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It does, thanks. I’m not sure the goal is to learn classical, the letter from the school music teacher specifies nylon strings purely from a comfort point of view. Also, her interest is mainly in learning to play electric, so maybe the Fender with the narrow nut would be best.
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Yeah, that's Justin Sandercoe's advice, his opinion is that unless you want to learn to play classical guitar, an electric is probably easier for beginners just because of the nut width and how hard that makes fingering. A nylon-strung guitar will likely have an even wider nut than a "normal" metal-strung acoustic guitar.
I got a Squier Bullet Mustang for my son and it's been a good choice in terms of scale length, string tension, overall weight etc.
Regal
That would be my hunch as well. Classical guitars do have massive flat wide necks (by electric/acoustic guitars standards that is) - I’d say if the goal is to learn how to play classical guitar then a wider neck is probably the way, if it’s a case of starting to play guitar in general, chords etc on a classical guitar then a thinner neck might be helpful and should they move on up to an acoustic or electric instrument later it might feel a wee bit more familiar. Hope that makes sense?