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Post subject: fender fingerboard radius
PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:25 pm
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Ok so for my birthday im thinking of buying myself a fender stratocaster.So really just new to playing guitar always wanted a strat.Here one of my problems.I have big hands and have picked up many american strats and the 9.5 fretboard radius makes me fell cramped.The only guitar i have found that is perfect is the eric johnson strat.Now i have no problem buying a ej strat but i feel boxed in.It seems like its my only choice for a stratocaster guitar.Then sometimes i think that i should try the the yngwie malmsteen strat becouse it is scalloped.Will the scalloped fingerboard give me more comfort.And is the eric johnson strat the only one with a 12 fretboard radius?Really want a strat or a telecaster but this is the same thing with the fingerboard on the telecaster. thanks help please
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I think the MIM Deluxe Players Strat has a 12-inch radius.

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Post subject: Re: fender fingerboard radius
PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:12 pm
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If your hands are too big look for a thicker neck, not flatter radius. The SRV might be right up your ally though, it has a thick neck and a 12" radius.

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Retroverbial wrote:
I think the MIM Deluxe Players Strat has a 12-inch radius.

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That is correct. The 60s' Classic Player is also a 12" redius. I'm sure there are others... just check the specs.

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Look for a early 90's Jeff Beck strat. They had the thickest neck of any of Fender's guitars.

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The Radius shouldn't have anything to do with it being cramped, but rather the nut width.


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Yogi wrote:
The Radius shouldn't have anything to width it being cramped, but rather the nut width.


Yes, I agree with this. Maybe a Warmoth replacement with a wider neck would work? Just a thought.
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Have you tried an Am. Dlx with the compounded radius? It has a 1 11/16" nut width and for me feels too big, I actually have a replacement neck from Musikraft on the way...
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Consider the neck profiles AND fretboard. :wink:

http://edenhaus.com/gifs/NeckProfiles.jpg

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Miami Mike wrote:
Consider the neck profiles AND fretboard. :wink:

http://edenhaus.com/gifs/NeckProfiles.jpg


Great info... I was surprised that the contemporary "C" was missing from the mix! :roll:

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