Little Man went with me to pick up my Fender Jazzmaster from the repairman today. Turns out the repairman had seen me play at the 8 o'Clock Service in the mid-90s. Small world. While we were in his shop, Little Man spied a small, half-scale Mosrite guitar on the wall that must have been recently repaired. He gets this big grin on his face and asks, "Do you think I want that?" That was his shy way of saying he wanted it -- real bad.
We walked next door to Musician's purgatory, otherwise known as Guitar Center, because I wanted to check out the M-box2. Eventually, we found our way to the guitar section and he checked out a few. He was so excited, like a kid in a...well, you know. I found a black Fender Squire Stratocaster on the wall that was a reduced scale, which seemed to fit him pretty well. It was only $99. I also noticed a tiny Vox amp for like $69. I really wanted to get it for him, but didn't pull the trigger.
Earlier this week he asked if I could get him a new baseball glove and a bat. I told him that, as a reward for doing well in Kindergarten, I would consider getting him those things at the end of the school year, which is this Thursday. The glove/bat would be a cool gift--and a lot cheaper. The guitar would be soooo cool, too. But, in addition to being more pricey, I wonder if he'll have the stick-to-it-ive-ness necessary to practice hard and improve to the point where he enjoys it. I know he loves to rock and digs music. But, I'd hate it if he got discouraged at this young age and never gave it another shot.
So, the question I am pondering is..."Glove or Guitar?"
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I say guitar, but of course I'm biased (and I no longer live there, so I don't have to worry about the volume). Of course, you could encourage him to save up and buy the glove himself, and he could perhaps try to play music with a glove on, a la Michael Jackson. "Ow!"
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