Kid Guitars
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Our son has always been the adventuresome type. He likes to walk just a little bit on the wild side but not far enough that he goes over the top or gets in trouble. For the most part he is a very good boy! He is VERY VERY funny and seems to be able to make himself the center of attention quite a bit. He really has this way of making me laugh to the point where if he is going to get in trouble he manages to get out of it by watching me break into a smile or giggle because I just can’t keep a straight face. This strategy however does not work with his father. I guess you could say that his dad is more of the disciplinarian and I am a bit of an old ‘softie’
Our son will turn fourteen just before school begins in September. He is obsessed with the rock stars of old, (even before my time), like Jimi Hendrix! He says he believes that a “Rock God” lives and breathes within him and he must let him out for some air! So he is seriously asking us to get him an amateur guitar for his birthday. He wants an electric guitar similar to a friend of his with the hopes that they can begin to put together a band! He has such stage presence that he might just be very good at this! My more pessimistic husband says, “I’m not buying no crazy guitar for his birthday!” I am trying to get him to lighten up and realize that this really may just be a passing phase and the more we tell him no the more he may push to do it anyway. It will take some time but I think I can work on my husband. Believe me, there’s never a dull moment in our house. I guess our lives would be pretty dull without the current rollercoaster on which we ride!
So what will it be next? Every time I turn around it seems that one of my kids wants or “needs” something. His definition of “need” and” want” tends to vary somewhat from mine however! Last year I bought him an iphone because he says he “really” needed it for school and to keep up with his friends. He felt that an iphone served many purposes at once and presented a good argument that it was more economical in the long run. Does he have me wrapped around his little finger or what?
Now as he faces his thirteenth birthday he wants an electric guitar more than ever. He has been studying the guitar for some time now and says that he sees himself playing in a band some day. So now his dear old Dad has to be the one to get the crazy guitar so his dream can come true. I must have “sucker” written across my forehead because my kids give me such convincing arguments that I feel I cannot say no. So if I can find a good deal for an amateur guitar online then I’m game, if not then my son will just have to wait, c’est la vie!
My son wants another guitar. We bought him a toy guitar for his birthday when he was three years old and he has long since outgrown it. Now he says he wants a “real” guitar! He wants to take lessons and play in a band one day just like his older brother. So my frugal wife who is never one to mince words says, “I am not buying one more crazy guitar!” I think I can work on her. She’ll come around. I know that there are a lot of very affordable and fun childrens electric guitars that our son could start taking lessons with.
Our kids have grown up with music so it’s no surprise that they’ve all shown interest in it. I am not going to stand in their way and will support them in any way I can. After all I too played acoustic and electric guitar as a youngster. My wife just told me that she bookmarked a website for me to see that has discount kids guitars! Here we go!
Making It Work Despite Life’s Trials And Tribulations!
My dad lives with us and so my kids are very close to their grandfather. My mother has been dead for ten years now and for the most part my dad seems pretty happy living in our home. I really appreciate him being around now that my husband and I are separated. He is well aware that my eleven year old wants a kids electric guitar in the worst way! I’ve told dad that I’m not sure it’s in the budget. My older son told me recently that he found some discount kids guitars online and has bookmarked them for me to see.
My dad tells me not to worry that he will pay for it all. I think that is incredibly sweet but I also don’t want him to spoil the kids either. If we give him the kids guitar now it will have to be an early birthday gift. Over all I think he will be thrilled because he’s been wanting a crazy guitar for quite some time now! Life is far from perfect in our home but overall it is pretty good, we’re lucky!
My kids have all chosen to play instruments and we are happy about that for the most part. Things are a little noisy at times but since our kids are happy and well adjusted we are game. Our oldest son chose to play guitar at a young age. We bought him a kids electric guitar that was recommended by a therapist who thought a hobby like guitar would help our son learn to channel some of his energy that stems from his ADHD diagnosis. And the rest they say is history, he has been playing that crazy guitar ever since! Our studious daughter LOVES piano and has dreams that one day she will be a concert pianist. We’ll see!
