I've struggled 20+ years on/off and found in the end my hands are too small. But I never took a chance on 3/4 size guitars either (even at the suggestion of my guitar instructor). Thanks for posting this. I hope I can get back to it soon.
I love my Squier Mustang. It's my only guitar that truly fits my small arthritic hands. That said, I started with a Squier Strat and have an Epi 50s LP. I play all 3 regularly and learned to adjust my fretting and muting to accommodate the larger necks.
Small hands here. In my guitar journey, I've concluded the thin neck caused some issues with fret hand grip and neck scale has bigger aspect for small hands. 24.75" and 25" necks a great, and hope more variety would come for these scales. Harley Benton CST24's are fantastic and affordable for 25" introduction, just as Ibanez AZES series. I have ESP LTD EC-1000 which I modded slightly (shameless plug: check out my video "why I did this to my guitar"). 24.75 is great but sometimes fingers can get crammed up in higher register and if you start learning sweeping, some patience is needed.
My RG550 has got not only the thinnest neck of any guitar I’ve ever seen but it’s also the narrowest nut width, with a flat fretboard. I haven’t got particularly small hands, maybe that’s why I have a hard time playing it!! 😂
I can address this. My hands are small, and I've had a massive CVA which impaired by motor skills with my fretting hand. You really don't need a massive stretch to play guitar. Nor do you need spend a ton of money on special guitars. Squiers are fine guitars for beginners, but don't be fooled. They are real guitars and more than enough for the average player. I have been playing for more than fifty years and still occasionally use a Squier Strat because they can be that good.
I find that it depends mostly on what kind of music and technique you imagine yourself playing. I'm a 5'5 Asian guy with small hands so I was advised to start with slimmer neck (got a '60s Les Paul neck). It's nice when playing shreddy material with the classical guitar position but I always felt I needed more heft to grip for bends and classic/hard rock stuff. My thumb often cramped up from pushing in to make a grip so I eventually got another Les Paul with a fat '50s neck. Although upper fret access diminished, it was much more comfortable to play. Small hands do not automatically means small necks! For a beginner who is still struggling with this question, just get something cheap (but nice lol) and start playing. As you become better and familiarize yourself with different styles, your future guitar purchases will be much more informed. It's just a dice roll if you want to worry about this for your first purchase and you run the risk of overcommitting to something you might not find comfortable down the line.
Nice "Hello Kitty" plug. Actually Squires are an affordable, decent guitar, for all hand types. The Japanese ones are indistinguishable from their Fender brethren.
I've struggled 20+ years on/off and found in the end my hands are too small. But I never took a chance on 3/4 size guitars either (even at the suggestion of my guitar instructor). Thanks for posting this. I hope I can get back to it soon.
I love my Squier Mustang. It's my only guitar that truly fits my small arthritic hands. That said, I started with a Squier Strat and have an Epi 50s LP. I play all 3 regularly and learned to adjust my fretting and muting to accommodate the larger necks.
The mustang necks really do lend themselves to smaller hands
mustang 24 scale guitar love it.
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Small hands here. In my guitar journey, I've concluded the thin neck caused some issues with fret hand grip and neck scale has bigger aspect for small hands. 24.75" and 25" necks a great, and hope more variety would come for these scales. Harley Benton CST24's are fantastic and affordable for 25" introduction, just as Ibanez AZES series. I have ESP LTD EC-1000 which I modded slightly (shameless plug: check out my video "why I did this to my guitar"). 24.75 is great but sometimes fingers can get crammed up in higher register and if you start learning sweeping, some patience is needed.
@@oldmanshreds so why not go for 24 inch scale length? Fenders Mustang, jaguar, duo sonic, cyclone, and their MIJ junior collection
Fender Mustang for small hands, but its a learning curve eith the trem system.
My RG550 has got not only the thinnest neck of any guitar I’ve ever seen but it’s also the narrowest nut width, with a flat fretboard. I haven’t got particularly small hands, maybe that’s why I have a hard time playing it!! 😂
I just reviewed the Charvel Jake E Lee signature on my channel. It is very easy to play because the nut width is very short compared to other guitars.
@joapguitar yeah I also have this guitar it's fast and easy to play. Charvel!
I can address this. My hands are small, and I've had a massive CVA which impaired by motor skills with my fretting hand. You really don't need a massive stretch to play guitar. Nor do you need spend a ton of money on special guitars. Squiers are fine guitars for beginners, but don't be fooled. They are real guitars and more than enough for the average player. I have been playing for more than fifty years and still occasionally use a Squier Strat because they can be that good.
I find that it depends mostly on what kind of music and technique you imagine yourself playing. I'm a 5'5 Asian guy with small hands so I was advised to start with slimmer neck (got a '60s Les Paul neck). It's nice when playing shreddy material with the classical guitar position but I always felt I needed more heft to grip for bends and classic/hard rock stuff. My thumb often cramped up from pushing in to make a grip so I eventually got another Les Paul with a fat '50s neck. Although upper fret access diminished, it was much more comfortable to play. Small hands do not automatically means small necks!
For a beginner who is still struggling with this question, just get something cheap (but nice lol) and start playing. As you become better and familiarize yourself with different styles, your future guitar purchases will be much more informed. It's just a dice roll if you want to worry about this for your first purchase and you run the risk of overcommitting to something you might not find comfortable down the line.
The Gibson Explorers and Flying VS have smaller, easy to play necks. Also EBMM guitars have tiny necks.
G&L Fallout deserves a spot.
Most musicman guitars (i.e. thr silhouette) are rather easy to play on if your hands are small
Thanks Anna. Just subbed to your channel - love it!
@@guitarstuffstudio Thank you very much! :)
iwould recommend trying a squire ss which has the same scale length as a mustang 24"
Nice "Hello Kitty" plug. Actually Squires are an affordable, decent guitar, for all hand types. The Japanese ones are indistinguishable from their Fender brethren.
The new entry level AZs from Ibanez seem too small for my neanderthal meat mallets.. so they might be worth a look.
fender bullet!
I have to agree with you on the Gibson guitars they look great & sound great but for me they are not comfortable
I've owned 3 Les Pauls over the years and they were stunning, I just couldn't get to grips with how they felt
@@guitarstuffstudio I started with a les paul and to me all other guitars feel strange
HAGSTROM KICKS ASS, but you never mention it
I've got a super swede and it's hands down one of the best guitars I've ever played. I'm after a Fantomen next