This is a myth. With properly dressed frets, a 7.25" can even be set up quite low and not fret out on bends.
I hear this all the time. I have a CS strat with 7.25 and it bends as well as my CS Tele with 9.5. I have never had any issue with 7.25 radius in 25 years of playing.
Agreed, tho i wouldn't say theres no basis for that myth. 7.25 IS harder to setup for low action even tho it can be done. 9.5 and up i can set the action low in no time blindfolded. On 7.25 it's tougher sometimes hugely so requiring all sorts of experimenting and even flattening the radius of the frets themselves from amount the 10th fret up, and if the neck isn't arrow straight that can make it REALLY tough and in some cases improssible. (depending of course on what your idea of low is)
Nope. I’ve had 2 7.25 radiused guitars and if I blindfolded you , you would not be able to tell the difference . Both play as well as any guitar I’ve had without choking out. Both with fairly low action too. My number 1 is a broadcaster with 7.25.
Add all the caveats you want after the fact. You said "bends will fret out," and that's simply not true. You can prefer whatever you like, but don't base it on BS.Touchy!
Hey do you think the frets on this $800 MIM guitar are properly dressed? Alright cool
Can always count on TGP to let me know my preference is wrong, and further, myth-based.
Can one bend just as well on a 5.5" radius neck? Or is 7.25 the floor? But also, 7.25 is just as good as 9.5 or 12 for bends? Ok got it.
Yeah man, caveats like "with properly dressed frets" should be included with original claim
There is certainly a radius at which bends would become untenable. But it's not 7.25".
