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So here’s the problem with guitar suggestions from the community @Dirk_R , there are a ton of guitars out there and we all have different preferences. Get a thinner, and/or smaller bodied guitar.
If the guitar is thin enough, like an Epiphone Casino, it can be a full sized body. The Casino is the same body as your ES-335 semi-hollow, but it’s fully hollow. There are some acoustic guitars that come close to being that thin. Takamine makes a “thinline” series. They are expensive, like Taylors and Martins, $2000+. I have an Ibanez thinline but it’s nylon. I love it. It’s the GA34STCE. I think they have some others; I think the AEG series is a thinner guitar.
So then, you have smaller bodies. That’s where you get into the area of many choices and you’ll have to try them. If the body is just a little smaller and a little thinner, it might not be obvious from the specs that it would work for you. The Taylor GS Mini doesn’t seem that much smaller just looking at the numbers, but many people find it to be easier to play. So if you’re ok with “parlors”, you have many options and they are almost always easier on the shoulder. Woah, what does “almost” mean? Parlor is a very broad, general term and so the specs can vary widely depending on the company. Many times, parlors are 12 fret guitars, but not always. There are many different designations among guitar companies. Martin uses the terms single O, double O and triple O. I can never seem to remember which is the smallest, it think it’s the single O. I would recommend one of the 2 smallest (the single or double if I’m remembering correctly that the Triple is the biggest).
Anyway, there you have it. I hope you have succes.
MG 😀