Fretboard Radius

[king casey]

Only stating from my own experience, but I don't have any issues with the string bending.
I think my hand seems more comfortable with the radius but it's not that great a difference.
Interesting though that the basses did in fact have a 7.25" radius...must have missed the debate that rages on about guitar radii.

I can also see the 'one-size-for-all' approach from the accounts department.
Not that I agree with it of course.

cheers, Mark.

[McCreed]

Or maybe Leo cutting costs again...

This was the impetus for many "improvements" at Fender in the early days. Leo was a notorious cheapskate.

[dave.king1]

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Not saying it has to be the same...

The early Fender guitar had them...would have thought the basses would too.

cheers, Mark.

Speaking of that bass position, I've always had a soft spot for these guys

[king casey]

Interesting Dave.
Was that Roger Whittaker?
Bass could benefit from a radius.
Drummer was channeling Keith Moon?

cheers, Mark.

[dave.king1]

Interesting Dave.
Was that Roger Whittaker?
Bass could benefit from a radius.
Drummer was channeling Keith Moon?

cheers, Mark.

All can be found in this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peddlers

There was a weekly show on ABC TV back in the early 70s that featured acts such as The Peddlers and these guys



If you are of a certain vintage you may also remember Room To Move hosted by Michael Carlos ( keyboard player in Tully ) that featured mainly Prog Rock

I was a progger back then and we took our inspiration from everywhere

[king casey]

Hi Dave. Yes I remember Tully. They were the main act @ Parkerville Ampitheatre in W.A. late 70's.
cheers, Mark.

[dave.king1]

I'd like to think I'm not the only one on here to have seen Hair way back in the day, Tully ( augmented ) were the house band for the Sydney season