Does Your Fingerboard Radius Matter? | Guitar Myths Ep. 1

Today on Guitar Myths we will be diving into one of the most commonly misunderstood specs, Fingerboard Radiuses (or Radii if you please). Grab a cup of coffee, and throw your feet up while we talk about the key differences between round versus flat fingerboards, and the strengths and weaknesses of compound radiuses.
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[@HypnoticHorizons]

Insanely underrated this was so helpful.

[@EvanKolesar]

Super appreciate it!

[@naka3339]

so ... actually the anatomy argument is a huge myth. The reason why electric guitars use radius is due design lineage. Guitar, lutes and other fretted instruments always had flat fingerboards for centuries in Europe (and still do). Much is due to Gibson and other companies designs in early 1900s. Gibson selling point was incorporating violin characteristics to their instruments like f-holes, fingerboard radius, carved archtop, floating bridge and etc ... The popularization of these designs in US led to radius fingerboards becoming standard.

[@EvanKolesar]

I totally agree with you! I wasn’t trying to argue that the design elements are in place because they have an anatomical advantage, but the radius is there, and the curve does support an anatomical advantage! The detailed history of why we have the elements we do in an electric guitar from the huge lineage of string instruments that came before is fascinating, and not my wheelhouse. Sounds like you have some rad knowledge in that department, so thanks for sharing! Knowledge is awesome!

[@CKS64]

Thank you for that information.

[@bonerici]

Why would anyone want to make an electric guitar play like a violin this does make sense though

[@genustinca5565]

You are spot on. I never understood why electric guitars still have radius. Completely unnecessary. Flat boards make everything better: bending, action, fast playing etc. At least some custom guitar manufacturers now offer a 20'' radius, which is almost flat.

[@ej1_drew]

i don't play fast or bend crazy so definitely easier for me to play a nice relaxed 9.5" and my string action is relatively low - i personally feel it's an anatomical advantage and the radius may support different playing styles with pros n cons to each. this was a great video imo - thank you for the information

[@pdxtom]

I don't have terrible large hands and for years imagined that I needed a small neck and lower radius...then I got a guitar with a big chunky neck and a 12" radius. At first it felt very uncomfortable and I was disappointed. I decided to just force myself to play it as much as possible. Within 2 days I had adjusted and began to love the feel. Sometimes you just have to step outside of what you are used to.

[@hexaldecima6839]

This. I was about to return my ESP E-II because it had a weird feel and pain to play. But, I gave it a shot for a week of playing and OMG... I never so clean in my life when comparing to my other guitars. 🎉🎉🎉

[@partriotsfight5039]

When o first bought my Richie Kotzen Telecast I wasn’t sure I was going to like that big ol fat neck with the 12” Radius but it took about an hour and now it’s my favorite guitar for everything. Chords , Solos, makes no difference. It’s absolutely incredible

[@TheColourofawesome]

Anytime I start worrying about it I think of guys like Hendix, Gilmour or Blackmore who play incredible solos and great rhythms with their old 7.25 radius strats because that's what was available to them. 9/10 times it's better to focus on improving your playing than improving your gear, and that also makes the 1/10 time you do need to buy new gear way more rewarding and fun.

[@JR-pr8jb]

For acoustic (non-classic) players, this is nonsense. A flat jet-runway radius on a wide fretboard is OK for those gifted with big, long, strong fingers that can barre anything. For those of us with smaller, weaker hands/fingers the curve provides a great advantage in leverage.

[@EvanKolesar]

I agree! I wrapped up the video by saying it all comes down to personal preference, the gig, and meeting your anatomical needs. I have smaller fatter fingers, so my hands cramp up pretty hard on large flat necks, so I’m more in the 7.25-9inch camp myself over here on most of my guitars!

[@michaelheller8841]

I have been playing guitar for over 35 years and I really never thought about the radius of the guitars until many guitarists talked about it to be honest. I’m not bashing what people believe in but I’m more of a player who doesn’t think about it at all. I have different guitars for different styles and sounds. If you spend enough time on a guitar it doesn’t matter to me about radius I just play it. The strange part about it all is that my #1 is a Gibson CS Les Paul R8 and I don’t have large hands. It is a fat neck. So it’s what works best for you. My thinnest neck is on my Gibson ‘61 SG and I have no issues with that at all. The only thing a fatter neck does for me is that I have more of a fat feel and you get more meat out of it. My Fender Custom Strat is a fat neck as well and I love it. It all boils down to preference and there is no wrong or right. There is no best. The best guitar is the one you are playing for that mood. As long as we keep Rockin’ is all that matters.

[@jasherarcega2655]

radius 12 for me is the best you can.still have.comfortable bar chords and you can shred that is why other fender are being customized in to 12 inch radius

[@drorguy3754]

Thanks, nice and thorough explanation.

[@JohnnyOskam]

Even with a “good setup” a curved radius will fret out unless you have uncomfortably high action. Some players like higher action (John Mayer), but most don’t. My favorite radius is 12”. Compound radius’ suck. Why would I want to adjust my left hand technique and pitch bending intonation muscle memory depending on where I am on the neck? Stupid.

[@wavxray]

I have carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis so when I try to play a radius that’s 9 1/2 to 7 1/2 my left hand goes numb. NUMB! A 10 or more radius doesn’t do this nearly as much. It’s sometimes about comfort and that is everything for me.

[@inquisitivenessandcontempl9918]

Hypothetically a radiused neck allows for more bending because a string travels more distance on a curved fret rather than dead straight one. Also there is subjective preference of convenience of playing. Then a radiused fingerboard became traditional on electric/acoustic with metal strings and that's why we have it. But whether it really matters or not is debatable.

[@wikolib6821]

Thanks for the great simplified explanation on neck radius. I'm an acoustic player shopping for an electric for some fun and for learning to be a lead player. I'll check my Martins, Gibson, Taylors and my Guild for neck radius again, they do vary a little bit. Thinking I''ll go for a 9.5" radius as a happy medium and to avoid fret out. I like my action on my acoustics to be just a tad higher, so If I do the same on an electric it may not be and issue (I don't like very low actions). Thanks again. Off topic: I've been upgrading my acoustic collection one by one to bone nuts and saddles and find it makes a huge difference. It makes an already great guitar into an incredible one.

[@tcjensen1]

Anyone who says bar chords are easier on a smaller radius has not done an A / B test. It’s actually easier to bar chords on a flatter fretboard.

[@EvanKolesar]

Well so couple of things on that friend… 1) everyone’s anatomy is going to be different, so all of these discussions are general rule of thumbs but anatomy and personal preference will always be top priority 2) from a functional anatomy perspective, a flatter radius makes you have to hyper extend the tendons in your finger because it has to lay flatter as opposed to landing at a curve on a rounded radius board. So from a pure anatomical ergonomics perspective, it is objectively less tension required *in general for most people* on a rounder radius. I tend to find folks with larger hands have an easier time with flatter radius guitars, so that might be your case! I have slightly shorter fingers and more mass in my palms, so my anatomy really like the roundness! Everyone has their opinions and preferences, so thanks for sharing yours!

[@tcjensen1]

@@EvanKolesar I’m an exercise physiologist by trade. I teach how the joints, bones, tendons work … and unless you are holding the guitar very low, a more curved fretboard is still harder and more unnatural to play bar chords. You have to pull back to maintain pressure toward the base of your finger. It’s just something that’s been spit out for decades but people don’t actually try it. It’s interesting. But if you are a really low holder, then it can work. I also have bigger palms and smaller fingers. Maybe I should hold the guitar lower :)

[@EvanKolesar]

Right on! Honestly, I would love to see a video with the research and anatomical breakdown from your work and studies! I think that would be really interesting and helpful for the community! I’m not a low slinger, I tend to be on the higher slung side, and I find the rounder boards to be comfy for longer gigs than flatter radiuses. Any thoughts on the high sling with more prominent wrist break angles? Genuinely awesome exchange and love the info!

[@Nick-sh8dv]

I build all my guitars with a 10-17 compound radius. Some say it's too extreme but if I don't tell them what the radius is they usually just say "holy shit that's awesome." 🤷

[@recordlabeldao7820]

The best advice i can give after playing guitar for 20 years i am 26 years old and professional bassist. Is try out diffrent type of guitars or basses and if u find something that feels damn good for u then check the specs so u know what u love instead of buying something that u think u might like

[@jackmckee8196]

Great video, thank you! Btw classical guitars have no radius, those guys barre ‘em to death still🤷‍♂️ Maybe back when they were designed players were just tougher people.

[@joeballs5669]

you got it man....asnd they play FAST ON FLAT BOARDS

[@maxwellblakely7952]

My buddy (a shred machine) swears by 16” radius boards, I’m more in the Fender 9.5” realm.

[@johnmyork5176]

Er, nylon strings.

[@martianmurray]

I’ve never found a job a hammer couldn’t fix lol. Another benefit for a flatter radius is for slide playing.

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

With the start of arthritis in my fretting hand I’m now playing nearly all bar chords - and my strat is a god-send for me; the barre chords just flow. Because I also love playing my Walden dreadnought which has a flatter radius, I’ve had to switch to ball-end classicals - and it plays almost as nice as the strat - and has a lovely tone! All I need to do now is try and fit a Fishman pickup system to it, as obviously a magnetic pickup is no damned use!

[@frossbog]

Andy Latimer, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Rothery, Eric Clapton, SRV, Richie Blackmore, et al never had a problem bending the hell out of their guitars with 7.25" radii. The idea that you need a flat radius for bending is a huge myth.

[@EvanKolesar]

Agree! If your guitar is setup decently you can do any reasonable bends on any radius!

[@outermarker5801]

For me the only thing that radius affects is barre chords. But even there, if action and string tension are low enough then radius ultimately doesn't matter. Related to that is scale length, a well set up LP at under 25in can be more comfortable for everything than an over 25in strat.

[@scottdematteo]

Great video and well thought out content.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

My peavey Wolfgang has a very flat radius and I'm not crazy about it... my favorite is my old warmoth neck with the 10 - 16 compound radius

[@MediocreOriginals]

i got rid of Fender with a 7.25 radius i could feel and see finders going down hill to the B and high e but for playing rhythm using chords i think it works great although i can play any radius i do have some i prefer i just like the feel more, so to me it does matter.

[@LRHutch]

The flatter the radius the better for slide. For rhythm and lead I use a 9.5" radius. My guitars are setup to play like butter lead or rhythm no matter what radius they are.

[@briandietrich1373]

12" radius is the best overall. Gibson nailed it out of the box. 7.25" not for me. Compound 12-16" seems to be. the best overall.

[@andrewhubbard4222]

Great video. One point though: You say you can overcome the disadvantages, such as fretting out, of a tighter radius, by setting up the action properly. But then you say that you yourself use a guitar, such as a Les Paul, with a flatter radius when you play a lot of solos. If you can overcome the shortcomings of the tighter radius on your Tele, why would you use your Les Paul for solos?

[@EvanKolesar]

Personal preference! That’s the big BUT on top of everything with music! Talking about all of these specs, how to dial in the “perfect set up” is always going to be superseded by someone’s personal preferences which is why all this stuff is so fun to talk about and explore! There is no right or wrong, just discovering what works best for you by learning all these little in the weed details. But to circle back to your question, a 12 inch flat radius is a nice sweet spot for me for most things, and that compounded with the Les Paul’s 24.75” scale length just overall leads to easy playing feel for single note work over long sessions. But if I only had a 7.25” tele at my disposal, we could for sure make it work no problem as long as the set up is sound! Hope that helps!

[@chrisjferro7808]

Im sure most guitar manufacturers use that standard floyd nut for a floyd rose guitar, as it comes in 10” radius. I heard theres various different floyd nuts thats are set in different radius but i haven’t been able to find them

[@mariorojas3724]

Bro, la mejor explicación del mundo sobre el tema, gracias...

