Guitar Fretboard Radius - Including Compound Radius Boards! - Everything You Need to Know

Welcome back to the channel! For those new here, I'm Seán and I am a luthier and guitar-building teacher. This video is intended to teach you all about fretboard radius - why they exist and why you should care. I hope it helps make this descision a little easier.

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I am a guitar builder (and now teacher) from Ireland, but currently based in the South of England working with Crimson Guitars. I am a teacher and a luthier and I am currently loving my job and the direction my life is going. My guitars are built by hand, from the heart and with love in every shaving.

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00:00 - INTRO
01:01 - WHAT IS FRETBOARD RADIUS
02:04 - STRAIGHT VS COMPOUND RADIUS
04:03 - WHY RADIUS YOUR FRETBOARD?
05:20 - WHY HAVE A COMPOUND RADIUS?
06:13 - BRIDGE MATCHING
10:13 - COMMON RADIUS EXAMPLES
12:56 - MY FAVOURITE AND OUTRO