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Title: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: gitaristadaw on July 31, 2018, 05:28:47 AM: Can this vintage radius be set up to low action? specially sa higher frets

been reading around the net and it seems that medyo hindi kasing baba ng mg 9" or compound radius na fretboard.

any thoughts?

thanks
Title: Re: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: curiousdcat on July 31, 2018, 06:22:05 AM: Based on personal experience, this is true. It is almost impossible to get shredder-type low action on vintage radiused necks even if you were to bring the guitar to the top 2 luthiers/guitar techs in Manila. You could probably get it really low only if you do not utilise string bends.
Title: Re: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: gitaristadaw on July 31, 2018, 07:09:40 AM: Quote from: curiousdcat on July 31, 2018, 06:22:05 AM
Based on personal experience, this is true. It is almost impossible to get shredder-type low action on vintage radiused necks even if you were to bring the guitar to the top 2 luthiers/guitar techs in Manila. You could probably get it really low only if you do not utilise string bends.

will be bringing the guitar to micsis... maging "playable" lang siguro...
thanks sa insight sir
Title: Re: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: knightburn on July 31, 2018, 08:06:19 PM: Quote from: gitaristadaw on July 31, 2018, 05:28:47 AM
Can this vintage radius be set up to low action? specially sa higher frets

been reading around the net and it seems that medyo hindi kasing baba ng mg 9" or compound radius na fretboard.

any thoughts?

thanks

Super low action? Definitely not.

Good for chords but 2 steps bending, nope! Fretboard's just too curved.
Title: Re: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: titser_marco on November 28, 2018, 02:50:01 PM: I have a love hate relationship with the 7.25 radius. I love how easy chord work is but it is a bitch when it frets out!
Title: Re: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: dantuts on December 18, 2018, 06:34:06 PM: my fender CS strat has vintage frets , like titser_marco said , i also had a love and hate relationship with the radius.

no low action on 7.25 radius , you want to be versatile then switch to 9.5 radius.

i did get a new neck rather than modify my CS strat neck, now it has straight 12" radius. and its soo much better now. :-D :-D
Title: Re: 7.25" fretboard radius action
Post by: guitaricci on December 26, 2018, 11:41:37 AM: Hmm scallop the higher frets? Di ba may mga gitara na naka scallop yung 20-24th fret ng D,G,B and high E strings? Baka pwede yun hehe...

Mahirap ata na sobrang babang action sa 7.25 inch radius. I’ve read na yung kay SRV, yung neck niliha ng sobra na from 7.25...nagiging 10” na yung radius. So goodluck :)