[@donnalaurence2477]

thank you, finally someone made sense to my brain

[@davidepannone6021]

I personally cannot stand radius above 16. It hurt my hand when playing. I don't know if this was part of the myth or not, but I don't care. It's me that has to play the instrument and im not gonna play a fingerboard with a radius above 16 because HURR DURR RADIUS IS JUST A MYTH HURR DURR. It truly feels unnatural to play such a straight radius fingerboard to my hands. For me and my hands radius between 12 and 16 are perfect, with the high preference towards the 12 as it's more curved and stresses my hands less.

[@garychiasson4550]

I find playing chord melodies the flatter radius allows me to ring out the notes on high e easier 7:50

[@EvanKolesar]

I’m a 7.25” to 12” radius fan myself! Only time I can get onboard with a 16” radius is if the guitar is a compound radius and just the uppermost frets being that flat. A straight 16” or above down in open to like 9th position is just super uncomfortable for my hands. This video was more in response to the backlash to the Silver Sky having a 7.25” radius and people complaining that you can’t bend on them!

[@peanutbutterisfu]

I like a flat neck no matter what I’m playing I’m more accurate all around it’s just how I play.

[@deanwitt7903]

Yngwie malmsteen plays 21 frets and a 9.5 radius with super jumbo frets and he bends the life out of the thing , Shreds beyond belief Etc . I don’t need to say anymore .

[@micpep]

When you spoke about going between Fender & Gibson i was sure you where going... PRS!

[@1000foxtrot]

Oh simply put .... I never liked flat fingerboards like on Spanish guitars, they are also way too wide - Why ? ??? I have an old Gibson and the fingerboard is slightly under 42 mm - it's the one that suits my playing best - a couple of my new ones Tele-style, are 42 mm... and very nice. have Guild Starfire, and the fingerboard is 43 mm, but the neck profile is a bit thicker, so there are things I cannot play ... But I love the sound so much .... so there are guitars I'd never use - played a Martin some years ago and it simply did not work for me ... Instead I bought a Crafter - and it felt right from the start for my stage work ... Had it for 20 years now ...

[@vincentcuclair5522]

Seriously, baring personal prefrerence, aren’t we talking mere millimeters more or less bending your fingers between 14 to 7,5 radius?!

[@januszwu973]

Its making me sad i cant set up my strat with round fretboard as low as wish and not have bends choke. You cant have everything

[@EvanKolesar]

Try using a lighter gauge pick and string! That is the old EVH trick. He primarily played with 8-40 gauge strings (if memory serves) in Eb standard with ultra light nylon picks with super low action on his first few guitars which had pretty vintage fender style necks. It’s all a balancing act with set up, but the lighter string and pick compounded with radiusing your saddles to your neck should get you low actions and tons of room to bend! Eddie could dial it in back in the 70’s, so you got this!!

[@ScottCheg]

got a 12-16" compound but I would be lying if I said I wouldnt love to try a 7.25 radius neck just to see what the other end of the spectrum feels like.

[@Cowboy-e1c]

Thanks for the information 🙏

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

More important than radius is neck shape and thickness. Those Fender American Standard necks are thin, just too thin--as if Fender has been pandering to shredders for 25 years.

[@EvanKolesar]

It’s certainly a big factor! I didn’t really want to dive into adding neck size and carve into the mix to avoid a bloated video! That’s a great area to explore too though!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@EvanKolesar I got a new 2022 Pro II Strat and then a really nice '08 Strat. The '08 I discovered is almost unplayable because of wide jumbo frets and thin 7/8" neck at 12th. Pro II has lots more wood, rolled edges, and it's a weapon. But a Pro II replace neck ain't cheap!

[@user-sx2fg9wl8t]

7.5 way more control and easier to bend. U bend the b string u are bending up and over. The flat knecks u are lifting against all the tension.

[@aljuric5887]

Evan, help! I'm only days away from sending my "1951" Telecaster off for a refret and re-radius (from small vintage frets and 7.25" to medium-jumbo's and 10") because i cant get the action low enough. Am I wrong? Can a great luthier give me that low action on 7.25? Maybe just a re-fret perhaps to achieve this? Hope to hear from you, if not - thanks for the video.

