Originally Posted by: mntano01

Originally Posted by: William MG

Originally Posted by: mruth551

My issue is this, I have somewhat large hands and the tips of my fingers seem to restrict me on playing guitar. I get frustrated so I put the guitar down and not returning to it for quite some time. Any one have any encouraging words or similar issues?

Hi there. I think I can offer some encouragement. I don't have particularly large fingers but they sure are clumsy. I found that by going to a wider neck helped a lot. It gave me more room. So maybe when looking at guitars check the nut width. There can be substantial differences here.

But here is the funny bit. Once my fingers got more accustomed to the fret board they seem to have ''learned" how to be more accurate on the guitars I have with narrow necks.

I still make mistakes but it does seem to improve with time in. The guitar I play most now is a Seagull S6. This has a fairly wide nut.

Good luck!

Did going to the wider neck make it more difficult to play a chord like G where you’re stretching your hand across the neck?

Not really. The actual difference in width is just a fraction of an inch (aprx 2 - 3 mm) but it really makes a difference in how comfortable I am on the fret board.

I will echo what manXcat says about trying different guitars. Took me a long time of looking and trying out different guitars to find what felt comfortable. For a beginner that can be very uncomfortable in a music store filled with musicians but I struck up conversations and found people understanding which removed my embarrassment.