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Greg.Bassman
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[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000][color="#000000"]Hi all. [/color][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color="#000000"]What are the different increments of radii available on todays market, for a 4-string bass, starting from 7.25” to ‘Flat profile’?[/color][/font][/size][/color]

[color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color="#000000"]So far I’m aware of the following: 7.25”, 9.5”, 10”, 12”, 14”, 16”, 20”, Flat profile. 16” onwards is a bit of a grey area for me, as I have never really dabbled much with flatter radius’s before. What are some of the more flatter radius's before you reach a totally ‘flat profile’?[/color]

[color="#000000"]Cheers.[/color][/font][/size][/color]
[color=#000000][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color="#000000"]P.S - Examples[/color] [color="#000000"]would be great (ie 7.25" = Fender vintage Jazz Bass).[/color][/font][/size][/color]

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I imagine if you went to the right luthier you could get what you wanted. Maybe not quite the same as the curvature of the earth but there you go.

Just to confirm, the earth is not flat folks.

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[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][quote name='ikay' timestamp='1490892499' post='3268900']
Yamaha TRB5P is 23 5/8" according to here - [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Yamaha_TRB_5P.html."]http://www.bassdirec...ha_TRB_5P.html.[/url] My early series TRB5 also has a similarly flat radius.
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[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color="#000000"]Hi ikay. Cheers for your reply, good to know. My focus is primarily on 4-strings though. Many thanks.[/color][/font][/size]

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[quote name='Greg.Bassman' timestamp='1490895886' post='3268932']


[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]Hi ikay. Cheers for your reply, good to know. My focus is primarily on 4-strings though. Many thanks.[/color][/font][/size]
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There is a TRB4P, but they are rarer than a very rare thing.

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