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Post subject: Fender Squire Tele Neck Radius
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:18 am
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Can anyone tell me where I might be able to find the Neck Radius of my early 80's Fender Squire Telecaster? Serial Number A028959

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Post subject: Re: Fender Squire Tele Neck Radius
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:13 am
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Fender neck radius are alway 9.5 inches for modern series and for vintage series 7.5 inches.
Do you know with series you have ?
You can easily do a gauge to know your radius ;

On a ridgid plastic ( like tupperware cover) with compass , do a 9.5 inches part of a circle (
Cut it and put on your finger board . If it fit this is a 9.5 radius.

Or look there;
http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguardia ... gauges.pdf


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Post subject: Re: Fender Squire Tele Neck Radius
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:06 am
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There's also been at least 12" (the John5 Tele still has it), and 7.25" Fender/Squier necks (not to mention that the many subcontractors might have had other radiuses...)

Best to measure, that stratele52's link is great.

BTW, one time I drew different radiuses on AutoCad, and was really surprised to notice how little those curves differed at nut width...


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Post subject: Re: Fender Squire Tele Neck Radius
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:26 pm
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jmattis wrote:
There's also been at least 12" (the John5 Tele still has it), and 7.25" Fender/Squier necks (not to mention that the many subcontractors might have had other radiuses...)


On '80 Tele ?


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Post subject: Re: Fender Squire Tele Neck Radius
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:17 am
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Sorry if I stepped on your toes, stratele52. Only meant to emphasize that measuring is the only way to be sure. Those two radiuses you mentioned would be my first guesses, too.

Then again:
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..."until the early 70s all Telecaster necks were designed with a basic 7.25” fretboard radius."
[…]
"In 1983 the newer Elite and Standard Telecaster came out with an even flatter 12” radius meant to facilitate string bending."

The Fender Telecaster: The Detailed Story of America's Senior Solid Body Electric Guitar by A. R. Duchossoir


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Post subject: Re: Fender Squire Tele Neck Radius
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:10 am
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Thank's jmatis , I did not know these model of Squier.


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