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Do you prefer curved or flat fingerboard radii?
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 nocaster |
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Posts: 19008 Wed, Mar 6, 2002 10:10:08 The Big FIBer |
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fuzzy beard |
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Posts: 1683 Sun, May 5, 2002 21:42:51 Contrib. Silver Charter Member |
IMO nothing beats a tele/strat neck with 7,25" radius for rythm playing. For lead/single string playing I prefer 10-12" radius, still with a fenderlike neck profile.
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LouisWu |
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My fave feel seems to be in the 10-12" range.
fuzzybeard: nothing beats a tele/strat neck with 7,25" radius for rythm playing Why? I've heard others say this as well. I've never considered the difference in terms of rhythm playing. Is it a barre-chord thing? Too many guitars?? HAHA! HAHAHA!!
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nocaster |
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Posts: 19008 Mon, Jan 27, 2003 09:11:16 The Big FIBer |
It facilitates easier chording in general.
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LouisWu |
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I can't say that I perosnally have noticed chording issues with flatter-boarded guitars. Prolly because I did the classical-guitar thing at one point.
*shrug* Too many guitars?? HAHA! HAHAHA!!
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nocaster |
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Posts: 19008 Mon, Jan 27, 2003 10:00:25 The Big FIBer |
What youve never had you dont miss and your heart doesnt grieve over.
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Old Tele man |
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Posts: 672 Mon, Jan 27, 2003 23:36:23 Bronze Charter Member |
you talking about girls or guitars? Oh!
Then, another vote for 'vintage' Tele radius of 7.25-inch... |
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bfurman |
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Posts: 1238 Tue, Jan 27, 2004 05:41:21 Contributing Silver Member |
Compound. 10-16", or something a tad less severe.
-Ben |
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Band Master |
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Posts: 34 Tue, Apr 13, 2004 06:33:53 |
I prefer the old 7.25. Some people say it's hard to solo on. But I just like it better. I find the flatter the fret board is the heavier the string's I need. I tend to be sloppy on a flatter radius board. Im not saying a 7.25 radius is the way to go for every one, but it work's for me.
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Boris Bubbanov |
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Posts: 22 Tue, May 20, 2008 00:41:56 |
A lot of this depends on the individual guitar; some guitar bodies simply won't accept a 7.25 neck with the existing bridge, you'd be at the limits of
adjustability as your starting point. Some guitar bodies won't get along with a 10-16 inch conical radius board neck, either, as the bridge and saddle
positions vis a vis the string approach from the 22nd fret is gonna be a mismatch. I like swapping the necks around and around body to body til the happiest
combinations are found. And I don't care if a 22 fret neck ends up matched to a vintage rout body, no big deal.
Once the guitar is set up and working, I just take from the guitar what it will give; I have 7.25 board guitars that are favorites of mine, and 10-16 conical board guitars that are also amongst my favorites. Bubbanov |
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tclix |
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Posts: 152 Sun, Jul 13, 2008 22:54:28 Bronze Member |
Changed all my guitars out to Warmoth 10-16" compund radious necks. They are also fat necks which I love the fill of. They also add sustain & body to
you tone.
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Old Tele man.ampworkshop |
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Posts: 5 Fri, Jul 18, 2008 19:05:18 |
...it depends, I tend to prefer:
CHORD work on my 7¼-inch radius Fender Tele neck MELODY work on my 12-inch radius Gibson ES-135 neck
"...Renovatio, non Exauguratio..."
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