Review of LeapFrog Touch Magic Rockin' Guitar

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We have both this guitar and B. Toys' "Woofer" guitar (in the shape of a dog) and have really been enjoying them both (especially the ability to control the sound volume on each ha!). The LeapFrog Touch Magic Rockin' Guitar is the smaller of the two, and instead of "real" strings, it uses a touch sensor when you "strum" your fingers over the illustrations of the strings (which causes the guitar to play different chords corresponding to the song selected). There is enough variety in the songs so it seems like you're never hearing the same song for too long (unless your little one falls in love with a song and switches through the circle of songs to replay her favorite over and over...) with a variety of children's classics and Leapfrog original songs (which are a chilling mixture of catchy and annoying but they grow on you and you'll find yourself humming them in the elevator at work...). The B. Toys Woofer guitar seems to be a sturdier build (and much heavier) and the songs have funnier lyrics and the "real" strings are a plus and a minus. The Leapfrog guitar is very easy to hold and "rock out" with and the feature of a "clap" button has been a huge hit with our little rock star (as she likes to make it cheer for her after each song). The guitar sound effects are fun as well (but ask me again two months from now...). At fifteen bucks on Amazon, this was a really great deal -and I think your child will really be happy with either this guitar or the B. Toys version, which runs about twenty two bucks at target. I prefer the B. Toys one for it's creativity and the quality of the chord sounds but only by a small margin, and the lightness of the Leapfrog guitar and the "clap" button might swing me in its favor once I've had them both for a longer period to judge. You really can't go wrong with either (as long as you have built up enough "electronic toy sounds" tolerance). Note this frustration free package version really did come in truly frustration free packaging but it lacked the Leapfrog box, so might not be the best choice if your gifting the item (unless it's to a close family member).

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program My 3 year-old daughter absolutely loves this guitar. It was an instant hit! She has a Sesame Street Elmo guitar which is more for younger toddlers. This one actually responds to the strumming and has a great variety of songs, which is music to my ears. It is very lightweight and easy for her to hold. She is having fun playing along side Daddy's guitar (and guitar hero!) This is super cute for the little musician in your life.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I ordered this guitar for my three year old niece because, like all kids, she loves music and messing around with levers and switches and whatnot. Right off the bat, I was disappointed when I opened the box to find a flat decal on the face of the guitar. The whole thing is activated by 'touch' sensors, so there are no protruding buttons on the guitar! Lame! It looked like fun with all the different buttons and effects, but it looks more like one of those Paper Jamz guitars you get at Walgreens. LeapFrog recently launched a line of Touch Magic toys, with this guitar being one of the first items in the series.

The actual sound is pretty good. There are options for drums, crowd noise, vocals on or off, and guitar solos and flourishes. A nice range of options. It only comes loaded with 10 songs, but 10 is a lot better than just one song, over and over and over.

The flat face is the biggest letdown, but it is easy to wipe down. It also comes with a nice little guitar strap, and it is very lightweight overall. I'd say the general length of the guitar is about 18", just right for a small child, and its fairly thin, not bulky at all.

The original MSRP was $39.99 for this item, which I would say is outrageous, but at half that price, for a kid who loves playing with musical toys, it's not a bad deal.

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I read another review that talked about the flat front of this guitar. I didn't think it would matter to my 2 year old, so I bought this anyway. Well, turns out it's a pretty big deal to her. There are no strings to pluck, so it feels a little too fake. Kids recognize fake, they're cool like that. This was just too far from feeling like she was playing anything.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This was not nearly the hit with my 4-year-old that I thought it would be. She loves to play with musical instruments and recently suggested that we acquire enough to have "a real marching band," but it doesn't look like the Touch Magic Rockin' Guitar will be in the regular lineup.

It has an enticing, colorful appearance, and she couldn't wait to get it out of the package and strap it on (loves the strap!), but soon found that the flat buttons made it hard to play, so she kept laying it flat on the floor to use it. She might learn the buttons without having to look eventually, but at this point it doesn't look like she'll play with it often enough for that to happen. The instructions say to "touch" the buttons, and they do respond well to a light touch, but not as well to the heavy touch that a rockin' toddler uses, resulting in unintended repeats and skips. There is also somewhat of a lag in the response time with the buttons that momentarily makes it seem as if the button didn't do anything, creating more unintended repeats. So much for the featured "exploration of rhythm and tempo."

She was also disappointed that it does not have any strings and is not very guitar-like, really. She enjoyed singing along with the songs but didn't think accompanying them with electronic sound effects or strumming added much (the strumming, in fact, tends to drown them out), and she was disappointed that we couldn't queue up the songs to play her favorites in a specific order (you can only move "next...next..next" with the selector button).

In my opinion, LeapFrog is really pushing the definition of "educational" with this toy, as well. For example, the instructions emphasize that children will learn social skills by singing along and taking turns, which is not only pretty elementary but also pretty incidental to this toy (the songs "Having Fun Together" and "Taking Turns" are supposed to promote this; they were greeted with a few moments of listening and then ignored), and that playing "You're a Rock Star" will "strengthen children's understanding of the world." Seriously? And while we're at it, is the rock-star lifestyle actually the world view you're hoping to strengthen in your child anyway?

We have several other much-liked LeapFrog toys, but this one is a miss.