Bargain for little budding guitarists!

Wee_Fifer

Just ordered this for my grandson .......... hope its not too loud, :rolleyes: should drive his dad up the wall ......... :rotfl:

Power tour guitar Was £69.99 now now only £12.50

Also got him a large superman down from £19.99 to £5.00 - item code 253401

£3.95 delivery for both items and Quidco!!!!:j:T

http://www.thetoyshop.com/Toys/Sale/...ric+Guitar.jsp

Hope this helps someone else
Wee Fifer

wissychraddle

ooh, that guitar seems really good, tempting for myself and I'm 25!! Wonder if it is good at teaching you or not. Has anyone bought it? I am seriously tempted!! Good find OP

HankMcSpank

in action....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufNMUtXqtzU

& even the Plain White Ts use one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSt3y59RZSY

Start 'em young...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgDH2uq9d7k

ianh11

The guitar looks great fun for anyone, not just kids. I would buy one at that price but it would only take time away from practice on my real guitar. It's no good if you actually want to learn how to play a real guitar. I would suggest looking around for a beginners acoustic for £20ish or beginners electric set (including amp) if you're thinking of learning to play the guitar. I would also highly recommend Fenders getting started DVD if you don't want to pay for expensive lessons. There is an acoustic and electric version of the DVD. The electric DVD is called "Fender presents getting started on electric guitar".

DIRK_GENTLY

Have a look at this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjA5faZF1A8

Lickul_miss

Wee_Fifer wrote: »

Just ordered this for my grandson ..........should drive his dad up the wall ......... :rotfl:


Wee Fifer

dont u just love grandparents lol my MIL bought my son 1 4 xmas OMG!!! lol

Wee_Fifer

Lickul_miss wrote: »

dont u just love grandparents lol my MIL bought my son 1 4 xmas OMG!!! lol

Its called revenge!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

tincat

Ian, I only just saw your post, which you must have written about the time I was buying this..... Is it really no good for beginners?

I thought my kiddos (under 7s) would enjoy it while learning the basics.

tincat

BTW, does anyone else find themselves buying far more than they should after reading these boards? Yes, everythings cheaper, but in the last month or so I've bought things I would never have considered just because they were much cheaper than usual:o

HOTSCOOBY

I agree with Tincat, it's so tempting to buy loads of stuff you don't need just because it's a bargain.

If they run out of stock at The Toy Shop they are also available at Amazon for the same price £12.50 through The Entertainer but the postage is slightly higher at £4.95.

ianh11

As I said Tincat, this looks like a great little gadget and lots of fun. At this price you can't go wrong. With regards to learning to play the guitar, the most this will do for a child (or anyone) is give them an interest in making their own music, it's very enjoyable making the sounds yourself rather than just listening to them. This may hold a childs interest better then the real thing because the real thing can be tricky and requires lots of practise. Maybe if they enjoy this they will want to play for real.

Basically there are 6 strings on a guitar and you have to hold down combinations of different strings on different frets (the lines across the neck) while playing either some of or all of the strings with a plectrum in your right hand. With this gadget you just hold down a button. When you start learning the vast majority of what you are doing day in day out is learning the basic chords (the shape/pattern of the fingers on your left hand that are holding down strings) and learning to move between these awkward positions accurately and in rhythm. In other words this is no more useful in learning to play a real guitar than an electronic keyboard.