A learner's guitar is problematic. He'd have to relearn everything again on a full size guitar. At 13 he's old enough for a full size guitar. At least that's my opinion.
>From: NeilNFW (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>Subject: [HANASHIR:14662] Re: guitar advice
>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 19:59:59 -0400
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>Hi Susan,
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>I own an acoustic/electric Ovation and I would NOT recommend it as a first guitar. The rounded back takes getting used to, and makes it difficult to sit and pound out chords. Better to get an inexpensive "learner's" guitar and then move up to the Ovation.
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>Of course, you can take my ramblings with a grain of salt--I'm the one who learned how to play on a 12-string!
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>Neil Weinstein
>Bellevue, WA
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>See my picture here: http://www.tdhs-nw.org/keep_current/index.php3?page=1815
>(I'm the goofy looking one on the left!)
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