Marvin Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I've started learning to play the guitar. I've got a Westfield strat copy and although for the price it's very decent I find that the string spacing is a bit narrow. If I play an open G, for example, my index finger is constantly muting the D string slightly. This sort of thing happens with other chords. Are there guitars that have wider string spacing for us thick fingered 'agricultural' types? Cheap is good by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Typically traditional design Fender and Fender copy guitars have necks that tend to be at the narrower end of the width spectrum. Almost any other guitar you chose that follows another design will have a wider neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajoten Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I have disappointingly found it impossible to find anything other than 42 or 43mm necks at a reasonable price. And have looked hard. Which is why I ended up with a 48mm [url="http://www.alangregory.co.uk/music/Ozark_3513_Jazz_Guitar-_D_Soundhole.html"]http://www.alangregory.co.uk/music/Ozark_3513_Jazz_Guitar-_D_Soundhole.html[/url] and put a pickup in it. A joy of a neck. I have however recently tracked down these [url="http://jam2day.co.uk/pages/big-lou-wide-nut-guitars"]http://jam2day.co.uk/pages/big-lou-wide-nut-guitars[/url] and might have to take a punt. Also this guy is selling some 7-string-neck-on-a-6-string-guitar projects [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wide-neck-guitar-with-HB-tele-pups-a-custom-Shine-Saein-conversion-/191640936012"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wide-neck-guitar-with-HB-tele-pups-a-custom-Shine-Saein-conversion-/191640936012[/url]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubsonicSimpleton Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Options depend very much on what sort of music you want to play - nylon strung classical guitars can can be had for silly cheap money. You need to pay attention to the construction of the instrument to avoid the horribad ply top crap, but there are also some quite nice spruce topped student instruments that get lumped in with the tat if you look around charity/junk shops, flea markets, car boot sales. If you want to play steel strung acoustic or electric, then one option that hasn't been mentioned yet is a 12 string that has a wider nut width(not all electrics do, but acoustics are quite common with wide nut), you can omit the octave strings if you want a normal six or string as a 12 for extra jangle as desired, has the advantage that you don't need to make any permanent modifications to the instrument to do this and everything will line up and work properly - much better idea than badly butchered 7 strings IMHO. http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_rb_612cs_classic_series.htm Harley benton also do very affordable acoustic 12s, but they don't specify nut width, so you'd need to drop thomann an email to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teleman Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 [b]Look out for parlour guitars. They're made for finger style playing and generally have a wider string spacing for that reason.[/b] [b]I play them myself.[/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 [quote name='Ajoten' timestamp='1438256287' post='2832934'] Also this guy is selling some 7-string-neck-on-a-6-string-guitar projects [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wide-neck-guitar-with-HB-tele-pups-a-custom-Shine-Saein-conversion-/191640936012"]http://www.ebay.co.u...n-/191640936012[/url]. [/quote] Yes, he's legendary on BC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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