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(@robbie)
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My friend wants to buy a guitar for his adult daughter who is quite small and has very small hands. The axe is to be an xmas gift so try outs by the daughter ahead of time are out.We were wondering if anyone has speciific recomendations re a guitar that has a small or narrow neck or both. He is leaning toward and electric but may consider an acoustic . Also wondering if scale matters. I own a Godin Exit 22 and have smaller hands as well. This Axe seems easier to play that my Epi LP.But I have only been playing two years as has my friend. He owns a Strat Highway one. Perhaps size of the guitar does not matter. Any and all advise welcomed.
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(@evolution)
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To me a strat has a smaller neck compared to Les Paul or if she is really small you can try to get an Les Paul Jr, but I never played one of those and have no clue about the sound and quality of the Les Paul Jr.


   
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A lot of brands have junior guitars which are basically 3/4 size guitars with the same number of frets etc. just with a shorter scale length which just the frets closer together.

Anyway, you can search either http://www.music123.com or http://www.musiciansfriend.com for smaller guitars.

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(@twistedlefty)
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I would definitely suggest an electric if size for ease of playing is the most important issue.

i found this for $300
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/514886/

from what i've seen at the MF near me the Daisy Rock guitars are actually pretty well built.

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Just remembered something. Try these http://www.music123.com/Search/?src ="daisy+rock"

Daisy Rock is a line of womens guitars that are pretty good.

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I would definitely suggest an electric if size for ease of playing is the most important issue.

i found this for $300
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/514886/

from what i've seen at the MF near me the Daisy Rock guitars are actually pretty well built.
Great minds. Same thought at the same time. :lol:

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Well if she's at least 5 foot, a Godin SD should fit fine.

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(@evolution)
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Wow never knew that there was a guitar company specifically geared toward girls....


   
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I think some of those Daisy Rock guitars look pretty cool. But, I guess I'd look dumb holding a purply sparkle guitar.

considered Ovation? their guitars are thinner and have a pretty small, thin neck. I hate that contour bowl though.

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(@hummerlein)
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Go ibanez! Really. Small necks and they are good guitars. Ibanez.


   
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Maybe basses have small necks :)


   
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I'd say whatever you do, stay away from the Les Paul's. Although I love 'em, the neck certainly is anything but thin.

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(@greybeard)
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If she's small, she's not going to appreciate 10lbs+ of LP hanging round her neck!
I agree with taking a look at Ibanez, they have very thin necks (front to back) and are not very wide - maybe a semi-acoustic, like the AS73 or the slightly more up-market AS83. There is also the AM73, with a slightly smaller body than the AS73.
Cort make some quite nice guitars - the Mike "Guitar" Murphy is quite light and has a fairly small neck, as I remember.

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The weight of the LP is much more a problem than the neck. I'm quite small myself and I can play on an LP, but it's not something I want to learn a song on. The same goes for a standard acoustic dreadnought, because of the baulk.
I do find the scale length on the LP fits me a bit better though, than the fenders, but the fenders are still quite playable. The other thing to consider is how, musically and physically adept she is. David Hodge, who has relatively small hands, learned to play on a 12-string, but he has a good ear and a knack for transfering what he's hearing into something he can play.

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I would be more worried about getting a good instrument for the type of music she would want to play. Unless she has some type of deformity. I've seen women (4'11') with very small hands play a standard dreadnaught with no problem. I have hands smaller than a lot of women and have no trouble playing my Tacoma dreadnaught. When considering neck size I would think neck & shoulder depth would be more important than nut width.

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