This depends on size, style of music you want to play and tolerance for pain.
The Guitars I Talk About In This Video Are:
3/4 Size Student Nylon Stringed Guitar
Full Size Nylon Stringed Guitar (Classical Guitar)
Full Size Classical Guitar With Thin Neck
Acoustic Steel Strings (Dreadnaught) Guitar
Full Size Electric Guitar
3/4 (sometimes called 7/8) Electric Guitar
Guitar Student Size Chart
When a child is between a 3/4 and 4/4 guitar in terms of their age or height, I prefer they get the larger guitar. Children grow quickly. Why buy a smaller guitar if you’ll need to buy a larger one in a few months.
That said, even though a child can learn to play on a guitar that’s much too big for them, it will be much easier to get their fingers around the neck of the appropriate size guitar.
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Hi Tomas,
A very instructional video, just a pity I had not seen it before I bought my two guitars, steel-string and then nylon string.
However, in time I hope to make some progress with both guitars.
Many thanks again for a very good video.
Jimmy
You’re welcome Jimmy. Hopefully those won’t be the last guitars you purchase anyways.
I’ve got the finger picking pattern down. In fact, is seems as if it is becoming easier and easier to learn and memorize. But, I am stumbling a bit on the 3 Note Chord structure so I definitely still have a ways to go. Nonetheless, Thank you for the Instruction and Lesson!
You’re welcome John. – Tomas
Good guide. But a beginner can have much more problems with a decision about “what guitar to buy”. When I started playing the guitar, I had a lot of problems with choosing a suitable guitar. To simplify the process the main thing at once, you need to decide in which style you will play. It is also very difficult for a beginner to appreciate the quality of a musical instrument. Do not be lazy and check the sound of each string on every fret. There should be no distortions and knock. It’s also important that you like a guitar externally. Change the strings after buying the guitar. As a rule, on new guitars sets quite cheap demonstration strings! Be sure to take the warranty card and check.
I have a Yamaha guitar and my upper inner arm is pinched reaching over the body of the guitar to pick the strings. Very uncomfortable.