Our son, our baby seems to be following the family tradition. He says that he wants to play the drums. This does not surprise me as he seems to enjoy tapping on the kitchen table much to the chagrin of my tired and overworked husband! Our young son has a summer birthday and I am beginning to look at childrens drumsets now. It is actually kind of fun and I know my little boy will be SO pleased! He really looks up to his brother and nothing would make him happier than if he could play his little childrens drumset with his big bro!
My beloved father loves to spoil his grandchildren and he knows his youngest grandson has a special birthday coming up, (after all it’s not every day that a boy turns ten years old!) He has been asking and asking us what he can get his grandson for his special day. Since my mother died two years ago his focus has been even more on the respected task of “spoiling the grandchildren”. We told him the other day that what our son wants the very most is a “really cool” electric guitar. His very first reaction was, “I’m not going to get a crazy guitar for any grandson of mine.” However when I spoke to him today he says that if we pick out the guitar we think our son will like, then he will gladly pay for it!
Now my husband and I have the lucky task of picking out the best kids electric guitar we can find. Since our older son has also played guitar he has already given us some suggestions. I think this will be fun and as a family we can make this a project that we work on together. If only we could all be ten years old again, even just for one day!
My oldest son, now fourteen has been playing guitar now for almost six years. He had been begging us to get him an electric guitar and we finally relented and got him a childrens electric guitar. He has pretty much played it to death and now he wants a new guitar. He has shown me some pictures of some cool guitars and says that if we get him a new guitar now we will not have to get him a birthday gift when he turns fifteen in June. My husband and I do feel that it is worth the investment since he has shown such passion for the “crazy guitar” this far.
I only insist that in his quest to be a “Rock God” he complete his studies and attend college because I think life is tougher these days without a college degree. He “reluctantly” agrees to this and I think he feels that going to college is more of an opportunity to play in a really cool band and get as many gig as possible on his way up the ladder. Oh well, what is a parent to do? At least my child does have interests in life and thus far has been a pretty good student without a lot of effort.
The term “cool” is highly subjective, and nowhere is this more apparent than in popular music. While some groups think that bands like Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback represent the pinnacle of coolness, others simply view them as sellouts. Conversely, some people see bands like Radiohead and of Montreal as being too irrelevant to be cool, while others see them as cutting edge avant-garde musicians.
As can be imagined, the definition of a cool guitar player varies as much as the distinct tastes in music that people hold. Some enjoy the breakneck playing that is the trademark of heavy metal, others the minimalistic nature of acoustic music. Although defining “cool” is often a task of futility, the beauty is that every person is free to define it for themselves.
During the 70’s there was one band that towered over all of the others: Led Zeppelin. Arising from the remnants of The Yardbirds, the band featured the premier musician at virtually every position in the band. While all of the members are now famous—or infamous depending on whom you consult—the guitarist Jimmy Page stands alone in rock lore.
Not only was Page the most prolific guitarist of his time, but he also added to his allure due to his associations with magic and the occult. During concerts, Page would employ an assortment of crazy guitars and accessories to enhance his performance. From using a bow to play his guitar to the famous double-necked model used for the epic “Stairway to Heaven,” Page’s stage performances have become a thing of legend.
Do you have a hard time relating to your kids? It is amazing to me how much each generation changes form the one before. Whoever thought in the 1980’s that today’s kids would all have their own personal phones, talk on the computer at night and become addicted to Xbox? I guess each generation feels entitled to their“own”stuff. My kid Steven is no exception. He has all of the gadgets that he feels are his “right”. Now my wife Maryanne says that Steve is requesting an electric guitar for his birthday or Christmas. What will it be next?
I guess we will begin looking for one soon. So I asked my wife, “Where the heck are we going to find a crazy guitar for Steve?” Maryanne says we can look at some local music stores or we can probably find a lot of good deals online. Maryanne says she knows someone who can give Steven some good guitar lessons for beginners that will expose him to different kinds of music other than just rock and have him learn the proper basics. So I wonder what he will want next year?