Fretboard Radius

[ners]

and why?

 

[ners]

I'm finding my Jackson is easier to play but my Fender is way more fun below the 14th fret.

One day I will build a Warmoth 9.5" - 14" partscaster...

 

[Geo]

12" Not too flat, not too round.

 

[Rackman]

I'm fine with 10" on up. Jackson is my preference.

 

[Geo]

I'm finding my Jackson is easier to play but my Fender is way more fun below the 14th fret.

One day I will build a Warmoth 9.5" - 14" partscaster...

I've used warmoth for 30 years but recently went Musikraft and I won't be going back to warmoth.

 

[VonBonfire]

I'm actually cool with anything from 7.25 to 16, they all have their benefits. The vintage fenders are super comfortable for chording, stuff like the LTD's feel great for lead work and I still find them acceptable for playing rhythm. As @Geo said 12" is kind of a happy medium.

 

[Geo]

I'm actually cool with anything from 7.25 to 16, they all have their benefits. The vintage fenders are super comfortable for chording, stuff like the LTD's feel great for lead work and I still find them acceptable for playing rhythm. As @Geo said 12" is kind of a happy medium.

My playing style doesn't take well to a really flat radius. A flat radius is more classical oriented.

 

[VonBonfire]

My playing style doesn't take well to a really flat radius. A flat radius is more classical oriented.

After 10 or 15 minutes my hand doesn't seem to care what the radius is.

 

[Geo]

After 10 or 15 minutes my hand doesn't seem to care what the radius is.

I hope we are still talking about playing the guitar.

 

[Kagami]

I have played and owned guitars with 12-16" and never had any problems so anything in that range is fine for me, imagine the others would be fine too just haven't really used them much. Honestly though I don't even really think about the radius for any guitars I'm thinking of buying.

 

[Geo]

All joking aside, it depends on how you play.

For example Doug Aldrich is a great player but he plays with his palm up. I play more like I am strangling the drunk that touch touched my girlfriends ass.

 

[BeZo]

I care so little that I had to look it up.

They're all 12" radius.

I care more about neck shape and thickness than radius.

 

[Geo]

I care so little that I had to look it up.

They're all 12" radius.

I care more about neck shape and thickness than radius.

True dat, I am like a carney, small hands, smell like cabbage.

 

[70 Mach 1]

It really makes no difference to me

Neck thickness does. I cant play a kotzken Tele or an SRV strat or a 50s LP because the neck is too fat.

I prefer medium as whatever is on my American Special or Ultra ii

 

[Geo]

I prefer medium as whatever is on my American Special or Ultra ii

That's more of a modern D shape from what I understand.

I kind of prefer the deep c type on the Professional ll.

 

[sandman]

9.5” is my absolute favorite. 7.25”-12” is all tolerable to me. 16” is tolerable on Ibanez wizard neck but the older I get the more I prefer more vintage specs. I guess i’m vintage also. Lol

 

[70 Mach 1]

That's more of a modern D shape from what I understand.

I kind of prefer the deep c type on the Professional ll.

Yeah the ultra definitely is modern D

 

[Geo]

Yeah the ultra definitely is modern D

The Ultra's are just great all around, and that helps.

 

[70 Mach 1]

The Ultra's are just great all around, and that helps.

I was hooked on the first chord.
I think GC had it marked wrong at $1499 used.
I jumped on it right there lol

 

[ners]

I like the Deep C on my Tele, but wish it was a compound shape where it got thinner the higher up it went.

Probably won't risk flicking up my MIA to make that happen lol.