Do I need a guitar with a wider neck?

Do I need a guitar with a wider neck?

A wide neck guitar suits players with larger hands and longer fingers. It is imperative when learning to play the guitar to find an instrument which suits you. If you are struggling to form chords or make notes sound clearly, then a wider neck guitar could be the answer.

Can your fingers be too big to play guitar?

If you’ve been asking “are my fingers too fat to play guitar?”, my resounding answer is no. Your fingers aren’t too fat for the guitar, you just haven’t developed your playing technique yet. As I mentioned, I can say with 95% certainty, that this is the cause of your problems, it’s very common with beginners.

Is it easier to play a wide neck guitar?

Wide-neck guitars can be easier to play depending on your circumstance and the style you want to play. There are some benefits to a wide-neck guitar if you have larger hands and thicker fingers. Overall, the difference is quite negligible for beginners and best discovered through experience with that instrument.

Are my fingers to big for guitar?

Can someone with fat fingers play guitar?

If you’ve been asking “are my fingers too fat to play guitar?”, my resounding answer is no. Your fingers aren’t too fat for the guitar, you just haven’t developed your playing technique yet.

What do guitars have wide necks?

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  • Takamine
  • Alvares
  • Recording King
  • Eastman
  • Washburn
  • Guild
  • PRS
  • Which guitars have wide fretboards?

    most Ibanez RG types with the “wizard” necks have pretty flat and wide fretboards, much wider than a strat at least MUCH wider is a bit of an overstatement IMHO, as their large feel comes mostly from the flat radius of the fretboard.

    How do you play guitar with small hands?

    Play an Electric Guitar. So one option for people with smaller hands is to play an electric guitar. Electric guitars have a smaller body making it easy to reach your right arm around to play. They are also easier on the left hand for small fingers. Electric guitar necks are for the most part thinner than acoustics.

    What acoustic guitar neck widths are there?

    The most common or the standard neck width on acoustic guitars is 44mm (1.73” or more commonly referred to as 1 ¾ inches).

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