Posts Tagged ‘beginner electric guitars’

The Joy of Christmas!!

Sunday, December 26, 2010
posted by Guitar Mom 7:36 PM

Our family had a very special Christmas this year!   The greatest satisfaction my husband and I experience is watching the joy our children experience on Christmas morning. This year we took a chance and bought our eight year old son a kids electric guitar and what a hit has been.  My husband and I looked long and hard at various types of beginner childrens guitars and feel so good that we seemed to find the perfect fit for him, (a ¾ Size AXL guitar).  We know he wants to be a rocker when he grows up and that is fine with us as long as he doesn’t fall behind in school or not become involved in other activities.

Yesterday our son performed a nice little concert for us.  My husband now insists that we get lessons for him and says that he will also see that our son watches the learn to play guitar DVD’s that we bought him.  I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and my very best wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous and fun filled 2011!

Making Ends Meet!!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
posted by To The Beat 12:23 PM

What do you do with a very limited budget and a kid who swears that the only thing he wants most for his birthday is a beginner electric guitar!  At first I said, “no way, No Way, NO WAY!”  But then upon further investigation I began to discover that there are some very affordable beginner electric guitars online!  I just want to let parents know that there are some great websites that actually do promote cheap electric guitars!

Mom and Dad will be good this year after all I just hope that we can also find some cheap ‘kittens’ for our little girl as well!  Maybe one of our children will get us a ‘cheap’ mortgage on a  new house!

What makes us tick!!

Saturday, September 4, 2010
posted by To The Beat 2:20 PM

I love my niece more than anything in the world.  She is really like a daughter to me.  We are very close and since I live so close by, we spend a lot of time together.  Her mother, (my sister- in-law) has been very sick with multiple sclerosis and so I do what I can to help out as my brother is on the road quite a bit driving truck.  My only son is all grown up and out of the house, so you could say that I’m an empty nester.  Since my niece will soon face her teenage years I feel that I want to be there for her more than ever!

My niece has been in love with the electric guitar since very young as she watched he daddy play it when she was a little girl.  She has been saying for quite a few years now that she wants to learn to play guitar!  I decided to take the ‘bull by the horns’ myself and begin looking at beginner electric guitars for my niece.  She will be eleven in 2 months and it would mean the world to her to start taking lessons soon!  I have been able to find some very affordable amateur guitars in excellent condition and I am really excited about this!  We are a close family who support each other and it’s nice to know that we all want the best for one another other!

Like Father Like Son

Thursday, August 26, 2010
posted by Guitar Mom 1:42 PM

My husband thinks that my son shows great aptitude to play guitar.  Ever since my husband has been giving our son guitar lessons , he really sees great  musical ability in our son.  My husband has been busy pricing beginner electric guitars.  This will come as quite a surprise and a rather special gift for our son’s upcoming fifteenth birthday.  Yesterday at work I began a search online for fun.  I think I may have found a beginner electric guitar that our son will like that is even more in our price range then what my husband has been able to find.

I tend to be the frugal one in the family and if I can find a good product for a better price I will.  If our son wants to learn to play amateur guitar then I’m all for it just as long as we stay in our price range.  I’m glad that this has been such a bonding experience between father and son and will more than likely continue to be throughout there lives!

Choosing Beginner Electric Guitar

Thursday, June 17, 2010
posted by Musical Mom 3:03 PM

My daughter has her mind all made up that she is going to learn to play the guitar.  She says that the best thing we could do for her is get her a beginner electric guitar for her birthday!    I am not sure whether I want to invest in this or not.  My husband says that it would be a good investment for her as she will play guitar for many years to come.  He said that he has begun searching for beginner electric guitars and really likes what he has seen so far!

I want to be supportive of my children’s hobbies and if this is really what she wants then she has my blessing.  Her cousin, my sister’s son has had a lot of fun playing amateur guitar and it has been a really good thing for him.  My nephew would love to give our daughter some good pointers I am sure.  This will be a special birthday for our musically ambitious daughter!

Looking For The Right Guitar, A Family Project

Sunday, May 2, 2010
posted by Guitar Mom 11:09 AM

When our son was little we got his a toy guitar that he just played to death.  We thought it was a passing phase and were delighted to see him play so much!  His interest in guitar has not waned and not he is asking his Mom and Dad to get him a beginner electric guitar so he can learn to play correctly.  Our son as it turns out, sees a future in guitar and may even become a full time musician!  I will support him but I will be most supportive of a well rounded son, one who doesn’t neglect his studies and who is involved in other outside activities!

