The guitar feels like an instrument that is once again in decline as far as importance in music goes. I might not get them a piano, but a keyboard of some type with a DAW could be a pretty good choice, depending on what music your kid likes.
yeah I'm pretty decent at guitar but nobody really cares they can easily find way better guitar players on Youtube. Honestly if you want respect from others learning to play musical instruments ain't going to get you very far in general.
Its got the advantage of being a convenient instrument unlike a piano or a keyboard that probably lives in one room for the most part. Its polyphonic so you can feel like you can play an entire song without wanting for a band necessarily. Plus these days there are so many youtubers teaching you how to play every song imaginable, and a lot of software too that helps people learn.
