Recommended Instruments

Here is a list of recommended instruments that meet our requirements and long-term goals for our students. If you are considering another instrument please feel free to ask us about it. The instruments listed here are ones that we have personal experience with.

Debutante Jr.

By Daisy Rock

Features

  • Daisy Rock’s exclusive “Slim & Narrow” neck design makes it easier for girls with smaller hands to play the guitar 
  • Lightweight construction makes the guitar easier to manage and more comfortable to play
  • The shorter and more manageable 23-1/4″ scale is a perfect fit for younger, smaller girls
  • Vibrant, musically inspiring color

Specifications

  • Construction: Set-Neck
  • Body: Agathis
  • Neck: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Frets: 18 Medium
  • Scale: 23-1/4″
  • Inlay: Dots
  • Tuners: Daisy Custom
  • Binding: None
  • Weight: 3 lb., 8 oz.

Current price is $199. Order from Guitar Center HERE.

Baby Taylor BT1

At a ¾-scale, the Baby Taylor BT1 is the little dreadnought that could. Taylor’s ultra-portable travel mate belies its size with a sweet, full voice and great tone. It’s remarkably versatile for special applications, whether played in alternate tunings or high-strung; with a capo or a slide. And it’s the perfect starter guitar for young kids.

Current price $349. Order from Guitar Center HERE.

Also available in Mahogany HERE.

YAMAHA LS 6

Body

  • Body type: Small body
  • Cutaway: No
  • Top wood: Engelmann spruce
  • Back and sides: Mahogany
  • Bracing pattern: Modified non-scalloped
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed

Neck

  • Neck shape: C Traiditonal
  • Nut width: 1.75″ (44.45 mm)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Neck wood: 5-ply mahogany/rosewood
  • Scale length: 25.5″
  • Number of frets: 20
  • Neck finish: Satin

Electronics

  • Pickup/preamp: Yes
  • Brand: Yamaha
  • Configuration: Passive pickup
  • Preamp EQ: Not applicable
  • Feedback filter: Not applicable
  • Tuner: No

Current price is $329. Order from Guitar Center HERE.

Martin 00LX1AE Grand Concert Guitar

This Grand Concert, slope shoulder model is constructed with a Sitka spruce top and mahogany patterned high-pressure laminate back and sides, which offers a greater tolerance from fluctuating temperatures so you can take your guitar anywhere without worry. The high-performance tapered neck is constructed from a rust-colored birch laminate. A faux tortoise pickguard and Richlite fingerboard and bridge complete this model. The 00LX1AE is complete with Fishman(R) Sonitone electronics to make it the perfect acoustic-electric guitar at an affordable price.

Current price $599.

To purchase from Guitar Center click HERE.

YAMAHA DGX-660 PACKAGE

Includes DGX660B Digital Piano, stand, sustain pedal, Acesonic MP-703 microphone and RH1C headphones

The Pure CF Sound Engine faithfully reproduces the tone of a meticulously sampled and highly acclaimed Yamaha concert grand piano

GHS weighted action is heavier in the low register and lighter in the high, just like an acoustic piano

Score Display puts music notation of MIDI songs on the screen, helping you play your favorites by following the bouncing ball

The 6-track recorder allows you to capture your performances and song ideas, then add additional layers to spice-up your pieces.

Current price $855.

order from Guitar Center HERE.