@Cadgirl I have a second hand Ibanez GT10, which at first I thought was unplayable, but then I visited my local guitar shop. The tech looked at it a said “Holy cow I would have a hard time playing that!” They were able to do their magic on it with a saddle height adjustment, a truss rod adjustment, and restring it. It cost me more than I paid for it, however it now seems like a keeper to learn on. I’m hoping that my hand loosens up, just not a spring chicken anymore. 😁
Okay, so I don’t feel like I’m cheating somehow after your reply so that’s a good thing!