I recently went out and bought a Paper Jamz guitar at target because it seemed pretty interesting and geeky. There are a couple of different styles of the guitars and they also have drums, and an amplifier. I went ahead and went with the fourth style which looks like this .

Each different guitar style comes with three different songs built into it. I only wanted this style because it comes with one of my favorite songs “Blitzkrieg Bop” by The Ramones.  The guitar comes with three different types of modes which are

• Perfect Play – This mode allows you to play with a song and when you strum it matches the beat.
• Rhythm – This allows you basically do the same as Perfect Play but you have to match the chords and slow / speed up the song.
• Freestyle – Allows you to play the guitar like it’s a real one. You can use different chords and create original songs.

When I got this, the first thing I realized is its made out of plastic and not paper and it is thin. The freestyle mode took me a while to understand because when I kept strumming, it would play the same chord and I didn’t know you had to press the white dots on the neck. But once I figured it out, it became pretty fun. The thing that I like the most about the guitar is strumming a long to the exact chords to the songs built in. I don’t exactly like freestyle yet but it’s still pretty cool trying to figure out what cord is what. Once and if I manage to learn the chords from the chord guide I might like it better and could make songs. I even have fun just by changing the volume from high to low by strumming down the neck!

The drums I don’t really like but that’s only because the drums aren’t physical like the guitars. It’s just a piece of cardboard or plastic with drums drawn on it flat. Overall, I have a pretty fun time with Paper Jamz even though it’s recommended for ages 8+. The video above is a more detailed review from demonstrating how the guitar works, and so forth.

Thanks for reading,

Racoon