charic Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Are there any brands/models worth looking at for wider string spacing? I've played a few in the past I've felt much more comfortable with but I have no idea what they were anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) It depends what you're comparing against, I suppose. For example, a Fender will generally have wider spacing than a Gibson. I have both Fender guitars (Tele Custom and a Showmaster) and Gibson L.P. style guitars (ESP Eclipses), and the wider spacing and longer scale on the Fenders despite being quite small on paper is actually quite noticeable. Edited August 29, 2018 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I'm pretty sure the PRS Santana (Se) line has a wider string spacing. At least the models I tried a few years back did at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted August 29, 2018 Author Share Posted August 29, 2018 They may be worth a look then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I think some of the Ibanez thin neck shredder style guitars are a bit wider even than a Fender. Might be worth looking at some of their "nicer" models, they do a big range. Plenty of choice second hand if you know what you're looking for, and the website has specs including all the dimensions. http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_top18.php?area_id=3&year=2018&cat_id=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Also, if you fancy something slightly different, try one of these: http://www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail18.php?year=2018&area_id=3&cat_id=1&series_id=1&data_id=337&color=CL01 Longer scale and wider neck, and the EMG pickups are pretty flexible, so it's actually pretty good for lots of styles. You can pick them up for £200 - 300, I think mine was £260 IIRC, in mint nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
