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what model foir small hands?
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BRIAN
2004-01-23 18:45:42 UTC
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i hear ibanez is good for small hands,which model though?or what would you
suggest...... thanks
Mmm_moo_cows
2004-01-24 01:10:24 UTC
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Depends on how much youre going to spend to suggest a model.

Really the only thing that would help you is a guitar with a thinner
neck - usually the strings are slightly closer together as well.
However, I dont think there will be all that much difference, you're
best bet is to get some finger exercises that will help make them more
stretchy/reachy.

Most guitars made by ibanez, jackson, fender will all have thin necks.
Off of the top of my mind the only guitars that have thicker necks
are guitars like gibson, but they do have thin/thick neck options.
E.g. the Gibson Les Paul Standard can be bought with the 50's style
fat neck or the 60's style thin neck.

Aye, Jon.
mark
2004-01-24 01:14:45 UTC
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I suggest you try some and see what feels somewhat comfortable to you. But
beware that no neck is going to be comfortable to a beginner. For the first
year or two I kept telling myself that my small hands were a barrier to
speed. Now I know that that isn't true at all. Unless you have abnormally
(like, REALLY small) small hands then I wouldn't worry about it.
Post by BRIAN
i hear ibanez is good for small hands,which model though?or what would you
suggest...... thanks
G5832
2004-01-25 08:54:34 UTC
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Post by BRIAN
i hear ibanez is good for small hands,which model though?or what would you
suggest...... thanks
Sometimes it's the size, neck scale, & quality of the guitar, rather than the
hand size. For reference, try a Martin OOO28EC (Eric Clapton) model & see if
it feels too big (one of the finest necks around). Another nice guitar is a
Gibson J45; it's a little smaller than a standard dreadnought & has a shorter
scale neck. If either of those feels ok, let me know & I can suggest some
quality, lesser priced guitars.

Randy
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g
2004-01-25 19:58:24 UTC
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I noticed with myself, and others who I tried to teach some basic
chords, that strings that are very close to each other can also be a
problem. This, obviously, is the drawback of a narrow neck. This
happens with my strat copy, and it is not as bad with my Yamaha
AES820, which has a wider neck. I have very small hands, but now I
don't have these problems with either guitars.
Post by BRIAN
i hear ibanez is good for small hands,which model though?or what would you
suggest...... thanks
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