Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this for myself because I was seeking new timbres for my guitar playing. By chance, I got a dark steel blue one, which was nice, but let it be known the color WILL BE RANDOM. When it arrived the bridge was a little off but it can be moved into place and will stay there once the strings are tightened. The guitar came with a large pick and 2 extra strings. I didn't order this product expecting real guitar quality, I ordered it expecting toy guitar quality. The sound is tinny, and the strings are difficult to tune and won't stay tuned for long. For what I was looking for, this product fit the bill exactly. Some tips for parents buying this for their children: 1) The strings will be loose when it arrives, don't panic! They're supposed to be so they don't break in transit. 2) If the machineheads (the tuning knobs) aren't staying in place when you tune the strings, tighten the screw inside the knob, this will make it stay. 3) If you want something that plays like a real guitar, buy a real guitar. Toy guitars are great for single note melodies, but will not make chords very well, if at all. 4) Tune the strings a step up from a normal guitar tuning. The size of the guitar makes it impossible to tune it to E-A-D-G-B-E, so tune it to A-D-G-B-E-A. 5) The frets aren't marked like they are on most guitars, so feel free to make a notch (knife, scissors, etc.) on the fretboard on frets 3,5,7,9,12, and 15. It will help your child to recognize which fret s/he's currently on and where s/he wants to go from there. 6) For your child's safety, handle the tuning yourself or supervise when they do it. If they tighten a string too much it can snap and lash out at them, causing injury. That's about it. For 20 bucks this is as good of a guitar as you'll find.