are the strings metal or nylon and would this guitar be a good one for a 9 yr old girl?
1526880
Metal strings come on it but can be changed to nylon. The strings can be adjusted a little closer to the neck, too, to make the action easier for smaller hands. That adjusting is easy but you need to know what you are doing. It's somewhat a handful to my 8 year old grand daughter, but she makes due without real problems or complaints. By age 12 (sixth grade) fingers should fit better on the neck. It would be a good one....for the neck is on the smaller size; and it is a pretty good guitar.
1526881
My 8 year old grand daughter loves this guitar I bought her. At that age any guitar is a little large. The neck (for hand reach) is on the smaller size, better for smaller hands. She plays it several times a day while singing and smiling. Strings are metal but nylon could be used if one wanted. Finger tips always need a couple weeks to "toughen-up." Her 12 year old friend who plays in a band recommended this to Fern as the guitar to get. Grandpa Charlie
1210507
I want to say that the strings are not plastic. I bought this awhile back for my friend as a birthday gift, so I'm not 100% sure. I hope this helps.
1349397
I bought it for my 13 year old daughter last xmas. It was perfect for her. Its a good starter guitar.
1036797
Yes, you can string this guitar with nylon strings. It is braced for steel strings, so you might not get the optimum sound out of it. Rule of thumb is this: you can re-string any steel string guitar with nylon strings. However, guitars braced for nylon strings (which provide less tension on the body and neck) may not be able to support the increased tension of steel strings. I hope this helps... Good luck and keep on rockin'!!
1936738
Frank, It is absolutely a good guitar for a 10 years old with this price. When I bought this guitar, my son was also 10 years old. This guitar was recommended by his guitar's instructor when my son started the lesson.Hope that your boy/girl would enjoy it.
498642
The guitar is good for any age. It's small enough for a ten year old to easily handle. It sounds great too. Definitely not a toy.
1783865
They are not nylon...I don't know if it is steel, but they are a metal material...it also came with extra strings, mine actually had 2 extra sets and 2 picks
1729668
I asked my son. I bought these strings for him. He indicated that he wouldn't recommend attempting to tune up as the metal is softer than other strings, although he said that he liked the sound. The strings didn't last long for him.
1900584
steel strings. This is a great starter for my 10 yr. old. we did have to reglue the neck right at the body but that may have been because we tightened the strings too tight. For the price, we were impressed. She now is taking lessons and the guitar still sounds great. She's had it since April and it is still a nice piece. The case for it is good too. I would highly recommend this guitar to any starter!
727626
Yes, the guitar comes with strings, but this is not a quality instrument. I returned mine and bought a different brand.
1936740
I think it is a good guitar for a 10yr old. If the interest fades you're not out a lot. My son likes his and the sound is really nice.
2000115
All steel/electric strings as it is an electric guitar. The nylon strings aren't detected by the pickups.
836462
Yes it is a metal string acoustic guitar. I am not sure if the metal is steel but I would assume so. And it is indeed very beautiful
380604
The guitar does not come with a case and the strings are nylon, but you can replace them with steel for better acoustic sound. My three year old loves it, it's really a good starter guitar.
698459
They are nylon strings, its just the lower strings (E,A,D) are going to be "plated" with silver; all in all they are still nylon strings, not steel.
2012272
It is full size and very nice. It is metal. It would be a great guitar for someone who is learning. My granddaughter loved it and she is 13. Hope this helps.
672476
Yes, they are all steel...but I would not recommend this guitar at all...I also found out that the neck is defective and the frets were too high or too low, especially the first one....keep looking for another guitar....there was too much wrong with the one they sent me...plus, a note included that said absolutely NO RETURNS if box is open....duh, how else can you find out if it is defective...