I use this guitar for finger picking as well as strumming. The workmanship on this guitar is excellent. It is a no-frills model. Just a wonderful guitar. The guitar is feather-light. It feels great in the hands. It is SO easy to play. It is certainly loud enough even for finger picking. The intonation is very good. It seems that it has a moderate and mellow tone. It looks amazing - having that paisley off-center sound hole! The pre-amp is fine - no complaints. It has a one and three quarters inch nut width. I absolutely love this guitar. I'd never give this thing up. I prefer it to my Gibson ES-335. This is the official description: "Tacoma Roadking $929 with hardshell case. Limited transferable lifetime warranty . Solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, tapered braces, bolt-on neck, satin finish, Gotoh tuners . 25.5-inch scale. Nut width: 1 3/4 inches. String spacing at the bridge: 2 5/32 inches. Made in USA."