Having a guitar that feels comfortable to play and doesn’t cause any undue discomfort when practicing for prolonged periods is important as a beginner, as you don’t want anything to get in between you and the learning process. Ultimately this is a personal preference, so let’s inform ourselves of some of the common sizes that are available in order to make the best buying decision. For younger learners or children taking up the acoustic guitar, the smaller ‘Parlor’ size guitar may be a good choice as they might struggle to handle a full-sized guitar. While electric players may want to consider a 3/4 scale instrument which is essentially a scaled down guitar that players with smaller hands may find easier to handle. For adult/larger sized players you can’t go wrong with the Dreadnought style guitar which is the most common kind available, these have large bodies which produce a thick and rich tone. Adult electric players will be able to use anything as there is not a huge amount of variations in the body sizes.