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    Best Electric Guitars for Small Hands in 2023

    Here you'll find the best guitars you can buy if you got small hands. There are a few things that can make a guitar easier to play if you got small hands: short scale for shorter distance between frets, higher fretboard radius and smaller nut width for shorter distance between strings.

    Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best ones with these features, according to our algorithm. You can use our filters to the left to see only the exact types of guitar you want. You can also click on "Compare" to get a deep spec comparison between two guitars of your choice. This list is updated daily automatically as we add new guitars to our database. We'll show you first the best ones according to our automated scoring system, which takes into account dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money and more.

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    1. ESP LTD MSV-1

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    ESP LTD MSV-1
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 83
    Sound 78
    Build quality 74
    Value for money 73
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: D (7 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (13 votes)
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    • From ESP LTD's 2021 Signature series
    • Made in Indonesia
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Mahogany w/ Maple Cap body
    • 3Pc Mahogany neck
    • Macassar Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
    • Bridge pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
    • 1 volume and 0 tone Bell knobs
    • Floyd Rose 1000 bridge
    • Thin U Neck-Through neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Grover tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP LTD MSV-1
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Expensive Wood
    • Locking Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Tremolo
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in Indonesia
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Retainer Bar
    • No Strap Lock

    2. ESP E-II Viper

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    ESP E-II Viper
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 82
    Sound 79
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 69
    Overall Score 79

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (1 vote)
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    • From ESP E-II's 2014 Viper series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Mahogany body
    • Mahogany neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: EMG 57TW (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: EMG 66TW (Humbucker/Active)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Gotoh TOM & Tailpiece bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo frets
    • Gotoh Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP E-II Viper
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Coil Split Pickups
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

    3. ESP E-II Eclipse Evertune

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    ESP E-II Eclipse Evertune
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 77
    Sound 83
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 68
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (1 vote)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (4 votes)
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    • From ESP E-II's 2014 Eclipse series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Mahogany body
    • 1Pc Mahogany neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Pegasus (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Sentient (Humbucker/Passive)
    • 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Evertune (F model) bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Gotoh Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP E-II Eclipse Evertune
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Coil Split Pickups
    • Stays in Tune (Evertune)
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

    4. ESP E-II Eclipse Full Thickness

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    ESP E-II Eclipse Full Thickness
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 78
    Sound 79
    Build quality 77
    Value for money 68
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (1 vote)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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    • From ESP E-II's 2021 Eclipse series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Flamed Maple top
    • Full Thickness Mahogany w/ Maple Cap body
    • Mahogany neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Open Core Classic (Humbucker/Active)
    • 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Gotoh TOM & Tailpiece bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Gotoh Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP E-II Eclipse Full Thickness
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Multi-Voicing Pickups
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

    5. ESP LTD MK-600

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    ESP LTD MK-600
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 83
    Sound 81
    Build quality 69
    Value for money 73
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: D (7 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (13 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (9 votes)
    • Pickups power: Hot (7 votes)
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    • From ESP LTD's 2016 Signature series
    • Made in Indonesia
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Mahogany body
    • 3pc Maple neck
    • Pau Ferro fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
    • 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Floyd Rose 1000 bridge
    • Thin U Neck-Through neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo frets
    • Grover tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP LTD MK-600
    • Expensive Wood
    • Locking Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Multi-Voicing Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in Indonesia
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Retainer Bar
    • No Strap Lock

    6. ESP Iron Cross

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    ESP Iron Cross
    Had it
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    Want it
    Playability 78
    Sound 79
    Build quality 77
    Value for money 63
    Overall Score 78
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    • From ESP's 2014 Signature series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Maple top
    • Mahogany body
    • 1Pc Mahogany neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
    • 2 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Sperzel Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP Iron Cross
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

    7. ESP Gary Holt EC

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    ESP Gary Holt EC
    Had it
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    Want it
    Playability 77
    Sound 81
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 63
    Overall Score 78

    Player Feedback

    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Clean (3 votes)
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    • From ESP's 2015 Signature series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Maple top
    • Mahogany body
    • 1Pc Mahogany neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: EMG 81 (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: EMG 89R (Humbucker/Active)
    • 2 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Floyd Rose Original bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Gotoh tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP Gary Holt EC
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Locking Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Coil Split Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Retainer Bar

    8. ESP LTD SD-2

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    ESP LTD SD-2
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 83
    Sound 76
    Build quality 70
    Value for money 76
    Overall Score 76

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
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    • From ESP LTD's 2022 Signature series
    • Made in Indonesia
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Mahogany body
    • 3Pc Mahogany neck
    • Macassar Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts Metal (Humbucker/Active)
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Blackouts Metal (Humbucker/Active)
    • 1 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
    • Floyd Rose 1000 SE bridge
    • Extra Thin U Neck-Through neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • LTD tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP LTD SD-2
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Expensive Wood
    • Locking Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Tremolo
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in Indonesia
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Retainer Bar
    • No Strap Lock

    9. ESP Snakebyte Camo

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    ESP Snakebyte Camo
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 78
    Sound 79
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 62
    Overall Score 77
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    • From ESP's 2022 Signature series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Mahogany body
    • 1Pc Mahogany neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: EMG JH James Hetfield (Humbucker/Active)
    • 2 volume and 0 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Tonepros Locking TOM & Tailpiece bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Sperzel Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP Snakebyte Camo
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

    10. ESP E-II Eclipse BB

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    ESP E-II Eclipse BB
    Had it
    Have it
    Want it
    Playability 78
    Sound 77
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 67
    Overall Score 77

    Player Feedback

    • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (1 vote)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Clean (3 votes)
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    • From ESP E-II's 2014 Eclipse series
    • Made in Japan
    • 6 strings
    • 24.75"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Maple top
    • Mahogany body
    • 3pc Maple neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: EMG 81 (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: EMG 60 (Humbucker/Active)
    • 2 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Gotoh TOM & Tailpiece bridge
    • Thin U Set neck
    • 22 XL Jumbo frets
    • Gotoh Locking tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    ESP E-II Eclipse BB
    • Locking Tuners
    • Made in Japan
    • Expensive Wood
    • Bone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Strap Lock
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio