Acoustic Guitar for 9 year old

Nylon strung guitars are very different animals from steel string.

I would suggest you go for steel string, as the necks are narrower and more versatile, unless your 9 year old has a particular passion for classical.

At the cheap end of the market, don't worry about the brand. Just look for something that stays in tune and with a lowish action (the height of the strings from the fretboard).

ads2608 wrote: »

Thanks again.

I increased the budget and managed to get the following:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0002D01IQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailp age_o00_s00

I got the Ebony version through Amazon warehouse instead for £90.

It has good reviews for beginners, so hopefully it will be ok.

That would be better, however, please don't go for the cheapest deal on Amazon, go to a reputable music shop, it may cost more but the staff will offer advice and make sure the guitar is set up properly. Far eastern made guitars, especially at the low end of the market are not always set up well out of the box and apart from hap hazard QC, they have been loaded in to a container and transported halfway across the world so could also have been subjected to changing climatic conditions which wood will respond to, a guitar hanging on a rack in a guitar shop will have been checked and adjusted to make it playable, you generally buy the one you choose from the rack. Point here is, it's pointless saving a few quid buying online if you need to then spend £50 or so to get set up.