Members bluewolf Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 I have two teles that i have had for a couple of years and I have a Samick that i play almost all the time now because i could never get used to a fender scale. The Samick is an av7, kind of a les paul clone and I put seymour duncan alnico pro 2's and it sounds great!!! My teles sound great but I cant play nearly as well on a fender scale and radius. The samick just plays like butter and I have had pro set ups on the teles!!! Anybody find this to be true?? I am really thinking about selling my teles and getting a les Paul studio and put Phat cats in it Anybody out there really prefer a gibson scale??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dauntless Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 I'm adaptable!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 What is the fretboard radius on your Teles? The ones with a 7 1/4" radius give me problems. I find the ones with a 9 1/2" radius to be very comfortable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 I used to be pretty picky about the radius, these days, I own guitars with 7.25, 9.5, 12-ish and 16 inches. Going from 16 to 7.25 is a bit of a shock, but I mostly play on the 9.5 and 12s so going from either of those to the 7.25 of my tele isn't a radical change to my fingers. My tele has the dual HBs and I find that if I try to shred at all, it's pretty sloppy because I usually hold my hand more angular on 16" shreddy guitars which I can't really do on the Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 my biceps and testicles bulge with my preference for 25.5" scales and 7.25" radii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 I thoroughly dislike the combination of 7.25 radius and tiny "vintage" frets. A great as they sound this is why I'll never have a 52 ri tele. It may be period correct or whatever, but that is a place where guitars have definitly improved through time, most now having flatter boards. The 25.5 scale is no problem for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 25.5" scale + 9.5"-12" radius= heaven I am intrigued by Warmoth's 10"-16" compund radius board, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Originally posted by onbongos my biceps and testicles bulge with my preference for 25.5" scales and 7.25" radii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 I love 9.5" Radii . . . I had a Tele neck with a wider nut and a 12" Radius, and I hated it. Somehow I'm okay with my LP, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted October 11, 2006 Members Share Posted October 11, 2006 I play 16", compound 7.5 - 9.5" and 12". I like them all BUT it depends what I'm playing. For blues rhythm chording I love the smaller radius neck. I prefer a narrower neck with a C profile - 41 to 42mm and seem to prefer a 24.75" length. I have small mitts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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