pinky finger

[Dancing Ants]

i've been playing for 3 years now...and i can't get my pinky finger to fit on my fretboard. i rarely use it, and it's impeding me a bit whenever i play melodic solos. i play okay up at the top of the fretboard, but the further down i get...it gets harder. any suggestions for me? Get smaller fingers I guess? :mad

[unccrombie]

so your finger is too big to fit in the fret? after what # do you have problems?

[Dancing Ants]

well my pinky isn't that big, but i have large hands, so it seems like i don't have enough room to get my pinky up to the E-A-D area.

i start having problems around 8-10. maybe i just need to work on it more.

[PilotC150]

Your post was a bit confusing. The "top" of the fretboard is actually up near the 12th fret and that end. The part by the 1st fret is the "bottom" of the fretboard.

[Youthser]

so if your pinky doesn't fit, how do your other fingers manage? I assume they're considerably bigger.. do you never solo past that 8-10 point? maybe considering a wide neck guitar or something like it... scalloped frets maybe?