Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted June 14, 2012 Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2012 I like it, unless I'm trying to bend strings. I used to believe this until I stopped believing da internetz oracles, now I love 7.25" - 9.5" radii [video=youtube;PCSFz_YycYA] possibly one of the unwieldiest Strats out there, and he bends the {censored} out of 19-21 [video=youtube;4N82TLB03Vk] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zer0psi Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 I LOVE the 7.25" radius. After having plenty of Gibsons and various Superstrats throughout the years, I've quickly tired of too small neck profiles and flat shreddy fretboards. I have two guitars now, both Telecasters. One has a medium, fast, shouldered 'C' neck with a 7.25" radius and vintage frets. I love it. The other has a big, chunk old school full 'C' neck with a 9.25" radius and some smaller frets, and although it's much different, I love that one just as much. Very different, but 9.25" is now the flattest I'll go. For my style, a curvy radius is a huge benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 I prefer it. I'm also grand with 9.5. I don't care for the uber-flat radius boards, though more important to me than radius is width. I hate wide necks, especially those 80s shredded wide / shallow types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Ipossibly one of the unwieldiest Strats out there, and he bends the {censored} out of 19-21 Fair point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogsinotpalc Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Gray is nice too. I have various guitars with various fretboard radii and I like them all. Nothing is ever really a deal breaker for me outside of completely unplayable and/or sounds like {censored}...or penis shaped, no wangcasters for me thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cephus Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 As long as they don't have those tiny vintage fender frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogsinotpalc Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 As long as they don't have those tiny vintage fender frets. That doesn't bother me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scolfax Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 As long as they don't have those tiny vintage fender frets. Right, that's probably the more important issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 my co-worker was just telling me that he totally prefers 7.25" fretboards. said he finds them much more comfortable for chords. hmmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 I never understood why it is claimed they are easier to make chords on. Because they're easier to make chords on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Because they're easier to make chords on. Nope. Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Because they're easier to make chords on. Nope. Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Nope. Not for me. For barre chords? It's science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Not a fan at all. I don't believe in the idea of a round radius making chording easier either. I play chords all the time on my 12" radius guitars without a problem but when I try to play anything even remotely complex with a 7.25 it just feels clunky and wrong to me. Like tiny little frets, they are one of those things that never made sense to me why they're still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've never really been a fan of the 7.25" radius. It just feels uncomfortable to me. 9.5" to 12" just feels better to my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 IMO more fenders should have 12 radii. My Deluxe players strat feels better in my hands than pretty much any other strat I've played and I attribute a lot of that to the 12" radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 Even though my first electric, that I played for 5 years constantly, was 7.25, and I got it set high(i do mean high..in a bad way) enough to execute some wide bends, I would never own another. They DO bend out. It's not in dispute.....with most:facepalm: 9.5 to twelve is good, and I don't notice that much more chording comfort, BTW, w/the 7&1/4. My fav is the compound radi hand crafted on my '76 and '81 Ibanez artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stringbender11 Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 IDK, my 7.25 neck doesnt fret out even on high bends, and the action is pretty low. I really think it's how you set up the guitar that determines this. But hey. 9.5 is the most common now, so I suppose it's what most people prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 IDK, my 7.25 neck doesnt fret out even on high bends, and the action is pretty low. I really think it's how you set up the guitar that determines this. But hey. 9.5 is the most common now, so I suppose it's what most people prefer. Nope. You can't "set up" the guitar neck, to do what it just cannot. You're logic is faulty. Yet you do acknowledge the popular radi..it's popular for good reason, that is, it's FUNCTIONAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 IMO more fenders should have 12 radii. My Deluxe players strat feels better in my hands than pretty much any other strat I've played and I attribute a lot of that to the 12" radius. thats too far the other way. 9.5-10 is perfect. Some G&Ls have 12" I could probably get used to. also, its usually combined with tiny frets, if you play the roadworn that has 7.25 with medium frets and it plays like a 9.5. I blame frets. And, like rounder radii, bigger frets can always be filed down. When I get my 52RI refretted Im gonna have the tech give me a flatter 9.5, with medium frets filed lower on the high strings. Its gonna be KILLER!!! Its allready killer as is, vintage frets/7.25, but its gonna go buckwild jefry dalmer killer. when it gets back! Lorve that guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 thats too far the other way. 9.5-10 is perfect. Some G&Ls have 12" I could probably get used to.also, its usually combined with tiny frets, if you play the roadworn that has 7.25 with medium frets and it plays like a 9.5.I blame frets. And, like rounder radii, bigger frets can always be filed down. When I get my 52RI refretted Im gonna have the tech give me a flatter 9.5, with medium frets filed lower on the high strings. Its gonna be KILLER!!! Its allready killer as is, vintage frets/7.25, but its gonna go buckwild jefry dalmer killer. when it gets back! Lorve that guitar... i got a ridiculous deal on my 50s Classic Tele, otherwise i'd probably have gone with a flatter radius. that said, i haven't had any problems with the small frets and 7.25" radius and bending. course, it's got 11s on it with a Bigsby, so there's just so much bending you're gonna do on that one. but i figure that when the frets wear out, i can go stainless and bump up to mediums. and if the fretboard gets re-plained, then great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 For barre chords? It's science. What science is that? If i look at the edge of my index finger, it is not convex with a 7.25" radius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesnapper Posted June 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 Which chords are easier on a 7.25" radius? Power chords? Cowboy chords? Certainly not complicated jazz chords! I struggle not to accidentally mute out strings on anything other than a wide board with a 12" radius - easiest on my Gibsons, but good on my SRV Strat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 Which chords are easier on a 7.25" radius? Power chords? Cowboy chords? Certainly not complicated jazz chords! I struggle not to accidentally mute out strings on anything other than a wide board with a 12" radius - easiest on my Gibsons, but good on my SRV Strat too. Power chords, cowboy chords, and barre chords. And certainly complicated jazz chords. So... all chords. But I'm just going by personal experience. I played 9.5" fretboards for 24 years. Recently switched to 7.25". Did chords get easier? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted June 15, 2012 Members Share Posted June 15, 2012 The kind of science that uses facts. You know, science.Hold your hand up, relaxed. Are your fingers curved? Yes they are.Now stick your fingers straight up. Which position was more comfortable?Power chords, cowboy chords, and barre chords. And certainly complicated jazz chords. So... all chords.But I'm just going by personal experience. I played 9.5" fretboards for 24 years. Recently switched to 7.25". Did chords get easier? Yes. You have a strange definition of science. The fact is I don't make barre chords wil the soft front of my finger and if I try it is more difficult than using the edge of my finger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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