity, book & cd etc for around £150. Have a look online at soundcontrol.co.uk they have shops in Sheffield & Leeds and give good advice without being pushy, or you could go to Utopia music on Shambles St just up from the library they have some decent Epiphone (Gibson's starter guitars) packages etc at reasonable prices and aren't pushy either, they also do lessons, my eleven year old has guitar lessons there. One thing against the last posters idea is that acoustic guitars are harder to play.
Go and see Jack at Jax music shop full of all types, nice chap will help no end. A little higher up than General Post Office
true they are, but once you learn to play an acoustic playing an electric comes very easy. I was thinking also of Yarmtykes hearing! TURN THAT AMP DOWN!</p> Mind im a massive acoustic fan anyway, so im biased </p>
I was thinking of the poor lad's fingers! It's a matter of opinion, I learned on an acoustic and my lass is learning on one, but the lad said he wants an electric.
Why are acoustic harder to play? Genuine question. I am a total idiot when it comes to playing instruments, I have tried acoustic and did find it very difficult, but now you have said that about them I am starting to think, 'electric guitar'. Another impulse buy I can ditch in 3 months.
Acoustics are harder to play as the strings are at a higher tension. It hurts your fingers more to depress the strings.
£150-200 will get a decent Ibenez or squire package.</p> <u><font color="#606420">http://www.guitar.co.uk/packages/beginner_electric</font></u></p> or for £100 an Encore is ok but if he's serious he won't have it for long.</p> </p> http://www.guitarbitz.com/encore_guitars.htm</p>
I like the look of the ibanez. Might buy that one for myself been looking into learning guitar and looking for a good starter pack that looks one of the best ive seen
eBay You can pick up electric guitar starter kits (guitar, amplifier etc) for less than £100 and it should be ok. However, if I were you I would take it to a guitar shop and ask them to do a setup on it. It should cost no more than £30. All new guitars leave the factory with a minimum setup - even quality guitars like my Fender Strat needed a setup. The shop I bought it from does a free setup on all guitars, so it played fantastic when I got it. If you don't do it, the guitar wil be difficult to play and it will hurt the tips of his fingers (the strings will be too far from the frets, particularly furthest away from the body), if he's not determined this will put him off straight away. If you want any more info, send me a PM.
PJS music high st Dodworth. good advice without being pushy. They will put together a set up to suit, rather than an over the counter, this guitar and amp or that guitar and amp.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/126912/product_info/rb/0</p> NOT TOO BAD A PRICE, nETTOS DO THEM AS WELL.</p>
