 | Disney Hannah Montana 3/4 Sized Acoustic Guitar |
| List Price: | $89.99 |
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Product Description
Three quarter size for smaller hands. Chrome covered tuner keys. Hannah Montana themed graphics. Rosewood Fingerboard and Bidge. Rosewood Bridge with steel strings.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #76 in Musical Instruments
- Brand: Disney
- Model: HMDA34
- Released on: 2008-05-21
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 38.00" h x 5.50" w x 14.50" l, 6.00 pounds
Features
- Disney Hannah Montana Branded
- Real Wood
- Steel String
Customer Reviews
Very nice guitar for being a signature item!
I bought this guitar last spring for my daughter's birthday. Being
a musician myself I figured it would probably be a typical cheap type
guitar but good enough for her to start strumming around and learn to
play. I was however very impressed. The guitar is made by Washburn and
it really plays nicely and has great sound. In fact, I find it holds
tune very well and a lot easier to play than my own full size guitar.
The action is set low and easy for a beginner. It has dot indicators on
the side of the fret board to help beginners with learning the fret
positions. This guitar is well built and even nice looking for being a
celebrity signature item.
Great graphics, OK 3/4 guitar, but there are better
My 6 year old daughter loves the graphics, although a little
disappointed it doesn't say Hannah Montana on the guitar, just "HM"
on the neck. This is an OK 3/4 guitar for girls who just want to
fool around with it, but it definitely is not "cheap." You are
obviously paying for the celebrity endorsement, even if it is made by a
guitar vendor. There are plenty of high quality 3/4 guitars for kids
that are better quality in this price range, made by top manufacturers
such as Yamaha & Ibanez. This guitar has a bright sound, but
definitely doesn't hold its tune very long. This can be really
annoying.
If I would do this over I would get my daughter a "Daisy Rocks"
guitar in the bright pink "sparkle" model. The Daisy Rocks guitars
are designed specifically for girls, hold their tune, sound great, much
better quality & look hot too.
OK guitar to play "rock star" in front of the mirror; not great
I found one of these Hannah Montana 3/4 sized guitars cheap and
picked it up, being a sucker for such things. I have lots of "real"
guitars, as well as high quality 3/4 sized guitars by Martin and
Taylor, so I know what a good guitar plays and sounds like.
My expectations were generally low, given the relatively street
price and the fact that this is being sold as a mass market Hannah
Montana tie-in, not as a serious instrument. However, it is made by
Washburn, who (at the higher end of their line) make some fine
instruments.
This guitar is, without surprise, made in China. Although the high
gloss finish makes it look like a plastic toy, it appears to actually
be made of wood (which is good).
My guitar required nothing but a tuning out of the box. The action
(distance of the strings to the fretboard) was decent--although for a
beginner I'd probably like a wee bit lower. The strings themselves were
fine--not corroded able to be properly tuned, and ring out OK. The
tuners are very poor: They are loose and the guitar tends to go out of
tune between sessions. I've encountered much better tuners, even on
very cheap guitars, so this was a surprise.
As for the sound: It's very bright, but not very enunciated and not
very warm. I have heard worse inexpensive guitars, for sure, but no one
will confuse this for a serious instrument. For example, played side by
side with a "Baby Martin" (street price of around three hundred), this
sounds very poor. Of course, it sells for less than one third of the
price, and it has the Hannah Montana graphics (which is either a
blessing or a curse, depending on your age and sex).
Overall, I'd say this guitar is OK, and you get at least as much as
you pay for (given the relatively low price). Could you use this as a
learning instrument? Well, the action is acceptably low, which is
perhaps the most important thing when starting out. The lousy tuners
will be an annoyance no matter what. And I suspect the not-so-hot tone
of this guitar would outwear its welcome quickly for anyone who became
at all serious about playing (not to mention a guitar teacher who would
probably toss it out the window!)
But if lessons and real guitar antics are not in your girl's
immediate future, this isn't bad. It's certainly better than a toy, and
it's reasonably priced.
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