Fret Leveling and Other Questions:

[DonP]

I can swap from a Telecaster to a Gibson and not worry too much about the difference in radius. I'm happy with whatever feels comfortable. Same with action; I don't obsess over fractions of a millimetre. I grew up around guitars that were next to unplayable (many of which were "big" names leftover from the beat boom, i.e. not American) so I have no real issues with the playablity of modern production guitars. Their reliability and sound are different matters though.

Ah, now I understand. Of course if you are building for yourself, you do whatever pleases you. But I presume that if you ere building for someone else, and they asked for a 12 inch neck, you would do that for them.

 

[javamagic]

Yes. My last build (a Ric 330 Capri style) was requested with a 7 1/4" radius. I still did it with the same tools though.

 

[Inspector #20]

I can swap from a Telecaster to a Gibson and not worry too much about the difference in radius. I'm happy with whatever feels comfortable. Same with action; I don't obsess over fractions of a millimetre. I grew up around guitars that were next to unplayable (many of which were "big" names leftover from the beat boom, i.e. not American) so I have no real issues with the playablity of modern production guitars. Their reliability and sound are different matters though.

Brother I can feel it ...I play much more expensively on a 12" radius 24.75" scale with much less effort...