Best Kids' Guitars & Strings
The smaller scale of this instrument (considered 1/2 sized) is specially designed with the younger player in mind and is highly recommended for the players that are starting between the ages of 5-9. This instrument also comes equipped with light gauge nylon strings for easier fingering as to not discourage the first time player. Sturdy Build Quaility.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Despite it's low price, this is not a toy but a musical instrument."
"We gave our grandson this 1/2 size guitar and the quality is excellent."
"For a young kid just getting started, this is a very nice looking, lightweight, small easy guitar to get started on but does not seem like a cheap toy guitar either."
"This is not a cheap guitar like the ones I purchased in Mexico. My son plays guitar with me and it makes my heart sing more than the guitar."
"This guitar is a realistic looking toy. I do think the guitar needs to have the strings rewound on the tuners since they stretch so much that the strings will end up with multiple wrappings around the tuners. It looks like a real guitar."
"For that price, love the sound."
"The little guitar sounds ok, but will not stay in tune and I can't locate the source of the slippage."
Includes patented string post covers to protect little fingers and exclusive Learn-a-Chord cards to get kids started playing right away. All First Act Discovery guitars include patented string post covers to protect little fingers and exclusive Learn-a-Chord cards to get kids started playing right away.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It looks very similar to my Taylor tho, which made my daughter love it even more."
"If he takes to it I will need to replace it when he is a bit older but for a try it and see if they like it guitar you can't beat it and I think it may actually last long enough for him to get the idea on how to use it."
"This seems like a good guitar for a kid that is just starting to learn to play or for a kid who just wants to use it as a toy."
"The strings go out of tune quickly and you constantly have to adjust."
"It cannot hold a tune, it sounds awful, and even if it were workable, the medium-gauge strings are far too thick for little fingers to learn on."
"I sent it back for a full refund and still haven't received my refund."
"Easily untuned, also extremely difficult to tune."
"The strings are very close to the fretboard, which means, at least on the one we purchased, that when you press down on the 3rd fret for example, it makes a loud 'buzzing' sound, because the string is hitting a fret closer to the sound hole of the guitar."
Switching between guitar, drums and keyboard, your child will learn about musical creativity and imitative play with 12 different songs and melodies. Strum the guitar, beat the drums and the play keyboard along to 12 popular kids' songs and melodies with this 3-in-1 music toy. Top Features 3-in-1 toy music band: guitar, piano and drums Guitar strings, whammy bar and star buttons add realistic guitar sounds and fun sound effects 3 different musical styles: rock, hip-hop and jazz Rock out in freestyle mode or play along to 12 popular kids’ songs and melodies Removable guitar strap allow for easy fun on the go Parent-friendly features include volume control and automatic shut off. Toy guitar has a 3-in-1 play feature; one toy is an entire band including a guitar, piano and drums.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased this guitar for a child."
"My son loves this, it's built well and keeps him entertained."
"my little nephew who loves music loves this."
"I got this as a gift for toys for tots at christmas."
"My grandson loves this."
"2 year old grandson loves this."
"I ordered two of these VTech Strum and Jam Kidi Musical Guitar Band, we were delighted with the size and the quality most of all we were delighted that our two great-granddaughter (age almost 2 and a half )."
Best Classical & Nylon-String Guitars
Tuners and Strings. Hricane Ukuleles with Carbon Nylon Strings from Japan and Hricane unique high quality tuning machines to keep your ukulele playing in tune. ❺ 30 days money back 12 months seller's guarantee against manufacturer defects from date of purchase,and 24 Hours friendly customer service!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I want to take it to camping with my family in the coming summer vacation, so I start to practice playing it now. It came protected by a hard card board box and it also has its own beautiful case."
"Pros: Very nice Ukulele and for the money I am very pleased."
"When she asked for this specific model, I was concerned she was going to be disappointed because it was so inexpensive and came with so much extra stuff -- I thought it would be cheaply made."
"I purchased this as a gift for my husband who plays the guitar because I thought it would be fun to play with our kids."
"I bought it as a Christmas present for my 8 year old grandson."
"The strings are soft to play compare to guitar."
"Right away I had issues with a loose washer on the tuner for the C and E strings."
"Very good instrument at a very good price!"
