GEAR SPOTLIGHT
LOOG
THIRD MAN
ELECTRIC GUITAR
REVIEW BY JAMIE WOLFERT
STREET PRICE $179.00
Like nearly every musical
parent, I have a powerful
desire to pass my love and
knowledge of music on to
my progeny. Doing this
successfully can be
a complex, pitfall-laden
endeavor, though,
requiring a lot of
light treading, gentle
nudging, and subtle
encouragement, lest
you become the kind of
overbearing jerk that
forces piano lessons
on a disinterested
kid for years on end,
potentially squashing any
innate love they may have
oncehad for music. You
really don’t want to be
that guy.
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My favorite method for
instilling a love of music in
kids without turning them
off is to simply expose
them to music of all kinds,
and try to positively
encourage whatever
developing tastes they
may have. Similarly, if you
want them to have an
interest in actually playing
and creating music,
make sure they have
ready access to musical
instruments, and try to be
their guide and jam buddy
as they experiment with
sounds and follow their
curiosity.
This last part can be
especially challenging
with littler kids like my
Loog Third Man Electric Guitar
own, however, as adult
instruments don’t often
fit them and a lot of child-
sized instruments are
little more than toys. For
instance, my daughter has
always been interested
in my guitars, but as a
kindergartner she’s barely
big enough to hold one on
her lap, much less navigate
the neck. Her sixth
birthday was coming up,
though, I really wanted to
find a real, playable guitar
to fit her. I was considering
a lot of less-than-ideal
options when my relentless
googling led me to what
appeared to be the perfect
solution: the Loog guitar.