I (very) recently started playing guitar on an acoustic. I had a look at some Strats and noted that the necks are much thinner and the distance between frets seems to be smaller too.

I know that you can get different sized necks but does a bigger neck also relate to the distance between the frets? How do you get three BIG fingers on one string/fret on a Strat?

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Yes and no. It depends on how many frets the fingerboard for a given guitar was designed to have and the chosen length of said fingerboard.

In answer to your second question, that's all in your fingering technique and with proper positioning, very easy to do on a Strat. Your hand would be slightly more raised with your thumb positioned directly behind the target fret, thus allowing better finger tip contact and less chance of your fingers themselves slopping onto unwanted strings. Now if your fingers are are really big, ergonomically speaking, let's say we're talking about fingering an open voice 'A' chord on the second fret: I'd put my first finger immediately after the first fret on the 4th string, my second finger half way between the first and second fret on the 3rd string and my third finger right behind the second fret on the 2nd string. YMMV.

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I use the same configuration except I use fingers 2,3,4 instead of 1,2,3. It's also possible to barre those three strings with your third finger if it's truly that large. That's how I play the barre chord that requires those three strings.

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thx, will work on those fingers in prep for an electric

Tobih if you have been playing acoustic for sometime almost any electric neck is going to feel smaller at first. But you will adapt, and I find it an advantage playing acoustic first as your hands should be strong. Just look at the size of SRV or Hendricks hands.

thx, i'm gonna borrow a friend's guitar and give it a try