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Old 11-25-2021, 12:27 PM
BarChord BarChord is offline
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Thank you for these videos! I watched them and another about selecting a guitar for your hands, rather than bling. All were excellent. I too have trigger finger issues and was able to alleviate much of it through the same stretches and exercises that you presented.

The nut width on the J-45 is 1.72" / 43.81mm. This is less than the 1 13/16" / 46mm that you like and prefer. The string spacing must be less as well. This may be why I am muting strings on open cords in the first three frets. Granted, I just started playing the J-45 and I sure I will improve with more practice.

I think overall, that I am guilty of choosing to buy the J-45 because of the "workhorse tag" that Gibson put on it. My thinking was that it was the one guitar that could do it all. Maybe it is for those with longer thinner fingers. I have a Teton dreadnaught that is easier for me to play. But, I will give it some time to see if I want to keep it.

I will watch more of your great videos!

Jay
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