What does 12 inch radius mean?
What does 12 inch radius mean?
If you take the same fingerboard width from the circumference of a circle with a larger radius, you now have a slightly flatter fingerboard radius. For example, a circle with a 12” radius yields a 12” fingerboard radius, which is slightly flatter than a 9.5” radius on a fingerboard of the same width.
What fretboard radius is the best?
A rounder radius of 9.5 to 10 inches is popular for open position chords. 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.
Is compound radius better?
A compound radius neck is a neck that has one radius at the nut and a different, larger radius at the heel of the neck. This is meant to give a better playing experience for both rhythm playing towards the nut side of the fretboard, and soloing towards the heel side.
What does neck radius 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.
Do you need a radius gauge?
To measure the fretboard radius of your guitar, you’ll need a tool called a radius gauge. A guitar radius gauge is used to compare the string’s height with respect to the fretboard radius. To optimize your guitar’s playability, it is recommended that the string heights match the fretboard’s radius.
How do you measure your neck radius?
How Do You Measure It? As for the radius itself, in mathematics, the ‘radius’ is the distance from the center to the circumference (or edge) of a circle. In this case, the fretboard is placed at the top of the circle and the arc from one edge to the other is the size of the radius.
What does compound radius neck mean?
A compound radius neck has a smaller (rounder) radius at the nut, and a larger (flatter) radius at the neck and body joint. As the neck gets wider, the fretboard gets flatter, which is said to be an aid when soloing, especially when bending strings.
What’s the difference between a 12 and 10 compound radius?
10″ – 16″ compound radius and 12″ radius, how would these compare with each other in terms of playability and the ease of setting up? Thanks. setting up shouldn’t be an issue what do you have for a bridge? might take a bit of getting things right if you use a Floyd but both are possible.
Do you prefer a 9.5 or 12 ” neck radius?
Any of you prefer a 12″ radius? I think the most common answer will be that a 12″ radius won’t fret out on bends, but it also is a good in-between flatter and rounder radius necks. While I prefer 9.5-10″ necks overall, there’s some things I can nail easier on a 12″.
How big is a 12 ” Tele neck radius?
Four years ago I had USAGC make me a tele neck ( and killer chambered body btw! ) with a 12 radius, 6105 frets, soft V profile and rolled edges. After playing a strat with a 7 1/4 radius for the past 25 years, I figured there would be a time of adjustment……..well, it took me all of two seconds to fall absolutely in love with the new neck!
Why is a 9.5 ” radius a Flatter radius?
The only things to consider is that because my bridge was designed around a 9.5″ radius, I have run out of adjustment room on the E strings. Also because the action measurments are taken at a flatter radius, the actions tends to be higher on the outer strings at the lower frets.