What does radius on a guitar neck mean?
Fingerboard radius is the curvature of the fingerboard across the neck, from the lowest string to the highest string, and just like the radius of a circle, it can be described by a number. For example, if you’ve ever seen the specs for an electric guitar neck, you might have read 7.25″ as the radius.
What guitars have the thinnest necks?
The electric guitar with the thinnest neck is likely the Fender American Professional’s Kurt Cobain Jaguar or its slightly cheaper cousin, the Mustang. Several factors influence neck thickness and, ultimately, the thinness of the neck depends on personal comfort and choice.
Can you change the radius of a guitar neck?
So it is a bad idea to re-radius a neck. If you tried to go to a 12″ radius from a 7.5″ it would take so much wood off the fretboard it may ruin it altogether. You can put big frets on a fretboard and flatten them out for an effective radius change but that is another story for later. Just get another neck.
What is the radius of a PRS neck?
| Manufacturer/Brand | Model | Fretboard Radius |
|---|---|---|
| PRS | Most | 10-11.5″ |
| PRS | Custom 24 | 10″ |
| PRS | Santana | 11.5″ |
| Rainsong | Most | 20″ |
What is the best radius for a guitar neck?
A flatter radius of 12 to 16 inches is popular for guitar soloing and bending notes. A compound radius offers both, starting rounder in open position and flattening out as you move higher up the neck. Let’s take a look a bit closer at what the most popular radius options have to offer.
What is a compound neck on a guitar?
In short, with a compound neck, instead of having one consistent guitar fretboard radius along the length of the neck, the width of the fretboard decreases the further along it goes.
How good is a 12 inch radius on a guitar?
12” radius is in the ballpark of Gibson style guitars which had been celebrated over the years for their overall playability for chording and soloing by countless players including greats like Jimmy page, Slash and Gary Moore. I truly like a 12 or 14 inch radius for overall playability as well.
What are guitar fingerboard radius circles?
Well, circles are at the heart of the fingerboard radius. Most all guitar fretboards have a convex curve to them, and the fretboard radius measures how severe of a curve your fingerboard has. A lot of guitars these days have a 9.5” fingerboard radius.
