Switching from Nylon Strings to Steel
What if you're a classical guitarist wanting steel strings with a wide neck? The best way to go with that is the Takamine F-312 s (see pic), which is out of production. It's not cheap either, but well worth the price. Actually, once a person owns this guitar, it's unlikely that they would ever sell it. You can't go wrong with that guitar and well worth the effort to shop around for it, including using eBay. The old Martin 0-16 , which the F312 s copies, cost a minimum upwards of 2 grand. It's essentially a classical guitar made for steel strings. If you have 2 grand to spend, consider the Takamine EF740F S . But what if you want a big bodied guitar or even an electric guitar with a wide neck for less than $2,000? I experimented by stringing just 6 strings on an old, cheap Guild 12 string guitar. It panned out to be a successful procedure yielding a wide neck guitar with steel strings, which gives me 14 frets above the body, 2 more