GuitarMaestro Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Hi! I have a Jackson Floyd Rose Tremolo here that is NOT made by Schaller. I want to use it for my next project, a Rhoads like V-guitar. What fingerboard radius do Jackson guitars have? I guess all Jackson Floyd guitars have the same fingerboard radius, otherwise they would have to make floyds with different radii to match the fingerboards. What fingerboard radius do they use? Thanks in advance, Marcel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 IIRC, most were 16". But that's no guarantee; some may have been different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Thanks but are you really sure? I never heard about any 6-string guitar with a 16" radius. That flat radii are common only for 7-string guitars.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librero Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 I vaguely remember Jackson fretboards being listed as having a radius of 16" in the Warmoth website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Thanks but are you really sure? I never heard about any 6-string guitar with a 16" radius. That flat radii are common only for 7-string guitars.... Lots of guitars are at least close to this. Carvins are now compound 12"-15", but used to be 15", many Ibanezes are 15". Many Jacksons do have a compound board from 12"-16", but for Floyd purposes 16" works fine. Only old timers have round fretboards.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Yes 15" guitars are common and 12" to 16" compound too, but 16" throughout? It could very well be, I just wanted to know if you are sure because it is no common radius.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted October 30, 2004 Report Share Posted October 30, 2004 Yes 15" guitars are common and 12" to 16" compound too, but 16" throughout? It could very well be, I just wanted to know if you are sure because it is no common radius.... Well, I can't find any data to back me up, and I can't remember where I got it. All I find now (and there isn't much) says 12-16" compound on Jacksons. But Carvins were definitely 15" and many Ibanezes are actually 430mm - that's 17"! But the point is that on a Jackson you'd use a 16" radius; that's the "ending" rdius closest to the bridge. ...ACTUALLY, since the radius is 12" at the nut and 16" 3/4 of the way toward the bridge, you'd ideally use a 17 1/3" radius at the bridge, but that's splitting hairs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted October 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Thanks again Jester! 12" to !6" compounf for a Jackson sounds VERY reasonable! I guess I'll simply go with a 15" radius throughout as I am no fan of compound radii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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