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“If you’re taller than 5’2″ you should use a full size guitar?” Wow, there are some serious idiots out there giving advice.
There are children who play full size guitars better than I’ll ever play any guitar. Oh, and by the way, exactly what is a full size guitar?
I have a full size parlor guitar, meant for adults. It has a 24″ scale length. I have another parlor guitar that has a 24 3/4″ scale length. The most common scale length among “full size” guitars is 25 1/2″. I have several of them. I used to have a 23 1/2″ scale length guitar. That was too small for me.
Then there is body size. A parlor guitar can have a full 25 1/2″ scale length yet have a smaller body. I don’t like guitars with large bodies. That means I have no dreadnoughts and no jumbos. You bet they are louder. Which is exactly one of the things I don’t like about them. If I want loud, I’ll plug in to an amplifier. I want a pleasant level of sound.
So you see, what guitar “fits” you is a very personal thing. That generalized advice was about as helpful as purposely misleading you. The Yamaha FG700 is a dreadnought. In my experience, they are the most difficult guitar to play. They are too big for me and I’m almost 6′. So much for that advice.
Like so many have already said, go try out multiple guitars. Many stores and online outlets give you 45 days to play a guitar then you can return it for a full refund. But you really need to get to a store where you can get several different style acoustic guitars in your hands to start getting an idea of what feels good to you.
MG 😀