What is more important to you, fretboard radius or scale length?

[romanianreaper]

Probably scale length for me. I say that because I had one of those Gibson Studio Dark guitars for a few months and never could jive with it. It had 24 frets versus 22 and just felt off. I got a regular one and felt like home again.

 

[SoooRad]

If I'm playing slide, I don't really want a radius much flatter than 12. if not, I can go pretty flat. Scale lengths I'm happy with anything "standard", others I don't really have opinions on.

So, I'll say "Who cares?"

 

[stratjacket]

Scale length by far. Body shape/comfort is more important to me than radius. A super strat with 24.75” scale length is perfect.

I do prefer flatter radius but it’s not a big deal to me.

 

[Yehuda]

Most of my guitars are 25.5 and flat radius based on what the market tends to make, but coming from bass with a 37-34 inch multiscale, all guitars feel the same after like 10 seconds playing them lmao

 

[Greazygeo]

I voted equally important, but it really depends on what I am looking for at the time. My preference is flatter radius, scale length is more up to what sound I am looking for.

 

[Maguchi]

Scale length within limits. I can play on any 25.5" or 24.75" scale guitar comfortably. I tried 24" before, it's OK, but the frets can get too close to each other fast as you go up the neck. Anything shorter is a no go for me. I've played 27" and 30" baritone necks before too and they were cool.

As far as radiuses, or is it radii, anything between 16" and 9.5" is fine, after a couple minutes I'm comfortable and don't notice. Compound radius anywhere between 9.5" to 16" is also fine. I have tried 7.25" Fender necks before and my recollection is that they were fine, but I think I'll set the lower limit at 9.5".