3rd Avenue XF 3/4 Size Junior Kids Classical Spanish Starter Beginner Pack Acoustic Guitar with Nylon Strings, Gig Bag, Capo and Picks – Black

Although the application of the stain/varnish could have been better where the neck joins the body the overall finish is good. The guitar came well set up and only tuning was required for it to be playable out of the box.I was pleasantly surprised to find a truss rod had been installed in the neck and an allen key supplied to adjust it with, many cheap guitars will go without which can result in tuning problems and warped necks in the months/years ahead.Tuning and intonation was perfect - with all strings tuned correctly the same notes were displayed on a chromatic tuner when a string was played open, fretted at the 12th or harmonically at the 12th.The frets were correctly spaced so chords and individual notes play in tune down the length of the neck and were level with no high frets causing strings to buzz. I was also happy to find that the frets had been smoothly bevelled at the sides of the fingerboard so there were no sharp edges waiting to scratch young hands.The three a side tuners work well, they have bee positioned correctly and do not wobble (like some I have come across) and are neither too stiff to turn or too loose that they can;t hold the strings in tune, the plastic pearloid buttons look nicer than plain cream or white buttons.The strings are easy on the fingers and it takes very little pressure even high up the finger board to press them to the frets. They will probably last a long time but to my ear they are not the best sounding being a little muted for my taste - some may prefer this tone to strings which 'ring' a lot. Expect the strings to take a couple of weeks before they settle in and don't need retuning every 10 minutes when playing. To this end it would have been nice if a tuner had been included but it's not so if you don't already have one I recommend you purchase one along with the guitar.The guitar came supplied with a serviceable, non-padded gigbag, a cappo which is very stiff to operate but works, a couple of plectrums and an allen key (keep it safe) and is quite a nice package for the price.Aimed primarily at school children 3/4 size guitars are also perfectly suitable for adults and I'd recommend this one to anyone 8 years and older who is interested in learning classical guitar on a budget.

Got this for my 8 year old to take guitar lessons in school.Lovely quality, colour and sound. Child is delighted with it and proud to take it into school for her lessons. We are very happy with the purchase.The bag it comes with is “ok” if keeping in the home but it is so thin, that it is really nothing more than a cover and part of the front pocket came away from the seam after one trip into school. So we invested in another, more durable cover to help the guitar survive its trips into school.

This guitar is perfect to teach my daughter, I play guitar and was worried about the quality, but it is fine, It plays nicely, the sound and quality is good enough for a child to learn on and sounds nice. I have a Washburn full size quality guitar but I would happily pick this little guitar up and have a go myself. Although the frets are very small for an adult it's brilliant for small children. I have bought this for a 7 year old and I think it will be the perfect size for her starting out. I have tuned it and had a go myself and I am happy, had to tune alot til the strings settle and it's starting to stay in tune a bit more. If the strings keep going out of tune it's usually just the way it's strung, so re string it or if you don't know how take into music shop. Or find an online video about how to correctly string a guitar. The way the strings are attached looks correct but my own guitar is strung differently and do not know how to string this Spanish style guitar so I will learn from a video or go to a shop and ask. But going to leave the strings as they are for now and re string later if/when needed. Its good for a child to learn how to tune a guitar as much as play it

Bought it for granddaughter who was very pleased (of course). I play guitar but wouldn't class myself as a guitar player or musician. ( we wish). The guitar was of good quality with a nice bag with shoulder straps and carry handle, a capo and some picks. The strings completely slack as expected.As usual nylon strings can be a pain to tune till settled. I tuned it the first day and again a few hours later after the strings had settled down. The same again the next day and by the third day the strings had hardly lost any of their tune, meaning they had settled in. Only the the G, B and E strings needed minimal adjustment.In my opinion that tells me that the strings must be of good quality as I've had cheaper strings which were sometimes near impossible to hold in tune and finished up spending extra on a decent set of strings.I believe most of the time you get what you pay for and in this case the price is reasonable for this package. The guitar feels sturdy, looks very nice and appears value for money compared to some very cheap ones available in multi stores, more so when you add up all the extras which are included in the package (bag, picks, capo) and the quality of the strings.

Not a bad little guitar for the price, but out the box it needs some setting up the action is way too high not good for beginners that don’t know how to set it up properly, but once I got it nicely set up and tuned it is pretty good sounds good and looks okay for a cheap guitar.

This is the best buy. My daughter wanted to learn how to play the guitar and I had a good look around to buy one but this one was he best value for money. My daughter is really enjoying learning on this guitar.It is easy to tune and exactly the colour she wanted.