[@zyxwfish]

A Shawn Lane Vigier guitar has a flat radius 🤓

[@pmkrak]

I think that the whole fingerboard radius thing is blown WAY out of proportion, and the internet forums are like giant echo chambers of misinformation. The reality is that the actual difference between a 7.25 vs 9.5, 10, 12 inch radius is really just a fraction of a inch. A fretboard is only around 2 inches from one side to the other. If you're bending a string, typically you'd maybe bend it a step and a half at the most which would probably cover around half the fretboard across. So you're basically talking about bending the string about 1 inch. The reality is that that the difference in the crown of a 7.25 vs 12 radius at 1" is something extremely small, maybe 1/100th of an inch. So a vintage Fender guitar in reality only needs to have it's action raised minutely higher than a Gibson. But then people who have no idea what they are talking about saying I can't play a guitar with a 7.25" radius because the action needs to too high, although they may have never even actually ever played on (or one that was setup well). Then all of a sudden you have a bunch of people listening to his reasoning and than blindly believing his statements. I have Fenders, Gibsons, and Jacksons that range in fingerboard radius from 7.25" to 16". I setup all my guitars as well as they can be. Granted the Jackson does have the lowest action, but the Fender's have a damn low action that's nothing to scoff at and easily holds its own against the other guitars.

[@sense1240]

Rounder radius guitar’s are harder to bend and to get proper leverage for vibrato without the action being borderline uncomfortable. I used to think it didn't matter until i had several guitars with different radius specs to compare between. (Prs,fender,gibson)

[@EvanKolesar]

Out of those guitars that you mentioned, which one was the “easier” one to bend on?

[@sense1240]

@@EvanKolesar the flatter 12 radius fenders, and all my gibsons are easier to bend and vibrato . It's subtle and once you notice its hard to ignore. I have a few prs's with the 10 radius and a vintage spec strat as well. I think fret size also plays a part. Jumbo frets on a 7 and a half radius would probably compensate for the necessary higher string height and make bending easier.

[@EvanKolesar]

You were onto something in your second comment! It really is the sum of all the parts plus preference in my opinion! I have two telecasters right now, one with a compound radius 9.5-16, and on straight 7.25, and I find the 7.25 to be easier. Now it is more vintage spec, has a different bridge, no string trees, different break angle over the nut but same gauge, but I find it easier! I really do think it comes down to the sum, the set up, and your taste! But thanks for sharing your preferences friend!

[@vevz7286]

i usually play on a 9.5 radius strat but im looking to buy a 12 radius tele, would it be easier to play a 12 radius in a sense that i find my fingers too close with the strings in a 9.5?

[@timnewman1172]

My Tele has a 12" neck, as do both of my Strats. That is my personal preference, but with a compensated 3-saddle bridge the intonation is spot-on... also, I use S.Duncan Antiquities pickups with flat pole pieces. I have Fender custom-shop "abby" pickups in one of the Strats and having the pole pieces closer to the G string especially is not good!

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

Great vid. I not an its all good byebee person type. Obviously flatter is better? Consider. I just checked what Holdsworth uses its 14 radius which is pretty flat. Who doesnt have problems with strings bumping in2 each other &Holdsworth clean speed is saying smthing definitive. Note Van Halens 1st strat was a 2x4 with extremely wide neck. I think its just easier cleaner more forgiving. After all. Biggest problem is keeping taps &legato clean &easy. Flat board, one can lower action more i think. In conjunction with generous width i think u get much less finger/brain fatigue increase learnimg curve more 4giving easier set up. Who cares about a chord. They are always easy. Flat wins. Flat &wide all across thboard hands down no contest speed picking dictates thdesign parameter. I never played a wide flat neck so my results may well vary. We will see! But yea 7.5 radius that hits me as ludicrous. Hope u enlist a world renown luthier as backup.

[@AfterSimone]

I think holdsworth actually used a 20' radius haha

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

@@AfterSimone They are suppossed 2b flat. Is what i driving at.

[@AfterSimone]

@@TOPMOSTPOP yeah no I got ya!

