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Yeah, that's Justin Sandercoe's advice, his opinion is that unless you want to learn to play classical guitar, an electric is probably easier for beginners just because of the nut width and how hard that makes fingering. A nylon-strung guitar will likely have an even wider nut than a "normal" metal-strung acoustic guitar.
I got a Squier Bullet Mustang for my son and it's been a good choice in terms of scale length, string tension, overall weight etc.
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She’s actually got a Squier mini-JM already, but she can’t be lugging an amp to school with her.
I went to PMT this afternoon to look at the Fender ESC80 and a similar Yamaha. Not much between them, both nicely made. I went with the Fender because it has a slightly narrower nut, and a satin finish so the neck was a bit slidier.
rodan
It does, thanks. I’m not sure the goal is to learn classical, the letter from the school music teacher specifies nylon strings purely from a comfort point of view. Also, her interest is mainly in learning to play electric, so maybe the Fender with the narrow nut would be best.