| More women than ever are playing the guitar | | | | Short Scale is proof evolution still is alive in guitar |
| nowadays. More luthiers and guitar manufacturing | | | | design with a uniquely cut feminine body and a 22-1/2 |
| companies are paying attention to the needs of | | | | scale neck making the guitar comfortable for smaller |
| smaller female players, their playing styles, and their | | | | guitarists while still holding on to the the soul of a |
| sense of style and design. What exactly is a girls | | | | rocking guitar. Top quality features include a rock |
| womans guitar and what are the differences one | | | | maple neck, basswood body, beautiful pearloid heart |
| might expect to find in a guitar described this way? | | | | inlays, and shiny chrome hardware. |
| Guitars made to fit the female form are becoming | | | | 6. Minarik Inferno Electric Guitar Endorsed by |
| more fashionable than ever. The first time I picked one | | | | Shred-mistress Rynata. It has an unusual body design |
| up to play I noticed it weighed less and had a nice but | | | | and top notch electrics along with beautiful hardware, |
| smaller feel that adapts well to a smaller hand without | | | | manufactured using advanced design techniques. Most |
| loss of tone or sound quality at all. I would not hesitate | | | | women players agree that it has a great feel and |
| to recommend this sort of guitar to anyone who is | | | | super tone. |
| smaller than the average man, including the up and | | | | 7. Gibson Les Paul Goddess delivers the same pure |
| coming virtuosos, and rock stars; children. Although | | | | tone of a traditional Les Paul in a light, streamlined |
| your favorite nephew may not appreciate a pink guitar | | | | body. Comfortable enough to play for hours, tough |
| like the Squier Hello Kitty Electric Guitar. | | | | enough to shake the house down. Typical Gibson |
| Playing an instrument that feels right may help you to | | | | quality and sound. Uniquely crafted light weight |
| achieve your emotional and creative goals more easily. | | | | mahogany body with a figured maple top & narrow |
| Wrestling with a guitar that is too big or heavy takes | | | | nut. The slim 60s-style neck is really slippery along with |
| away from the concentration and comfort needed to | | | | hi powered translucent 490R & 498T humbuckers you |
| perform at a high level. | | | | can wake up the neighborhood. The slim reduced body |
| The major players in bringing Girls Guitars to the public | | | | size is designed for optimum fit and performance for |
| are limited, but include Squier, Gibson. Epiphone, Luna | | | | smaller body sizes. This is a real top line guitar for |
| and Daisy Rock. These are just a few of this type of | | | | serious players. |
| companies known to this author, catering to this new | | | | 8. ESP Horizon 3 Girl Electric Guitar. The ESP Horizon |
| niche. There are a range of models to fit taste | | | | 3 Girl Electric Guitar is an unbelievable custom axe that |
| preferences as well as budget. It should be noted that | | | | incorporates a breathtaking emerald green see-thru |
| Luna, which is one of the smaller companies listed | | | | finish over a figured maple top with an anime girl |
| above is owned by a woman who is an artist whose | | | | graphic. It's an excellent partner to the sleek Horizon 3 |
| bass player mother inspired her to create a guitar to | | | | body, with it's scalloped double cutaways, large upper |
| better suit her mothers needs. It is clear in looking at a | | | | horn and jet black headstock that follows the body's |
| Luna guitar that it is a beautifully crafted instrument. | | | | curves. This guitar doesn't stop at great looks. . In |
| Lets get to it, here are my personal picks for the best | | | | addition to the maple top, the Horizon 3 Girl features a |
| guitars for smaller players: | | | | solid mahogany body and maple neck to ensure great |
| 1. Luna Muse Parlor Acoustic Guitar is a brilliant | | | | tone and sustain. Two EMG81 humbucker pickups |
| acoustic guitar that is beautiful in design and is very | | | | means this young lady has a very powerful voice, one |
| comfy for any player. This is a particularly *affordable | | | | that will growl on your chunky chords and wail high and |
| model, and plays easily and has great tones, including | | | | clear on your solos. All of the hardware is black |
| some very pleasing deep bass tones. It has a lovely | | | | including high quality Sperzel tuners, a tone-enhancing |
| soft matt finish, and some clean well crafted celtic knot | | | | Gotoh bridge, volume & tone knobs and a 3-way |
| style wood inlays in various places, as well as moon | | | | pickup switch. This guitar is an amazing high quality |
| phase inlays of pearl (pearl like appearance) on the | | | | guitar for the accomplished player, or performer. |
| fretboard. The tuners have a really lovely matt grey | | | | 9. Epiphone Emily the Strange SG Electric Guitar. The |
| metal finish. This guitar plays like it wants to be played. | | | | limited-edition Epiphone Emily The Strange G-310 SG |
| 2. Luna Andromeda Phoenix Bass Guitar. It is | | | | features Emily's face and other graphics from the |
| noticeably lighter in weight than the majority of bass | | | | Cosmic Debris character including, of course, one of |
| guitars I have examined with out losing any of the tone | | | | Emily black cats. This axe delivers everything from |
| and pop heard from any good bass guitar. It is also a | | | | warm distortion to all-out scream with 2 hot-wired |
| very affordable guitar. | | | | humbuckers. Crafted with select hardwood body, |
| 3. The Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster Electric Guitar is | | | | bolt-on mahogany neck, and rosewood fingerboard |
| an extremely affordable solid body electric guitar, The | | | | with dot inlays. Also features tune-o-matic bridge, |
| friendly face of Hello Kitty is painted on the custom | | | | stopbar tailpiece, and chrome tuners. |
| kitty head shaped pickguard on either a bubble gum | | | | 10. Taylor Baby Taylor Mahogany Top Dreadnought |
| pink or a black Stratocaster style guitar. This is a | | | | Acoustic Guitar is a 3/4 scale guitar. It has a perfectly |
| decent first guitar for an aspiring rock star gal in your | | | | symmetrical design and is like a full sized guitar. it is not |
| life. Squire also makes an even less expensive Hello | | | | designated as a womans/girls guitar, however it's |
| Kitty Mini Stratocaster Electric Guitar. It is smaller, has | | | | unique size and the usual superior Taylor quality will |
| three single coil pickups, a 20 fret neck, and simpler | | | | surprise smaller people with it's perfect sound and feel. |
| Hello Kitty Graphics on the guitar body. It comes in | | | | The Taylor Baby Taylor is a great slightly smaller guitar |
| black and Pink. | | | | at an affordable price . |
| 4. Daisy Rock Candy Series Daisy Rock Guitars guitar | | | | 11. Fender Custom Shop Bonnie Raitt Model . This |
| company was established in 2000 by Tish Ciravolo. | | | | particular guitar is excellent. It is one of the sweetest |
| The company manufactures and markets guitars | | | | guitars I have ever played. It is a Stratocaster in every |
| designed specifically for girls and women. The Daisy | | | | way. Primarily, the biggest difference between this |
| Rock Candy Series includes several models of | | | | Strat and a stock American Strat is the nice narrow |
| solid-body electric guitars with a single-cutaway body, | | | | neck and terrific manufacturing job performed in The |
| similar to the body outline of a Gibson Les Paul or Paul | | | | Fender Custom Shop. This guitar is not in production |
| Reed Smith single-cut guitar. They sound great and | | | | now, and must be acquired used. It is a great find if |
| are easy to play. A top quality guitar that allows you to | | | | you come upon one. |
| express yourself with great clarity. | | | | *GPC defines affordable as any guitar which costs |
| 5. Daisy Rock Short Scale Guitars. The Heartbreaker | | | | under $550 when new. |