Yep. I never played a barre F chord ever. Just like a c but ring finger on D string instead of A string
Many squier guitars are not well set up when you get them. If the nut is too tall it will make the f chord difficult. If the action is set high it may make all the chords difficult. Especially for a beginner. Get the setup dialed in and it may play a lot easier. I do support 9s for a beginner.
To the OP. I have a Brian May replica that is 47mm wide at the Zero Fret and an inch and a quarter thick at the zero fret. I think it’s about an inch and a half thick beyond the 12th fret. It is only 24 inch scale though. If you want something really big, you will probably have to go Custom.
I ended up ordering a neck from Big Lou's i`ll post the results, I'm fairly certain it will be a positive transformation