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

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[@TOPMOSTPOP]

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Satan used him2 try hide me. Satan hates humans, cuz they breathe life in2 yr soul. His Plasticines DRAIN yr chakras. In Noahs day only 8 SOULS remained human. He HATED having 2use Ed. He was forced 2do it cuz i was playing@ thtime. I am his replacement in function. He scared of (me.) Few of u have ever met a human. 95% earth = TARE RACE. Demons hive mind computer controlled by Satan ALL demons digital. Satan has memory eraser downloader. Thats why u all have a boss. Boss = your steering wheel. Lol u dont get 2touch it. Have fun with that. Satan always takes more then he gives. He has 2keep all of his kids chipped they have no free will (steering wheel). Why us older crowd had bloody noses in the 70's. Satans grey aliens putting chips in our nose. Satan is using COVID 19 nose swabs now cuz we killed all thgreys. COV = Covertly ID = IDENTIFIED (I.D.) 19 = 1st, 9th letter alphabet. "A" & "I" code 4Artificial Intelligence. Lol pandemic fake there is black goo/diseases in thvaccines turning u in2 satanic robots (DNA modeling) (pure evil computer chips Satan got in thdark universe) If u buy guitar YOU BOUGHT THEIR PRODUCT. Satans BEAST computer is advanced he can hack reality = thmatrix we live in. If u buy a guitar be like Ed or ME. Be like NEO. A movie Satan made about me. I built a 3.5 ton quartz crystal orgone generator with NEO dynium magnets. (In heaven everything run with crystals magnets.) My orgone (generates Yahwehs life force) generator is the white horse rider of revelation = fire burning Satans dimension. (Computer program) My Frank MUCH superiour to Eds. How so? Example. Your low e string Satan made ultra fat. MY low e is same size as smaller string beside it. (.032) isnt muddy in thmix much easier crisp 2play &hear& tap action set MUCH lower. My high e? Same saize string next 2 IT. (.011) (Makes it sound much louder bcuz Satan gives u teeny string so u cant hear it properly, taps2 quiet etc. Breathe wrong it breaks u will spend 15 -20k strings a lifetime. Satan uses massive bass increase guitar/neck tension2insane levels vs my tremelo much easier bend. Action super easy low. Satan standard tune raises my heart rate. LITERALLY i use EB tune. These factors put MUCH less strain guitar/trem/hardware. Resonates with reality. (Earth vibration 432kz.) It matters unless u read satans bllsht google. Human voice resonates with eb flat. Ask any singer. They tell u. You press MUCH LESS on fret. Your guitars a nightmare. If u play HALF A DAY u FRETS HAVE LONG VERTICAL LINES &shiny flat spots unwound stringz. I use softer string alloys. Van halen copied my guitar in only 2, 3 repects. My new Frank I changed dozens of thingz. Primarily his original FIRST Frank neck was wider thenANY neck made 2day. His radius was around 17 or 20. (Frets were very FLAT.) Made it easier play. Stainless frets last 4ever? U funny guy. So was Ed. Lol Satans boys gave Ed stainless alloy spiced on 95% brass. These factories are serpents. Literally Reptilan Angels run. U will spend 15 - 30k on stringz in 50 years. 50 years is not that long. Lol i designed floyd rose so u couldloosen reclamp stringz. Lol Floyd duznt even know that neither did Ed. Ed nowhere near on my level. Lol stringz dont oxidize or wear out whatsoever. Sound a tad dffrnt new, so what? Not better. Just dffrnt. I have had enuff i will see if i sell even 1 guitar ebay &I am getting rid of all this stuff i had enuff. No humans or common sense left. I hereby signing out. 98% you tube not humans. The demons in human bodies Yahweh calls Plasticines. We were sent 2make a dffrnce. Sadly u all chose Satans "creators" He named them that 2mock u cuz u sit at their poison feet like they gods. I have a Van Halen stainless fret stage guitar lol thfrets with huge dents& i dont even play very much 5 years. Honestly its a goose chase wallet drain frets can easily last 2lifetimes. 1 last thing. I am worlds best guitarist. I quit playing 25 years ago. Then i played only 3 years 8 hour days. We dont have that kind of time. Time is money u have 2have millions2 afford 2not work but ONLY PLAY 5 years minimum 2get good. My 5 amps &speakers BROKE IN 5 YEARS. MY Wolfgang shot 2 hell. The electronics shot. Bucketheads guitars also, his electrinics go out regularly he has been selling his guitars. I lived near Buck &Ed 35 years they wr friends both avatars Satan used 2whitewash me. Living on 3k a year my only hope is pull out selling it. Manufactures wont dare ask see prototype. They corrupt. I give blueprints free any1 every1 whoever ask... Lol not even 1person will. Well other then Edward &Floyd did. This was written ealier I am still cmpleteing thguitar thousands of guitarists &corrupt companies have already read this. I will be doing a cmplete in depth follow up in a few days. Ed had a rambo these are my marbles not your side 2him. I call it deer antler syndrome. The old matrix is over guyz. Satan is gone. Yahweh is now ruling midst of his enemies je has had enuff he flipping thtables &turning thchairs over. There is no money or pattents or fences or copyrights in heaven I'll go out of business in a heartbeat 2see that my neighbor gets an optimum product.