Best Kids' Pianos & Keyboards
In addition to Split mode for different keyboard voices on the left and right sides, a Lesson mode separates the keyboard into two areas with the same pitch and voice. The Recital features 5 realistic voices: The Alesis Recital has a ""Lesson Mode"" feature which divides the 88 keys into two zones with the same pitch and voice. In addition to the 1/4"" sustain pedal and headphone inputs, the Recital features stereo RCA outputs to connect to a recorder, mixer, amplifier or other sound system, as well as a USB-MIDI output for connecting to a computer and using educational software or virtual plugins. Piano : 88 velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys Adjustable Key sensitivity : low, medium, high Polyphony (max) : 128 Voices (Sounds) : 5 Preset Songs : 60 Demos : 2 Modes Standard: one voice for keyboard Layer: combine two voices Split: two areas with separate voices for left or right Lesson: two areas with same pitch and voice. Includes Skoove 3-month premium subscription for interactive online piano lessons.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've been a lifelong keyboard player, since my Roland D-50 and Alesis HR16/MMT8 in the 80s (all of which still work fine). Just got it today and thought I'd write this to help anyone on the fence (and as a thanks to Alesis, I've enjoyed the HR16/MMT8 drum mach/sequencer for decades). The 2 main criteria I wanted are: a) piano sound: how realistic, the timbre and depth? I'm impressed, very pro build quality, solid and fun to play. Walter, your product review video sold me; thanks Alesis team for an affordable high-quality dp."
"Alesis makes a lot of high quality music gear (I have one of their MIDI controllers), and a full size piano with weighted keys for around two hundred bucks sounded good to me. I would not recommend this as a learning instrument for that reason, but it makes a good starter for someone who isn’t sure about sticking to playing the piano for the long run. (I doubt any performing musician would ever use this as a “gig” piano, although, it fits nicely on a typical "X" stand - see photo.). I did not notice any sounds fade as long as you hold down the sustain pedal, which is not the case with a real piano. I didn’t try out the MIDI connectivity, which is through USB, but assuming that works as it should, this could make a pretty decent sound controller."
Best Kids' Wind & Brass Instruments
Comes with notes for some famous children songs. Kids can follow the notes easily with the help of the colored keys. 11 color coded songs for the trumpet and saxophone and 3 Fanfare tunes for the trumpet.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My kids (12, 8) tried to use them but could barely get any sound to come out of them after blowing really hard."
"Our son loves these even though they are pretty cheaply made."
"Perfect beginner horns for toddlers (3/4yrs), makes enough sound for the boys to feel like they are playing instruments, but not so much mom & dad will want to hide them ;-)."
"The saxophones are a little tough for my 3 yo to hold and press the keys."
"My son loves it."
"I realize that this was an inexpensive purchase, but these truly are cheap."
"Not all the "keys" worked on these instruments, right out of the box."
"The kids loved them initially but then the colorful keys started to come off and I’d have to keep putting them back on."
Best Kids' Instrument Accessories
Baby Xylophone Musical Toy. BPA Free, Lead Free, Phthalate Free.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was dreading receiving one of those tone-deaf xylophone toys for my son, so I took matters into my own hands :) This has such a beautiful and accurate sound."
"Anyway, my daughter is now nearly three and she has always really enjoyed playing with this and now that she's a bit more methodical and coordinated, she actually makes pleasant sound come out of this thing!"
"-- Editing to add that we bought this for our daughter for her first Christmas. Now she is almost 4 and still plays with it daily and it still sounds and looks like new, despite years of rough treatment."
"If you're looking to buy this type of musical instrument for a child, buy this one!"
"My husband is an Acoustician and so is very picky about how things sound, but he approves of this one!"
"Despite a solid month of non stop playing, the tone holds true and the toy shows no sign of wear."
"I bought this particular Xylophone because my son's therapist had it and it played so well."
"Great glockenspiel!"
Best Kids' Drum & Percussion Instruments
Its compact size makes it just right for classroom drum circles, and it can be played with hands, the included mallets, or drumsticks. Its compact size makes it just right for classroom drum circles, and it can be played with hands, the included mallets, or drumsticks. Brand: Remo.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"He played a little in there and then when hr realized he couldnt get out, he starting frowning and building up a cry!~ He wasn't hurt as I was watching him closely. I also had to muffle it a bit with a small blanket because he is bigger with stronger arms and with the mallet it could get quite loud."
"Pretty Nice!"
"This is a fantastic drum and it happens to be a great price as well."
"Also sounds great as a hand drum."
"Bought this for my then 8 month old grandson who will be a year in 2 days & he constantly drums on it with sticks provided but loves to drum with hands."
"He loves it! The kids LOVE this drum and even the adults enjoy playing with it because it's so high quality and it produces a good sound with or without the drum sticks."
"I put them away for another time and had custom made sticks by Bluehausmallets on etsy."
"I purchased this drum for my son who was 14 months at the time and is now pushing 2 years old."