| Left Hand Players Need Great Guitars too! |
| Back contour is the profile or grip shape of the neck. How much wood does it take to fill up your hand? Too little equates to quicker hand fatigue. Too much is even worse, you can't reach around it. There is much more personal preference to Back contour choice than nut width. The selection criteria however is the same. Check out your friends guitars. Measure them and base your choice accordingly. |
| Nut width is the distance across the top of the fretboard. This also determines the space between individual strings. So what difference does it make? Big hands are more relaxed on a roomy board. little hands could get lost on a big wide board. Which is right for you? Ask your fingers! For a baseline reference, 1 11/16" is the most common nut width. |
| Check out as many guitars as you can. use a ruler and measure those that feel best to you. Then compare. What's your favorite? Would you want something a little bigger, a little smaller? |