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Originally Posted by ChalkLitIScream
...As a general rule of thumb though, wider string spacing (1.75 or more) is what works best for fingerstyle.
The biggest element here is being able to fret notes cleanly in the limited space. Perhaps you could get the string spacing of the 42mm, and try it on your current guitar?
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Where does this myth come from? Most of the greatest “fingerstyle” players, from the old country blues guys to Bert Jansch to Tommy Emmanuel, played on guitars with 1 11/16” nut widths. Some had huge hands and fat fingers.
There is no “rule of thumb” whatsoever about wider string spacing working better for fingerstyle.