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Hasbro Power Tour Electric Guitar (Black) | 
| Brand: Hasbro
Category: Toy
List Price: $69.99
Buy Collectible: $58.88
You Save: $11.11 (16%)
Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 9719
Color: Black
Batteries: 4
Batteries Included: No
Age: 10 - 15 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 10.1 x 24
MPN: 77116C
Model: 77369
UPC: 031037003009
EAN: 0031037003009
ASIN: B000OL0ULO
Release Date: September 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Guitar still in original retail blister pack with strap
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| Features:
| • | Toy electric guitar that requires no musical background | | • | Teaches basic guitar lessons and classic rock songs | | • | Made with durable plastic with flashing LED lights | | • | Includes electric guitar, cable, strap and instructional DVD | | • | Recommended for ages 10 to 15 years old |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Strap on this amazing electric guitar that teaches you how to play with authentic electric guitar sound. Simply follow the lights and you'll be pounding out power chords, shredding leads, and rocking right out of the box. Learn to play twelve different rock classics, including "Wild Thing" and "Smoke on the Water." Connect the guitar to your MP3 Player, which are not included and strum along to your favorite tunes, or rock out solo and compose your own monster anthem. Styled to look like the Gibson SG electric guitar, this portable instrument also features a built-in speaker and dual-function knobs that let you add cool effects to your sound. Choose the tones that suit your playing style - including metal, punk, rock and indie. The special strum sensor means there are no strings and no pick needed to play. With authentic sound, tons of effects, and lessons built right in, the Power Tour Electric Guitar puts you on the high-tech highway to musical superstardom. It requires 4 "AA" batteries, which are not included and measures 24" long.
Amazon.com Product Description
You don't need to know a thing about music to shred it up like a rock star. The Power Tour Electric Guitar lets you jam out, teaches you basic guitar lessons and classic rock anthems, and even plays your music from your MP3 player. Recommended for ages 10 to 15 years old, this toy electric guitar will help jumpstart your rock career! 
The Power Tour Electric Guitar can teach basic guitar lessons. View larger. |  | What We Think
Fun Factor: 
Durability: 
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The Good: No musical experience required
The Bad: Guitar strap difficult to attach
In a Nutshell: Toy guitar with easy-to-learn basic guitar lessons | At a Glance Ages: 10 and up
Requires: 4 AA batteries (not included)
|  | | Compact Guitar Lights Up When Played
Made by Tiger Electronics, this miniature electric guitar packs tons of different sounds into compact, 22-inch Gibson SG design. This guitar is constructed with durable plastic with a black body, white pick guard, and a black nylon strap with leather ends. But unlike a Gibson, the special strum and touch sensors takes the place of strings, lighting up when you play, making the Power Tour electric guitar fun and easy to master. Strumming with your thumb instead of a pick, you can learn songs and riffs on your own, with band accompaniment, or with the built-in lessons and famous rock songs. Switching to speaker mode and plugging in your MP3 player, you can even rock out to your favorite tunes with flashing lights. Easy-To-Learn Lessons and Rock Classics
Even beginners who've never held a guitar before can develop playing skills with easy-to-learn lessons like "Basic Strumming Blues" and "Intro to Hammer-Ons" and "Punkitude." Whether you into metal or punk, the tone knob allows you to switch between four music styles, each with or without its own tone effect, like echo and distortion. But the real fun is playing along to the six built-in famous headbanger classics, including "Wild Thing" and "Smoke on the Water." The Power Tour Electric Guitar firsts shows you how to play the song, then lets you try with lighted notes to help guide you. If you mess up three times, you get booed, but when you master the song, the guitar rewards you with a round of applause. Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Musical instruments can have huge learning curves, but the Power Tour Electric Guitar makes playing around fun from the get-go. The only real complaint is that the guitar strap is a bit difficult to attach. And while it's no substitute for a real guitar -- the tones and volume fall short of what could be called incendiary -- this toy guitar teaches you lessons and sharpens basic playing skills that could help lead to a life of rock stardom down the road. The included Power Tour 101 instructional DVD helps you get started. Most importantly, you'll learn that rocking out is a blast.
Features include a strum bar that lets you use a thumb instead of a pick to play. | 
Designed after the Gibson SG, the guitar includes a tone knob to adjust the sound. | What's in the Box
Electric guitar, cable, strap and instructional DVD
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 Fun Little Guitars December 30, 2008
Charinna (PA)
My girls recieved these guitars for Christmas 08. My 8 year old had asked for a real guitar but we decided to try this product first. They were a hit. They have nice sound, they play right out of the box, and they have enough diversity to keep them interested. My 7 year old recieved the white one which was less costly - i got it for 19.99 before the Christmas rush- it is exactly the same as the black one for which i paid 34.99. Go figure. For the price i paid and the happiness of my girls i am satisfied with this purchase.
 This rocks! December 27, 2008
Dadof4 (Virginia)
I saw some videos on you tube of people playing the power tour guitar, and it really look cool, but I figured it was probably too hard to figure out and they would get frustrated. My 10 and 8 year old sons love it (and so do I)! It looks and feels like the real thing (only smaller) and has some really cool features. My ten year old son now wants the amplifier so he can really rock out! You can either play "free hand" on your own, you can play along with some preloaded songs, or it will teach you how to play some of the preloaded songs (good ones too!). I think this is better than guitar hero because you can take it anywhere and don't need to be glued to the tv to use it! Definitely their Christmas favorite and easily worth the money
Great (toy) substitute for a real electric guitar. December 14, 2008
Stephanie M. Martin
Great toy. My 7 year old and 3 year old love it. Of course only the 7 year old can play any songs. She got it for Christmas last year instead of a real guitar. We got the amp too.
This year, I splurged and got her the real deal (electric guitar), but Powertour was a great into to guitar for us.
Note - the first Powertour we got quit working after only a few weeks, so we returned it and got a new one. I guess it was a fluke because after nearly a year of use, the second one is still working. Yes, they still love to play with this toy.
10 year old grandson loves it. December 12, 2008
Ellen J. Hodgdon (Litchfield, Maine United States)
Although my grandson has not yet received his Power Tour Guitar
because it is a Christmas present this year....I know he loves
them.
He had a few of his 10 year old buddies over for a sleep
over........and one of his friends brought his power tour guitar.
My daughter told me that my grandson hardly paid any attention to
his buddies once he started playing the power tour guitar. He
absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down the whole night.
My daughter said that the noise level will probably make her
regret telling me about them...(laughing).....but she suggested
I buy one for each of my grandsons......so the 6 year old will have
one also. As a loving Nanie.....I of course bought them each
a power tour guitar...AND the "amps" to go with them.....(laughing).
I love what I read from the write ups here.....and from the video on
youtube.com so I am looking forward to their concert on Christmas
Day when they open them.
I do wish however that they could be plugged into an outlet and
not be only battery operated.....but... if they enjoy them then we
will keep a supply of batteries ready.
This rocks November 20, 2008
J. Alicea (NJ)
I purchased this for my four year old son and he loved it. Learning was too difficult for him but he loved the Jam function. my 10 yr old found it easier to follow the learning. It's not Guitar Hero it's not meant to be Guitar Hero. this is an alternative to guitar hero for smaller kids.
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