Customer Reviews
Terrible item! 
2008-05-18
I bought this guitar as a birthday present for my 3 year old. I had no expectations for it whatsoever. I bought it to be a toy guitar, she's not capable of knowing the difference yet and I thought this would be a great way for her to learn.
No. Not even a chance. She unwrapped it, dropped it a foot onto the floor, closer to preschooler put down and the neck detached from the body. Snap. 4 staples were holding it together. Not 5 minutes out of the box.
I glued it back together, again, I'm figuring this is a toy. While restringing the plastic guard that goes over the strings snapped off.
In the trash it goes. Worthless.
IT'S A GREAT GIFT!!!!!! 
2008-04-11
I bought this item after my 3 year old showed interest in the guitar. I read the reviews and purchased the item with some hesitation. The reviews of this item not being durable is in my opinion wrong. It is an item for a small child to play with. and for that funtion it is great.
Happy Grandson 2007-12-21
This first act discovery FG130 was the prefect choice for our 6 year old grandson, this item seems to be better quality than some of the others on the market, I only needed to tune it when it came out of the box and our grandson was off and strumming.
Ironically, it's not for kids 
2007-12-12
I have been reading the reviews of kids smashing these guitars -- which is of course amusing.
DO NOT buy any guitar for little kids unless you are going to spend time with them. Teach them to not treat it as a toy. Don't just hand it over to them -- of course they will use it as a blunt instrument. OF COURSE the strings will be off the guitar in an hour!
The secret of this guitar is that it is actually better for adults who want a cheap travel guitar for camping trips, etc. It is inexpensive, not terrible to play and compact. Do not buy this as your first guitar. Get a Yamaha Nylon String acoustic. They are easy to play and won't tear your fingers up -- so you will play more. This guitar is better for those that have played for a bit, and want something inexpensive to carry along.
Great Guitar 2007-10-20
I purchased the guitar for my 8 yr old nephew. The quality is excellent. I was impressed that the strings are steel instead of the usual plastic used in discount store guitars for the same price.
I should have known better 
2007-09-30
The First Act Student Acoustic guitar is designed especially for children to learn and grow on. Its steel reinforced neck prevents warping, twisting and snapping and also allows the neck to be thinner which makes the guitar easier tohold for a child's smaller hand.
Good Guitar For Begginers Only 2007-05-29
This is a great guitar for a begginer, if you are an experienced guitar player then this probably won't cut it for you and you are best off buying a more expensive and definitely larger guitar, but for a begginer this is the guitar you should buy, it is cheap, realiable, and it sounds great the only downside is that it should last only a couple years. Just before you buy this make sure you are willing to learn, a guitar is a hard and complex instrument that takes time and effort to learn, I highly encourage you to buy some lesson books for your new guitar since you can't just pick it up and play it (well you can if you know how) [...].
Fantastic Starter!!! 2007-05-07
I am a guitar instructor and have had a couple kids come in with this guitar. I was nervous seeing the size and thought it couldn't possibly work. But after just a couple short minutes it was tuned and played wonderfully! For thirty dollars this is a sweet deal! Both kids were playing full chords within minutes! I was almost lauging at the other reviews saying it didn't hold tune for more than a day and that it was closer to a toy than a musical instrument. It's thirty dollars!! It's made for kids! Kids don't take care of things so don't spend hundreds of dollars on an instrument that you will catch them standing on, sitting on, jumping on, throwing, hitting friends and family with. This guitar is perfect for a starter! If you're looking for a lifetime investment, you're not going to buy a guitar that comes in a box! But if you have a child age 5 to 9 who wants to learn to play, GET THIS GUITAR!! Don't be concerned that it only stays in tune for a day, most kids mess with the tuners anyway. Plus then they get to learn how to tune it back!! Tah dah a lesson learned! The steel strings won't snap like that other reviewer said. When tuned correctly, they are actually looser than on a full size guitar due to the shorter neck. (this will make sense if you know a thing or two about the guitar) Anyway, this is a heck of a deal for the money!! So, for less money than "Guitar Hero" buy this and get them playing for real!
it survived a war deployment 2007-03-25
I purchased this little guitar because I was deployed to Iraq and I didnt want to worry if it got destroyed. We needed to change the strings and it needed to be tuned daily,(this took only a few seconds with practice) but it provided hours of entertainment and everybody who played it was happy for the outlet it provided. No special care was taken, it was tossed around and left in the elements but it survived the trip, still playes and now has great setimental value to me. I wouldnt play gigs with it but I would say it is durible enouph for a child and fun enouph for around the camp fire. It is more then a toy but less then an instrument.
Great intro guitar! 2007-03-23
I bought one of these for my 4 year old son to play, restrung it with semi-steel strings, and it lasted a good 2 years before the neck finally pulled away from the body (gently, not in a violent eye-injuring explosion). Over the course of the two years, he and I both played it vigorously (perhaps me more than him!), and I found that it stayed in tune better than any other "toy" guitar I've played - despite numerous floor-droppings, etc. I even caught him standing on it a few times (and was able to teach him that's not a good way to treat instruments)! So, I've just ordered another one, and look forward to another couple years of exhuberant playing on it, before he is old enough to own his own "real" instrument. And by the way, I've been playing music for thirty years. I agree with the previous comment, the thirty-dollar price tag should tell any potential buyer exactly what this is - and as far as I'm concerned, that first thirty dollars was well spent! I look forward to a few more years out of the next guitar, and believe me, the dollar cost is a pittance for the fun I expect us to have.
