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Last year I bought an electric guitar for my 11 year old. $100 from a department store.

Since then he's gone to a lesson every week, and can play a number of songs, practices a lot, etc. So I was thinking about getting him a better guitar since he has shown a continued interest and some dedication.

Last night he was playing it and kept having to tune it, the reason was because the (forgive me, I know nothing about guitars) part where the strings are attached at the body of the guitar was breaking off, he discovered that when the thing flew apart. It was held in by plastic dowel pins, it's done.

So, the question is, what kind of guitar should I buy for an 11 year old? New, used? I'd like to keep it less than $1K.

Any advice appreciated, thanks for your time.