Hi,

I am 6'3" and 265lbs and just starting guitar after meeting my biological families (maternal and paternal sides) this summer who, it turns out, are all musicians (and no it's not "in the blood" or genetic determinism). [br][br]I have two teachers, and have been practicing now 4 hours a night after 2.5 months (brutal pain and fresh calluses first while and still get them if I practice too much) as I am aware of the science behind the 10,000 hour rule of mastering any artform, skill, technique, craft, knowledge area, etc. (I am strong at writing and painting).[br][br]This weekend both teachers told me to switch to a "wide nut" guitar -- recommending 1 13/16 or 1.75-1.8 wide nut. As certain chords are definitely holding back my progression.[br][br]Yes, you can learn to play alternative fingering... in my case with my finger size that would mean one-and-a-half-finger A chords, but both teachers independently recommended the guitar change route (to also help with clipping and unwanted muting). [br][br]The simple fact is that as our species evolves we will get bigger (look around at each averagely taller/larger generation -- and if you think it's a negative effect urban legend like hormones in the food feel free to actually pick up and read a recent science book on say neoteny or epigenetics). Guitar manufacturers like Seagull with their increasing line of wide nut guitars are adapting to this reality.[br][br]I appreciate the experience of experts here (10,000 rule again) but I humbly suggest adapting by switching to a wider nut guitar and learn from the beginning with this instead of ham-stringing yourself (pun intended). [br][br]I get that most guitarists and (especially) lead singers are hobbit size (triggering the need to try harder, prove something, and chase success and power), but not recommending us embiggened folk to use a wide-nut guitar is equivalent to telling us to squeeze our 13W feet into average size 9 track shoes and adjusting our techniques if we want to be professional sprinters.[br][br]Just Google wide nut acoustic guitar and see we are not alone. I found your post while searching which wide nut to buy! [br][br]Brian May, who is tiny compared to me, built his own guitar [u]decades/generations[/u] ago and recently had it translated to a custom acoustic with his preferred 1.77 nut (which I'm thinking about buying):[br][br]http://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk/the-bmg-rhapsody/the-bmg-rhapsody-electro-acoustic.html[br][br]Fat-fingered burls we'll make the rockin' world go 'round...[br]