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First post and a question
Greetings fellow string pickers and strummers
I have been playing guitar in my spare time for the past two years or so. I started out with a Spanish guitar, a Yamaha C45, but soon switched to the electric breeds. Currently I'm mostly practicing rhythm guitar and I attend classes once a week. Enough of that. I'm in the market for an acoustic, "grab and play", small body guitar to have next to the couch within arms reach. I have fairly wide hands, short fingers, but normal sized fingertips, and a "hitchhiker's" thumb. The later means I can flip the thumb backwards to an angle of 90 degrees (looks creepy), but only about 45 degrees forwards. This makes the F-chord+thumb wrap over almost impossible for me unless I'm playing on a thin/narrow neck. Can anyone recommend an easy playing OM/000 sized guitar, perhaps with cw, at around USD 300-800, new or used? Cheers -J |
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I have a Guild F-130 that I love. It's an OM all solid Sitka and mahogany, low profile neck but with a 1 3/4 nut. New they go about $150 less than your top dollar. Definitely give them a look.
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What's "cw" - a a cutaway?
300-800, new or used is a pretty wide margin. I assume you are also saying you want a thin neck profile. Do you prefer all solid woods? What nut width? What tonewoods do you prefer? Without more info you will get limited useful feedback. When I think OM's w/thin neck profiles I think: Larrivee, Blueridge and Guild GAD
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Hello Jensen and welcome to the AGF!
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Definitely a thin profile for these short fingers. I have been reading a lot of good things about sitka in terms of tone. As for the nut width, that is the one where I'm a bit unsure. I will probably have to try out some guitars before deciding. The price is a difficult one. I live in EU which means prices may differ a lot from the US (you people always seen to get the best picks over there ). I know it's not a lot to go by so I'm mostly trying to get ideas and inspiration. |
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You can get a used Taylor 312 in that range. Excellent playability.
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Welcome to the family. A ton of people will suggest a lot of good options. At that price point you have a lot to chose from, especially if you're cool with buying used.
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