aussieadam wrote:Haha... well goes to show just how good my eye is... I was WAY off!
I have never played with zero radius on anything other than classicals, is there a reason why you prefer it?
The reason I asked about the neck is because I haven't got to play with anything as round as a 7 1/4" and was wondering much the same thing!
...still looks great!
well yes...a few reasons
1. me first guitar was a classical and me 2nd was a squier 7 1/2" radius strat
on the squier, i found i was always fretting out on bends on comfortable action...which obligated me to raise action until it was uncomfortable but i didnt fret out
the logical solution to me anyways is a flat radius
2. the 7 1/2" radius is supposed to be more comfortable to play than a flat radiused board with the theory being that one's fretting hand is curved and when one goes to strum and finger barre chords it would consequently be easier...
i never found this to be the case
at least not in any significant way
3. easier to construct since radiusing fingerboard requires extra work ...
moreover ..it is easier to install the frets in too ...relative to a curved fingerboard surface
4. much easier to play slide on since the slide itself is straight and not curved
