This is a good guitar for the smaller player, but you will need to upgrade it if you want it to play well.  Overall it is built well, but the tuners are garbage.  I have had my hands on two of these as I bought one to teach will and recommended one for a 9 year old student.  There's not a lot out there in small sized guitars for a good price.  For my money, they could include better tuners, we're talking 20 bucks, which I would gladly pay for to make this a playable guitar out of the box.  You will need to put at least .10 gauge strings on it for it to stay in tune at all.  I went ahead and bought some tuners (Fender Strat/Tele Vintage Machine Head set of 6) from Amazon-about 32 bucks, and a cheap mini humbucker pickup.  I also had to shim the neck-now it's starting to feel usable.  I'm no expert, I just scoured the internet for instructions and went for it with the repairs.  Not sure about all the 5 star reviews because it really isn't playable until you at least change the strings.  That being said, I don't see there is much out there for the younger player, this is basically it.  Let me know if you find anything better for around the same price!  peace
This is a good guitar for the smaller player, but you will need to upgrade it if you want it to play well. Overall it is built well, but the tuners are garbage. I have had my hands on two of these as I bought one to teach will and recommended one for a 9 year old student. There's not a lot out there in small sized guitars for a good price. For my money, they could include better tuners, we're talking 20 bucks, which I would gladly pay for to make this a playable guitar out of the box. You will need to put at least. 10 gauge strings on it for it to stay in tune at all. I went ahead and bought some tuners (Fender Strat/Tele Vintage Machine Head set of 6) from Amazon-about 32 bucks, and a cheap mini humbucker pickup. I also had to shim the neck-now it's starting to feel usable. I'm no expert, I just scoured the internet for instructions and went for it with the repairs. Not sure about all the 5 star reviews because it really isn't playable until you at least change the strings. That being said, I don't see there is much out there for the younger player, this is basically it. Let me know if you find anything better for around the same price! peace