[@EnigmaticAnamoly]

Thank you for explaining this in such simple terms. I've been driving myself crazy reading through forums about setting up bridge radius relative to a compound neck and everyone has a different answer and it drives me bonkers. Glad I finally found the info I was lookin for. My jackson is a 12-16" compound neck. Everyone seems to suggest setting the saddles at 16" because that's what is at the last fret, some say it has to be a little flatter because the radius is technically still expanding from the last fret to the bridge. What do you set bridge radius at here? When you're setting yours up, are you using a radius gauge or taper down method or something else?

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

"Everyone has a different answer" - this shows that it makes no difference and people fantasise explanations. This stupid video is no exception.

[@EnigmaticAnamoly]

@@Leo_ofRedKeep or it just means people like to hear themselves talk and feel right when in reality they are ignorant.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

@@EnigmaticAnamoly To most people, an unverified but half-plausible answer is preferable to an open question. This is how religions were created.

[@Airhead348]

I understand what you are saying but i wouldnt go more than 16 technically the radious stays and only would increase if the bridge radious is flatter if you set the bridge radious to 16 thats where it would stop increasing because last fret and strings wouldnt increase past 16

[@tj10777]

Just set the low E and the high E to whatever height you like it off the fretboard at the 12th fret after adjusting the neck to where you like it. Then set the radius for the middle strings with one of the radius gauges from Stew mac. Just set the gauge on the low and high E and adjust the middle strings till they touch the gauge. Use the 16 in one since you have a 16 radius at the flattest part of the fret board. Adjust your intonation afterward and you are all set.

[@duanemartin2381]

Is the 10-16 the one widely used in the 80’s?

[@dreamlifter2701]

Compound radius guitars like that weren’t really popular yet. Typically guitars that are associated with 80s shred had a flatter radius. Most Ibanez and Jackson guitars were and still are around 16” which is pretty flat. Kramer guitars on the other hand were and still are more rounded. Typically around 12” or a 12.5” radius. I find that the flatter the radius, the easier it is to play leads. It’s especially easier to bend strings on the higher frets because the notes don’t choke out as much when the radius is more rounded. From my experience if you have a guitar with a 9.5” radius or lower, notes will choke out regardless of if the guitar is setup well or not.

[@KUDGHAT1]

I c.... now what's a sector of a curve.....?

[@JohnnyApp1eseed]

Ummm, actually I use screwdrivers to bang in nails all the time 😅 6:44

[@joeballs5669]

you CAN GET A LOWER ACTION ON A BASS WITH A 20'' RADIUS THAN A 10''...THAT'S THE FACT JACK !

[@EvanKolesar]

Mmm my action on my Fender Jazz bass with a 7.25” radius has super low action with medium gauge strings on it. You can for sure get a lower action with thicker strings on a 20” with the ability to bend, but I’m not Billy Sheehan, so that’s not a concern for my personal playing. Glad the 20” works for your style mate!

[@joeballs5669]

keep rockin @@EvanKolesar