What guitars have a 16 radius?

Classical Guitars have a flat radius, there is no curvature.

Which guitar radius is best?

A rounder radius of 9.5 to 10 inches is popular for open position chords. A flatter radius of 12 to 16 inches is popular for guitar soloing and bending notes. A compound radius offers both, starting rounder in open position and flattening out as you move higher up the neck.

What is the radius of a guitar?

Most prevalent is the modern 9.5” radius (241mm), which was adopted in the 1980s and is now found on about two thirds of Fender electric instruments. The next most common fingerboard radius, 7.25” (184mm), is a vintage-era spec now used on just under a third of Fender electric instruments.

What is a good fretboard radius?

The lower the number, the smaller the circle and the bigger the curve, as you can see in the drawing below. Many electric guitars have a fretboard radius of 9.5 inches, which is a good ‘mid size’ that appeals to a lot of players and is now pretty much the standard with Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters.

What is the neck radius of a Gibson Les Paul?

12″
But the new Standard also features a compound neck radius, and whereas the Les Paul Standard Traditional sports a 12″ radius from nut to the 22nd fret, the new Standard boasts a 10″ radius at the nut that flattens to 16″ at the other end of the fretboard.

How do I know the radius of my guitar?

The radius should be listed in the Tech Specs section. If you look closely at the neck of your guitar, you’ll notice a slight arch between the high and low E strings. Manufacturers refer to this arch as the radius.

Does fretboard radius really matter?

A more rounded fretboard makes playing barre chords much easier, at the expense of making bending more difficult. The higher action required requires more left hand effort to play, but in many instances is preferred by fingerstyle and slide players.

Which guitarist has Smallhands?

Guitarists such as Angus Young, Prince, Nancy Wilson, and Paul Simon are small-statured people with small hands yet they’re still great players. Even Stevie Ray Vaughan, who was only 5’5”, had only average-sized hands. I could name others, but you get the point. You don’t need large hands to play guitar well.

Is it easier to play a 3/4 guitar?

A ¾ guitar is a great choice for the first guitar, as its size makes finger exercises easier, as you don’t have to cover too much space. A ¾ guitar is particularly a good choice for children between 8 and 12 years old who are just starting to learn how to play the guitar because it is better adjusted to their height.

What is the compound radius of an electric guitar?

16” radius is about as flat as it gets for modern-day electric guitars with some rare exceptions, Ibanez will commonly have something like a 16.9 inch radius and Jackson guitars may commonly have a 12 to 16 inch compound radius (but more on compound radius in a minute)

What is the best radius for a guitar neck?

A rounder radius of 9.5 to 10 inches is popular for open position chords. A flatter radius of 12 to 16 inches is popular for guitar soloing and bending notes. A compound radius offers both, starting rounder in open position and flattening out as you move higher up the neck.

What is the best radius for a fret board?

9.5 or 10 inch radius offer a good mix of curvature or arch on the top side of the fret board for playing chords and flatness for single note bending that does not buzz out or fret out.