41 Inch Acoustic Guitar & 40 Inch Guitar, Which Is Better?

41 Inch Acoustic Guitar VS 40 Inch Guitar

To be honest, we prefer 41 inch acoustic guitar. The reason is simple, as full size acoustic guitar, 41 acoustic guitar plays the richest performance, it can put out impressive volume level for light and heavy playstyle alike.

By the way, 41 inch guitar refers to D body acoustic guitar.

However, 41 inch acoustic guitar is big, it is not so comfortable for everyone. And not everyone likes D body guitar. Thus, 40 inch guitar may be a better choice. We mean OM body guitar. The type of acoustic guitar is more comfortable to play. And the sound performance is well balanced.

So, now we’d like try to compare the two model of acoustic guitar to hope to help the players to have more inspiration when making their choice.

Who Is Better to Choose 41 Inch Acoustic Guitar?

Everybody can choose 41 inch guitar or D body acoustic guitar. Even for beginners who have no idea which playstyle fits for them the best, 41 inch acoustic guitar with D guitar body will help them to figure out that.

However, the D body guitar may cause uncomfortable playing. The big size usually means large scale range, and that means the string tension may be higher. Thus, it causes uncomfortable to fingers of the beginner. And also because of the size, it may not be so comfortable to hold.

In our opinion, before making the choice, it is better to try the model firstly.

Of course, the full size acoustic guitar fits for adults the mostly. For children, we’d say it is more comfortable for children above 12 years old to play.

Why 40 Inch Guitar?

According to the size of 40 inch, the acoustic guitar may be more comfortable for most of players. Especially, for the acoustic guitar with OM body. Because there are many advantages about the model.

OM body guitar is also called mid-sized guitar. Because it is smaller than D body guitar, but bigger than parlor guitar. It is more comfortable for most of the players to hold and play.

Additionally, the OM acoustic guitar is suitable for both fingerstyle and flatpicking performance. Thus, it is commonly seen on the concert or band performance. This makes, the OM guitar also popular.

Our Thoughts

At our view of point, to choose 41 inch acoustic guitar with D body or 40 inch guitar with OM body, mainly depends on how better your understanding is on music style.

For beginners, it is better to try the guitar before make the decision. But if the beginner wants to figure out which style is the most suitable one for him or her, D body 41 inch guitar is the best choice. And remember that 41 inch full size acoustic guitar is more suitable for adults.

For 40 inch guitar with OM body, it is a good choice, too. But we think it is better for learnt beginner to choose to experience a different sound characteristic.

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