Mary- I work with a picker who has a D18GE. He has told me that Martin guitar necks come in three differnt widths. He has large hands so his guitar has the wide neck. I've it played off and on for about a year and a half. It has developed into a great sounding guitar. He has a Old D28 12fret Slot head which I thought could not sound any better. Now it would be tough to decide which sounds better. I'm sure the GE will improve with play. Cheers - Dave