I bought a taylor academy 12 for a starter guitar and I like it alot. I was having trouble and still do from time to time if I don't get the chord shapes down perfectly. I bought a used seagull s6 for a good price that has a wider neck. I thought that would be better and in many respects it has. I practice on both. I will say that on the wider neck it is a stretch to do chords like G. I will still mute strings and if I am playing the Am with the "g" pressed on the low e string, I have to be very careful to not mute strings. I don't have small hands, but I think it is more about memorizing the sweet spot and limbering up the hands to contort into shapes that the fingers are not used to doing. I have noticed I can stretch fingers more easily now so I think it is just a matter of practice and skill development that will come with time. The biggest lesson for me is patience. I want it all now. LOL Hope this helps.