Guitars for large fingers?

DrJazzTap

A close family friend wants to get back into playing guitar. He has a cheap squier which isn't great. As he's a good friend I might see if I can pick him up something worth learning on. 
He struggles to fret single strings atm. I'm going to invite him over to try some different guitars out. I think an SG might be up his street. His fingers are just a bit chubby. I don't want to point him in the direction of MdWilliams as I think that's a bs operation. I've just never considered it as a possible problem? Would Gibson spacing be a good option? He is a Tele fan so I thinking about a classic vibe in due course.

Majorscale

2015 Gibson Junior...

DrJazzTap

Majorscale said:

2015 Gibson Junior...

That's a good shout. A friend of mine has one. I'll see if I can borrow it.

earwighoney

If not electric, classical or acoustic might suit larger fingers.

Schnozz

G&L ASAT (Tribute if on a budget)

Lestratcaster

I've recently taken on a new learner who has large hands and originally had a Yamaha, but has since bought a new Epiphone Les Paul which now feels more comfortable. Also his fretting technique was really bad, thumb way too high and didn't drop his wrist down enough making chords very odd looking. We've only done 4 lessons but already he's improved partly due to this and the new guitar.

earwighoney

Schnozz said:

G&L ASAT (Tribute if on a budget)

They have 41.5mm wide nuts, IMO which is a bit on the narrow side of things.

DrJazzTap

Thanks guys some great suggestions. An acoustic guitar is a great suggestion as I think they are great for learning your fundamentals on. But he really wants an electric. If I see a fg310 cheap in cash converters I might pick one up. 

Elwood

Have you considered Ibanez? Can be had for a few hundred quid second hand and very comfortable to play.

43mm nut, jumbo frets with a relatively flat fingerboard. That might help someone with big fingers as the radius will help reduce the chance of catching other strings, particularly when reaching for the low E and A.

Here is an example: Hodor nailing some Megadeth. He had massive hands and makes the guitar look like a 3/4 but is economy of movement is very good.

jimmyguitar

The obvious choice surely?
https://reverb.com/uk/shop/gear-locker-1236

FelineGuitars

I have 3 of these - 7 string strat necks . Quite nice Japanese made ones ....£99.00 delivered UK

Could be used as a very wide 6 string neck on a project - nut width is 48mm

Last fret is about 65mm from memory -  

ICBM

Majorscale said:

2015 Gibson Junior...

You will need to remove the robot tuners and the adjustable metal nut, and fit standard tuners and a normal nut with string spacing that properly matches the neck - or all you have is a wider neck with standard string spacing.

(You need to remove the robot tuners because they’re the reason for the metal nut - they cause tuning problems with a normal one.)

But it’s not that much work, and the guitars seem to be pretty cheap...

stimpsonslostson

FelineGuitars said:

I have 3 of these - 7 string strat necks . Quite nice Japanese made ones ....£99.00 delivered UK

Could be used as a very wide 6 string neck on a project - nut width is 48mm

Last fret is about 65mm from memory -  

I hate to state the obvious... 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192593876382

Nunogilberto

stimpsonslostson said:

FelineGuitars said:

I have 3 of these - 7 string strat necks . Quite nice Japanese made ones ....£99.00 delivered UK

Could be used as a very wide 6 string neck on a project - nut width is 48mm

Last fret is about 65mm from memory -  

I hate to state the obvious... 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192593876382

I’m only surprised it took this long for him to get a mention  

stimpsonslostson

Nunogilberto said:

stimpsonslostson said:

FelineGuitars said:

I have 3 of these - 7 string strat necks . Quite nice Japanese made ones ....£99.00 delivered UK

Could be used as a very wide 6 string neck on a project - nut width is 48mm

Last fret is about 65mm from memory -  

I hate to state the obvious... 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F192593876382

I’m only surprised it took this long for him to get a mention  

Me too. I’m expecting a QI style alarm to go off!
We’ve long speculated about who buys his stuff (he has LOADS of positive sales feedback etc) maybe the OPs friend is an ideal candidate. 

DefaultM

https://reverb.com/uk/shop/gear-locker-1236

prowla

My SG has a narrower neck than my Strat,

Sparky

How about a second hand PRS SE? Wide thin neck makes a difference.

Musicman20

A bass? 

axisus

crunchman

What's the Squier he's got at the moment?  I think some Squiers have narrower nuts as they tend to be aimed at young learners with small hands.

Just checked the Anderton's website, and they are listing a Squier Affinity Strat with a 41mm nut width, but if you look at the Fender American Professional it says 42.8mm.  That's quite a difference in feel.

It would be worth him trying something in the 43mm range before going for something weird.