dodgytoo Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I understand the theory and the maths behind fretboard radius measurement and the difference between a 7.25, a 9.5 and a 12 etc. But does anyone have a chart that shows what Gibsons have what???? Fender seem to make a big deal of this in their literature but Gibson not so much? Can anyone help here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 That's because it's pretty much common knowledge. Most, if not all Gibson guitars FBs have a radius of 12". Fenders have a 14" (flatter) raduis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackflag Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The old Fenders are 7.5, then they moved to 12. Then they moved to 9.5. Now they're a mix of 9.5 and 12, maybe a few "vintage" at 7.5. I think Gibsons are usually 12 or 15, but I know more about Fenders than I do Gibsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstar232007 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The old Fenders are 7.5' date=' then they moved to 12. Then they moved to 9.5. Now they're a mix of 9.5 and 12, maybe a few "vintage" at 7.5. I think Gibsons are usually 12 or 15, but I know more about Fenders than I do Gibsons.[/quote']For some reason I was thinking about Ibanez. They (and most other "shred" guitars) have a flatter (14") radius. Not a whole lot of "blues bending" going on on those guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzin Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 For some reason I was thinking about Ibanez. They (and most other "shred" guitars) have a flatter (14") radius. Not a whole lot of "blues bending" going on on those guitars. Flatter radius actualy make it possible to make wide bends with low action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 That's because it's pretty much common knowledge. Most' date=' if not all Gibson guitars FBs have a radius of 12". Fenders have a 14" (flatter) raduis. [/quote'] +1 I've got a Jackson super Strat with a compound radius - 10" at the nut going to 16" at fret 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rame Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 That's because it's pretty much common knowledge. Most' date=' if not all Gibson guitars FBs have a radius of 12". [/quote'] That is correct. With a few exceptions Gibsons have a 12" radiused fingerboards. There have been Gibsons made with compound radiused fingerboards in the past (the mid 90's Jimmy Page signature model and Paul Jack Jr. Signature model are the first two that come to mind. There may be a few others others I'm forgetting.) But by and large a Gibson guitar will have a 12" fingerboard radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 12 inch radius seems to be the standard that a lot of people are going for these days. A lot of "shredder" style guitars though go more for a 15 inch radius, or even something higher. Also some jazz guitars and especially classical guitars have very flat radiuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainNemo68 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Another Gibson compound radius shown here on the Pat Martino sig, on page 9: http://www.gibson.com/files/downloads/custom/catalog2001.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Fender seem to make a big deal of this in their literature but Gibson not so much? Can anyone help here ? Did you look around their website? http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Traditional/Details.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Riverside has noticed the new Gibson spec pages. Someone please tell us if we've missed something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgytoo Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 many thanks for all the responses the new spec pages will be a great bonus to everyone regards from OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Guitar Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I'd it ok to dress the frets of a les paul from 12" to 15", I wanted to flatten out the base.of the fretboard to try and get lower action without fretting out. Ideally want to do a compound radius with 15 " to 14" to 12" any help would be appreciated. Don't watch to take to much off of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 @JonnyGuitar youd have to plane the fretboard, it's not just the frets that make the radius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Johnny Guitar said: I'd it ok to dress the frets of a les paul from 12" to 15", I wanted to flatten out the base.of the fretboard to try and get lower action without fretting out. Ideally want to do a compound radius with 15 " to 14" to 12" any help would be appreciated. Don't watch to take to much off of it. No, No, and NO. Jesus h how much "low action" do people need? No, it's the fingerboard that is radiused, not the frets. NO. rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Gibson changes Specs at will… I doubt there is a Chart.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) Most Gibson electrics have a 12 inch radius. However there are exceptions - I have a 2017 LP Standard that came with a compound radius fingerboard. It is a little more curved at the first few frets and then gradually flattens out as you move up the fingerboard. So a shorter radius down low and longer radius up high on the neck. The change is not dramatic, I'd guess a fraction of an inch from one end to the other. But when I first got the guitar I found that with simple first position chords I was squeezing the neck harder than needed and actually pulling the strings a little out of tune. After a week or so of easing up on it though it became very comfortable and easy to play. Edited July 10, 2021 by Twang Gang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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