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Finding A Grown Up Guitar For Small Adult Hands

When I played guitar in the 50's andyears and how much quality has suffered
60's, I was limited by having smallfor a low end guitar. Even good used
hands. There were certain tunes I couldguitars were few and far between. But, I
just not stretch to play. In those dayskept looking.
a guitarist had to spend a coupleIn the process I discovered two
thousand dollars for a custom made gitmanufacturers of short neck guitars. I
with a short neck or resign themselvesthought - "These must be for kids and
to a limited song list. That's not thegirls." But, once I looked over the
case today!specifications I realized they were not
Back in the day we had a prettythe guitars sold by toy stores at all.
successful local band. We played all theThese were versions of full size guitars
"sock hops" and even made a nice livingthat are downsized for small adults with
playing road gigs in the tri-state areasmall hands and, yes, even for the
of Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvaniaaspiring lady pickers and teens.
under the names of "The Crazy Tones" andMy number one concern, of course, was
"The Challets". I mainly played rythymquality of craftsmanship and sound
guitar and, on occasion, I playedquality. The price was a surprise. More
keyboard on certain songs. One thing Iabout that in a moment.
never played and never learned was leadI looked at the Fender Squire and the
guitar, the ultimate goal for all guitarIbanez Mikro. The Fender, frankly, got
players I think.poor ratings from musicians and from
Well, I retired recently and decided tonewbies. The Ibanez, on the other hands,
revisit my love of guitar playing. Iscored a 90% satisfactory rating among
began a search for a guitar that offeredthe same group. Based on that, I bought
a nice price and good quality. I bid onthe Ibanez Mikro for under $130.00
a few on eBay but quickly found the bidsincluding Free Shipping and Handling. I
to be almost as high as buying locallyhave not been disappointed.
when you consider Shipping and Handling.I now play tunes that were almost
I scoured local music stores but foundimpossible and I play them comfortably.
nothing that fit me comfortably, thatThe quality? The sound? I give this git
was at a fair price. I had no idea howa 100% positive rating!
much guitar prices have gone up over the



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