Taylor Martin Guild
Senior Member
My right shoulder was replaced last October. My left shoulder has a lot of pain when I play a full length scale Dred.
When I play my Resonator guitar or my GA size Washburn, the pain is significantly less.
I don't want a small guitar. Never liked the way they sound.
I do play with a strap which helps a lot but the full length fret boards are what I want to get away from.
Perhaps a short scale Dred or GA size will fit my needs.
I have a great sounding Yamaha L series guitar that I have lowered the tuning down to D to D.
I play it with a capo on the second fret and the shorter scale feels a lot better on my shoulders.
However I don't like the loose/sloppy feel that the strings now have.
Yes, I'm being hard to please, I know.
When I play my Resonator guitar or my GA size Washburn, the pain is significantly less.
I don't want a small guitar. Never liked the way they sound.
I do play with a strap which helps a lot but the full length fret boards are what I want to get away from.
Perhaps a short scale Dred or GA size will fit my needs.
I have a great sounding Yamaha L series guitar that I have lowered the tuning down to D to D.
I play it with a capo on the second fret and the shorter scale feels a lot better on my shoulders.
However I don't like the loose/sloppy feel that the strings now have.
Yes, I'm being hard to please, I know.
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