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Thank you, Cadgirl! Sorry that I am only seeing this now. I appreciate those insights!

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Thanks a million, RealKurt! I’m with you – feel/comfort is really the most important consideration for me. If it feels like an extension of my body, I’ll know that it’s the right guitar.

Thanks very much for your thoughts and advice! I appreciate it!

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😆 yes, you’re right! I’m going to go anyway – why fight it?! I’m going to try as many as possible between now and early February, and then get myself a birthday present.

I hope that your rotator cuff has been healing-up successfully!

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Thanks, jumpinjeff!

That really just makes the most sense.

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Yes, that is sage advice, indeed! Thank you, Mike 🤜🤛

I am absolutely looking forward to the journey – all of it!

Thanks very much for your sincere thoughts and for sharing your personal experiences. This has been very helpful.

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Hey, MikeGuarnier,

Thanks SO very much for all of this. What a thoughtful response!

You have given me even more details to think about now, LOL. I think that I will have a deeper appreciation for what you are suggesting once I finally have a couple of different guitars in my lap (wider nut + standard scale, wider nut + shorter scale, narrower nut + shorter scale, etc.).

And, that’s an excellent point about the neck shape (C vs. modified low oval, etc.). I am looking forward to seeing if my fretting hand feels more relaxed/tense from one neck shape to the next.

Not being very advanced yet, I wonder if I will notice much of a difference, or have a preference 🤷‍♂️. I am curious to see!

I will absolutely report back with my impressions once I make a decision and have a chance to get a feel for whichever guitar I end up with.

Thanks so much again!

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Ahhh, gotcha. That is very helpful and good to know. I am still learning my basic chords, so those are the kinds of questions floating around in my head. Which is why I’ve been trying to figure out what might be an ideal nut width/scale length combo, so that I wouldn’t get too far along with my practice and then realize that a different guitar with different sizing/spacing would be better for me.

I’ll definitely take this info with me to the guitar store!

Thanks, Akabbbb – I really appreciate it!

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Hey, Marty69!

Thanks so much!

You’re absolutely right. I appreciate your thoughts!

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Thanks, Akabbbb!

That 000-17 is most definitely a beautiful instrument!!! So, your fingers fit well on chord shapes on the slightly shorter scale? And you have no issues with your fingers covering all of the strings in barre chords (given the 1 3/4″ nut width)?

Thanks for the personal testimonial and advice👍

I may have to schedule a road trip to a reputable dealer who has the handful of guitars that I am curious about 🙂