guitar fingerboards

[thetroy]

Has anyone ever seen or heard of an electric guitar with a flat fingerboard like a classical?

[Endrik]

Re: guitar fingerboards

Yes, It was some Aria Pro model, maple neck and fingerboard. It was the most uncomfortable neck EVER, it was just like playing with a log.

[charvelguy]

Re: guitar fingerboards

I'd swear some classicals almost seem like they're concave.
Commercial electrics, made mass production wise.. sure seems like it is not a popular concept that would sell well. However, a custom one, yeah..no problem as long you have $$. IMO..best bet would be to have a bolt on neck made ..I'm sure Warmoth would do this NP as it would be easy to plane and leave a neck flat.

[Newc]

Re: guitar fingerboards

I've thought about that for years now - I mean, a Classical is smooth to play, mostly because of the strings, but also because of the fretboard.
I have been seriously contemplating one from Warmoth with a flat fretboard (or at least an extremely large radius). Then again, your bridge has to be flat as well, or at least have minimal curve. A Floyd would work best (besides a V-trem) but you'd hafta have saddles that were all the same height.

[thetroy]

Re: guitar fingerboards

I have a body from an old cheap strat copy that I'm thinking about getting a neck like that for. The saddles on the trem can be adjusted individually, so I can make them flat with no problem. The part that sucks is that it's an expensive little experiment.

[toejam]

Re: guitar fingerboards

Carvin's Holdsworth model has a 20" fingerboard radius. Pretty flat, but comfortable.