Buy a 36 in 91 cm guitar for a 9 to 12 year old child.
Electric guitar for 10 year old beginner.
Pick a 36 in 91 cm guitar if your child is almost ready for a full size guitar but is still too small to comfortably play it.
10 14 years old 120cm 140cm om size guitar eg our model lspom 8 10 years old 100cm 120cm eg our model lsp34 classical guitars nylon string guitars.
However your highly motivated 9 or 10 year old might be able to manage with a full size model.
If your child is above average in height consider moving to the next age group particularly if your child is on the cusp.
The best indication of the size of the instrument that your child can handle is going to a music store and playing a few different sizes and models.
There is no way that a 6 year old is going to be able to play a full sized guitar comfortably.
These ranges are estimates based on a child of average size so take that into account if your child is exceptionally short or tall for their age.
A kid around this height would need a half sized guitar that is 1 2 of the full size.
About 137 cm to 150 cm.
Of course there are plenty of exceptions.
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For example if your nine year old is small for his her age choose from the 6 9 year group.
These children need a 3 4 size guitar.
For the wannabe shredders who got their burning desire to play working a guitar hero controller an electric guitar is an essential.
A child who is 11 or 12 would most likely need a full size guitar.
Electrics are associated with rock alternative metal and most pop music while acoustic guitars lean in the direction of country western bluegrass and folk.
A 5 to 8 year old child s height ranges from 3 10 to 4 5 177cm to 135cm.
For a beginner we recommend electric guitars 2 2 3mm acoustic guitars 2 2 7mm nylon string guitars 3 3 6mm.
Children between the ages of 8 and 11 years old are usually fo 4 6 to 4 11 foot long which is.
Anything older than 8 9 you re best with a full size but we ll get to that in a minute.
If your child is younger than 9 years old you re best starting them out with a size acoustic guitar.
In this case your tall nine year old would do well with a guitar from the 9 12 year group.