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    Default I need help with electric acoustic guitars fretboard radius

    Can you tell me which electric-acoustic guitars have 9", 9.5" or 10" fingerboard radius?
    The brands and the models please?
    I need to buy a guitar that has one of mentioned radius features, but not everywhere is the info written when you
    search online. Thanks

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    Please give an example of what you call an electric-acoustic, just to be perfectly clear.

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    acoustic-electric... the terminology may be different but I'm thinking of an acoustic guitar with pickups... Sorry for the mix up with the terminology and thanks for helping.

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    Most acoustic guitars have quite flat fingerboards. Taylor use 15", Martin 16", Gibsons are much rounder at 12". Those are the only manufacturers I could quote with any confidence.
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    From my knowledge, albeit limited, I think it's going to be difficult to find that type of mass-production guitar with a radius smaller than 12".

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    I suggest you check out CARVIN guitars and look at the Cobalt series, I think you can find what you are looking for in their list of neck sizes.

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    All of the Godin family (Art & Lutherie, Godin, Seagull, Simon & Patrick, Norman, LaPatrie) acoustics have 16" radius fretboards.
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    Thank you all for the infos. I'm aware of the 12" reality. But still here is one (if I understand the specs right) with 10" radius:
    http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ovation-...06-i1490515.gc


    And once I'played an Itlian Eko acoustic-electric guitar which had quite a curve, but at that time I didn't pay attention which model it was.
    Now I looked around at: http://ekousaguitars.com/?page_id=17, but the info isn't there when you look at a particular item.



    Well, thanks again for all your help. I guess I'll just have to mail everyone who sells acoustic-electric guitars to see what's out there......lol

    If anyone gets new info please post it.

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    O and Street music I'm researching Carvin, thanks for the info.

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