Our son does pretty well in school and has a nice group of friends.  He is a good kid and my husband and I are in support of his interests.  With a birthday coming up in June we will begin to look together for beginner electric guitars.  We will also look for an instructor and some good beginner DVD’s and books for our son.  Our son says that he knows of some relatively inexpensive but high quality amateur guitars for us to check out.   I’m glad that this is a project we can work on together!

Slowing Down The Circle Of Life

Friday, April 16, 2010
posted by Guitar Mom 1:28 PM

What is a mother to do?  Kids seem to grow up faster than they used to these days.  Before you can even turn around they’re married with kids of their own.  My kids are no exception.  We only have one left at home.  My oldest son is living in an apartment in New York City and is hoping to go to law school next year.  My daughter is a junior in college and absolutely loves it!  Our youngest son will be in high school next year and while he hopes to continue to be a good student, he also wants to play amateur guitar in a band with a few of his buddies.

When our son was a eight years old we bought him a childrens electric guitar and he practically wore the thing out.
He basically taught himself and while he played pretty well, he never really learned proper technique.  My son says he wants a beginner electric guitar so he can learn from some of his friends as well as take courses online.  My husband didn’t want to spend the money right now but has since changed his mind.  Together we have begun looking at beginner electric guitars on websites that our son bookmarked for us.  I just hope that my son can slow down the aging process just a little bit so we can enjoy him a little while longer!

Is It Me Or Have Times Changed?

Sunday, April 11, 2010
posted by Guitar Family Man 6:45 PM

My son wants a guitar for his birthday period.  If I can only get him one gift that is fine but make sure that I get him an electric guitar.  I must admit that I didn’t expect to hear this from my seven year old!  In my mind, age seven is a time to run, play, skin your knees and ride your bicycle to the corner store for ice cream, (it least in my day this was so).  Look call me a ‘fuddy duddy”, I mean I love guitar more than anyone but I don’t want my kids to grow up to soon!

Do they even make electric guitars for kids?  Yeah, I guess they do.  Yeah, I know they do!  So it’s off to the “net” I go in search of beginner childrens guitars!   Well If I don’t say so myself, there are more websites selling beginner electric guitars than you can shake a stick at!  I must say I’m not really surprised I mean if you can’t find it on the internet you’re not going to find it anywhere period!  Looks like my “eager beaver” will be “rockin out” with his childrens electric guitar in hand pretty darn soon!

All In Fun!

Saturday, March 13, 2010
posted by Musical Mom 10:45 PM

We haven’t had to work too hard to get our kids interested in hobbies.   They have tried all kinds of sports, (from baseball to soccer) and musical instruments (from piano to kids drums).  Recently our seven year old daughter came home from school and said that she know what she wants to do with her life,  she wants to play electric guitar like her idols, the Jonas Brothers.  Oh God!  Tell me this is just a phase!   My husband thinks this is great and assures me that it’s all in fun. He said that he recently saw a childrens guitar that was heart shaped and thinks our daughter might like  something like that!

Our little girl is so enthusiastic and her love of guitar is no different.   We will take our daughter shopping soon for some beginner electric guitars!  Last night we looked at some childrens electric guitars online and bookmarked some sites that we really liked.  Our daughter can hardly contain her excitement!  Her birthday is next month and that should be plenty of time to pick the best most affordable beginner electric guitar for our rock star wannabe!

The Importance Of Learning Proper Strumming Techniques

Friday, February 26, 2010
posted by SKWiley 2:10 PM

There are many beginner electric guitars available today for the eager musician. However many beginner guitarists are overly enthusiastic and don’t take time to learn proper technique making it harder to correct later on in their career. It is extremely important to acquire good strumming habits.   For instance, a lot of beginners will strum every single string of a chord with every stroke. Doing this for an entire song can become quite bland, particularly if the guitar is one of the focal instruments in the song. Quite often many guitarists try to replace the rhythmic ideas with a basic strumming pattern. Even in strumming-oriented songs, the up and down strokes may have nothing to do with rhythm, but merely effect. Being able to switch between up and down strums seamlessly, in rhythm, regardless of the pattern should be a goal to focus on.  Using strumming patterns as a substitute for learning proper rhythm is something that can potentially end up becoming a huge problem when songs with more complex or unusual timing comes up.

Learning to control strokes to the point of hitting only a couple of strings each time and swapping between the bass and treble strings can be much more interesting to listen to in many cases. That is not to say hitting every string is bad, but it is something to do sparingly. This creates a dynamic to the song that makes hitting all the strings in the chord a very noticeable thing that draws the listeners attention, rather than base line of the song. Learning to play amateur guitar can be a fun important especially if you learn proper technique from the start.

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