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| First Act Discovery FG130 Student Acoustic Guitar | 
 enlarge | Brand: First Act
Category: Musical Instruments
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 486
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 12.3 x 32.1
MPN: FG130
Model: FG-130
UPC: 607266303038
EAN: 0607266303038
ASIN: B00002MZ8M
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| Customer Reviews:
 Better than I expected May 1, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this guitar for my 4 year old nephew over a year ago because he fell in love with Tim McGraw and wanted to be just like him. He had a Wiggles guitar prior to this but had outgrown it and wanted a "real" one. He treated everyone to an impromptu concerts as soon as he unwrapped the guitar and hasn't slowed down yet. He regularly puts on concerts for the family dressed as Tim and even brings his little sister into the act as dressed as Faith. He loves to play it every day. While he has not begun lessons yet, he has now shown a consistent interest in playing guitar for over a year and his parents feel comfortable investing the time, energy and money in lessons. I think this is a great guitar to buy as a toy or to test a child's interest and is probably good for very basic beginner lessons, but not anything more serious. Being played daily it has held up beautifully without any problems.
 It's just a toy--don't expect a real instrument April 11, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Mnay reviewers have stated their diappointment in this guitar when they purchase it for a child to learn to actually play. Don't do that. It is not built correctly or scaled properly to hold a standard tuning. This guitar works well for my 3-year-old girl who wants a guitar "like daddy's", but she's 3 and not really learning how to play a guitar. It may be good for very basic concepts, but when the time comes to teach her how to play one, I will get her a sanely-priced, real child's-scale instrument from a real manufacturer (email me for suggestions if interested) and teach her to play.
Learning guitar on one of these would be like trying to get your driver's license with a soapbox racer; it's not the right tool for the job, so don't expect it to be. Just take it for what it is: A toy.
student acoustic guitar March 21, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am amazed by the quality of the guitar. The product is extremely good. The service by amazon was ultimate. Thanks a lot Amazon.
 Poor Quality! March 14, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter really didn't use it that much but within about 5 weeks it started to fall apart. The wood veneer on the base pulled up and splintered from tightening the strings to tune it. A low price for a guitar but I don't think it's even worth this price.
 Pretty good for the price October 12, 2005
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
This little guitar is surprisingly good for the price you pay. I was particularly surpised at how good it sounded. I compared it to my Yamaha and of course it's in a totally differnt galaxy when it comes to sound. BUT... for a tiny instrument the sound was surprisingly good. It looks like, sounds like, plays like, in fact a IS real guitar, albeit a cheap one.
It was easy to tune (at least to my satisfaction) and the action is just right for young fingers. Cheap things tend to be extremely deficient in these categories.
Whether to buy it of course depends: it probably wouldn't suit a serious musician or student as a primary instrument; nor is it cheap or bullet proof toy for the toddler who wants to play "The Who". If I had to place where this belongs, I'd say this would be good for a kid who sticks with guitar lessons long enough to pick up a few chords, but not long enough to need a really good instrument. Rather than buy an expensive one and then have to resell it, or have to watch a couple of hundred dollars gathering dust in the corner, you wont' mind if your kid gives up after a month of lessons with this. Maybe he'll pick it up and strum a few chords now and then, and possibly get reinterested later.
A quick word about some of the other reviews. You should NEVER EVER put a steel strings on a guitar that is not designed for them. The cumulative tension of six steel strings is tremendous, and guitars designed for this have specially reinforced necks. A well made nylon string guitar MIGHT not blow up on you, but I woudln't count on it, particularly in the price range. As far as breaking strings is concerned, it's goes with the territory, like have reeds go bad on a woodwind. Strings are replaceable parts for a reason. In any case, I haven't replaced the strings on ours, although it isn't played much.
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