Greg.Bassman Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) [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] Edited March 30, 2017 by Greg.Bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 ACG basses have flat as standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Yamaha TRB5P is 23 5/8" according to here - http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Yamaha_TRB_5P.html. My early series TRB5 also has a similarly flat radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg.Bassman Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 [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. [/quote][/font][/size] [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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 [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] [/quote] There is a TRB4P, but they are rarer than a very rare thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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