For now, consider the FG Junior as a great option for kids boosting quality materials of the series’ proprietary X-bracing design.

Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided. If the fault occurs within the first 2 years of your ownership, we'll collect the goods and deliver them back to you free of charge.The FG JR1 is an acoustic guitar which means that it has steel strings, as opposed to the nylon string of a classical style. For a mass-produced product, the Yamaha JR1 acoustic guitar has a surprisingly good quality and sound.

Some discretion will be needed to gauge whether they will grow out of the guitar’s size too quickly. That said it’s got plenty of brightness in the mid and upper ranges, and a projection that’s more than suitable for the vast majority of playing scenarios a beginner will encounter.

While still producing the warm lows and a thick sound overall that a mahogany does, the meranti timber gives a little more volume than its counterpart. The fretboard is a similar width to a full-size guitar, so will feel familiar to players who already have some experience under their belt. As for tonewoods, it features laminated Sitka spruce top on the body, nato on the neck, and rosewood on the fretboard. The JR1 comes with the authentic Yamaha sound due to its solid Spruce top, that delivers a bright, vibrant timbre.

If you are interested in the JR1, you should also have a look at the JR2, which is also a fantastic guitar for kids. The smaller scale makes it effortlessly playable, but it keeps the string spacing of its full-sized brethren so it won’t feel too alien to those who’ve played a Taylor before.That said, the Yamaha JR1 is not a toy; it’s just a smaller version of one of the best acoustic series in the market.