[oldrocker]

I'm considering buying an inexpensive guitar to keep at a vacation cabin and have seen a lot of good reports about the Yamaha L series, especially the LL16 and 16M.

So regarding the Yamaha L series, can anyone tell me the width of the waist of these at the narrowest point? Also, any one have any experiences with comfort in playing these vs. playing a dread shaped guitar, especially related to right shoulder issues?

When sitting which is how I play most, I rest the waist on my left leg (classical style) and I cannot play a dread for more than 20 or 30 minutes without my shoulder starting to hurt. I think that is more due to the wider waist with respect to how I hold the guitar, rather than the width or depth of the lower bout (but I may be wrong about that). Would appreciate you're experiences and comments.