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@JB when I started out my fingers felt like fat sausages, I couldn’t strike a clean note. Imagine then first chord ‘A Major’, I struggled a lot and thought jeez on a full sized fender strat. I don’t know whether switching guitars is the answer for you. I’d say stick with it, but I’m not really qualified to suggest staying with or changing.
Barre chords are horrible 30 min exercise on one finger, 6 fret positions x 6 string test x 3 reps. this finger is not happy.
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almac68
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Barre chords are horrible
Yeah they are when starting out - I was self-taught and it was only after a proper lesson after a few years later that I discovered I had my ring and pinky fingers the wrong way around 😆
This is obviously not a way to avoid proper barring, but have you tried the thumb over the low E approach?
pifko
I bought a Squier Bullet Mustang cause they're cheap. It has a 24" scale and
12" fingerboard radius. I've never played a guitar before but it just feels SO small. The distance between frets, even at the headstock end, just feels tiny.
I can't tell if it's just because I am new to guitar but I can't physically get my fingers into the right position for some really simple chords because everything feels so cramped. It feels like I'm riding a bike that's a size too small for me. Has anyone else had this issue on a short scale guitar and gotten used to it? Or should I just return it and buy something with a standard 25.5" scale? I am still well within the return period so it's not a problem to take it back.