I'd be willing to bet this has been covered before, but I have no idea which thread might answer my question...please excuse having to repost the info!
Here's the question: What factors influence a guitar's "playability?" (bearing in mind that the issues may arise from how I play...)
The Baby Taylor is sooooo easy for me to play--my left wrist isn't contorted, my left thumb doesn't go numb, and I can actually get into and out of Bm (and other barre chords) with reasonable comfort, speed and accuracy.
Compared to my Alvarez--where my wrist and forearm start to cramp by the second time through the Bm/E7/A sequence of Devil's Dream.
The action is higher on the Taylor. I've got Light strings on both instruments. The fret spacing is greater on the Alvarez. I'm sure it's probably a combination of these things and others I don't have a clue about...any ideas?