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Question: Wide-Necked Acoustic Guitar!?
Hey everyone,

I am a bass guitarist, but have been looking into playing acoustic guitar, mainly for Country songs!. However, I'm a bigger guy, and I do tend to have a problem getting my fingers on the correct strings/frets without interfering with the other strings!.

Is there such a thing as a wider necked guitar!? Kind of sounds silly, yet possible at the same time!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Don't buy a classical guitar!. There are lots of steel strings acoustics with wider necks!. Look for one with a slot head and 12 frets clear to the body; these seem to invariably have wider necks!. For example, Martin's 00-18H Geoff Muldaur model is 1 13/16" wide at the nut!. Most OM models are 1 3/4" wide at the nut!. On occasion you will see a 1 7/8" nut but that's rare!. Good luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A nylon stringed classical guitar has a much wider neck than a conventional steel stringed guitar!. You can also get any size neck you want made by a competent luthier!. The only reason I mention this is that a nylon string might not be what you are looking for when it comes to strumming!. The higher tension steel strings have a much more satisfying ring to them!. If you are planning on playing fingerstyle the nylon strings will be fine, but if you are looking for a guitar to play chord style, you may want to get a custom guitar made!. I have fat wide fingers myself, but if you put your fingers as close as you can to the edge of the fret, you can usually get them all in there!. It may not seem so at first, but with some careful adjustments of fingering, we can play just about anything them folks with skinny fingers can manage!. We often have a slight tensile strength advantage as well!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Classical guitars tend to have wider necks, but it's generally agreed that steel-stringed acoustics are better for country music!.

I would say try out the guitars, and see if you can manage with a normal one, if not, opt for a classical or a custom made one!.

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Classical style guitars have wider necks than acoustics!.Www@QuestionHome@Com