well i bought the extra strings that
best buy was advertising for cheap that day but i dont know how good they are, i think it comes with steel string, but i dont remember....
FYI, for strings, definitely go to a music store. When you begin to try to play and your fingers are screaming in agony, go to the music store and ask them what they recommend. All strings are not equal nor are brands (just like everything else.) The strings you got at Best Buy are most likely medium gauge and will kill your fingers before you ever get the idea that you like playing the guitar.
My guitar sat for a year or so with a broken string. I was on
youtube and ended up watching some guitar videos and had to pull the guitar out of the case. The next day, I ran to the music shop and grabbed up some strings. I asked and they recommended me go with an 0.011 gauge strings. Made a huge difference in playability for my non-skilled guitar playing. Funny thing is, as I walked in the door after work, my wife said to me, "Heard you messing with your guitar downstairs last night. I was at Target, so here you go..." and she handed me a set of strings she bought at Target. They were gauge 0.012" and after I broke the ones I bought, I put those on. It was like night and day the difference between the lighter strings I bought and the heavier that she bought.
I will have a look at Best Buy..I really don't want to buy the best for my daughter as you never know--the interest could be fleeting!!! MANY thanks again! Lots of good help here!
The problem with cheap guitars is the interest could fleet away without her understanding why. A cheap guitar is not easy to play. The action (height above the fretboard) of the strings is typically far too great. It makes for difficult times to learn any speed in fingering and changing chords, makes barr chords extremely difficult, and generally puts someone off before they get a chance to actually learn anything.
Of course, there are exceptions. I have a $100 cheap acoustic guitar. I read up a lot on the net and did some work to mine myself to help out with the high action and playability. I put some lighter strings on and it all made enough of a difference for me to continue with it rather than toss the guitar in the corner somewhere and mend my aching fingers.
Good luck and my suggestion is, if you see any kind of continued interest when she has a cheap guitar, then don't hesitate to get another one of better quality for her, or to suggest her get a better quality (can't remember what age she is.) All you hear around the guitar internet scene is "get a decent guitar and it is far more likely you will learn rather than give up." With determination, a cheapie can work, as it has for me, but I would definitely be much easier to learn if I had something that worked much better.
