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I am for sure going to earn my official "Guild Geek" badge with this question. :0)
So, the fretboard radius of my exceptionally smooth, effortless and silky playing Yamaha LS-26 is 400 mm (15 3/4").
The fretboard radius of the smaller bodied guitar (not the rejected vintage M-20, diff. guitar) I am also looking at is RADIUS: 16''.
Assuming the action has been set lower on the second guitar, how will the quarter inch difference in fretboard radius affect playability?
Whoa! Serious uncharted waters here. I better put on a life jacket.
Here's my "first world problem." The Yamaha LS-26 is simply too good of a guitar. My only knock against it is it's heavy. I am looking for a smaller bodied, lighter weight guitar that sounds and feels as good. I've got one contender but the contender has a larger fingerboard radius. My concern is that even after lowering the action, it won't feel as good as the LS-26.
Is it possible to make a Martin play fast and silky like the Yammie?
What else do I need to know?
So, the fretboard radius of my exceptionally smooth, effortless and silky playing Yamaha LS-26 is 400 mm (15 3/4").
The fretboard radius of the smaller bodied guitar (not the rejected vintage M-20, diff. guitar) I am also looking at is RADIUS: 16''.
Assuming the action has been set lower on the second guitar, how will the quarter inch difference in fretboard radius affect playability?
Whoa! Serious uncharted waters here. I better put on a life jacket.
Here's my "first world problem." The Yamaha LS-26 is simply too good of a guitar. My only knock against it is it's heavy. I am looking for a smaller bodied, lighter weight guitar that sounds and feels as good. I've got one contender but the contender has a larger fingerboard radius. My concern is that even after lowering the action, it won't feel as good as the LS-26.
Is it possible to make a Martin play fast and silky like the Yammie?
What else do I need to know?