@emilernebro (sorry for my slow response, I was sure I had already responded but I must have clicked on the wrong button somehow )Thank you very much for your elaborate answer, I absolutely agree with you regarding the scale length and the rest of the things you wrote. I much appreciate your input !
Kind regards, Samuel

@emilernebro Thank you very much for your elaborate answer! I absolutely agree with you on the scale length as well as the rest of the things you wrote. Much appreciated! Kind regards, Samuel

Hi Emil!

Do you think there is an optimal nut width and fretboard radius for fingerstyle guitar playing?

I have mainly been playing guitars with 1 3/4 nuts for a long time.
One with radius 12” and one with 15”.
Now I’m thinking of selling these and buying a Gibson which has a somewhat narrower nut and a 12” fretboard radius.

The reason I’m asking is because I’ve read on lots of different places that the 1 3/4 ” width is the ”best width” for finger style.

Surely it must be a combination of scale length, nut width, fretboard radius, neck profile and the size/shape of the hands of the player etc.
And of course I need to try the guitar in question myself before deciding, I just wanted to ask you for your opinion as well.

Here is a comparison between some of the guitars I have experience from for the sake of discussion. (The numbers might be incorrect so please don’t quote me )

Gibson is 43.815 mm
Taylor 44.5 mm (1 3/4” )
Guild 44.5mm
Martin 42.8 mm
Maton 44.1 mm

Thank you for your music and all the great stuff on proguitar!

Kind regards

Samuel