Is the neck radius of a V neck smaller than the radius of a C neck. I own an acoustic Ovation Applause and plan to get a American Deluxe Fender Strat. I played a Strat at guitar center today and noticed that it was larger than the neck on my Ovation. I'm curious whether a V neck will make a difference. When I was at guitar I also tried the S1 switch and really couldn't hear a difference in tone at all. It could be because I was using different effects, but does the S1 switch make alot of difference in the sound of the guitar?

It basically puts the pickups in different configurations like parallel and series and in some cases adds a capacitor. I remember I couldn't really tell much of a difference when I played one.

as far as i know , the radius refers to the fingerboard.

the neck shape , and radius are not nessassarily related .....if i am wrong about this , somebody on here will set me straight.

the larger the radius , the flatter the board.

if you cut a section out of a ball , the bigger the ball , the flatter that section will be.

Jackson/Charvel uses a compound radius. they explain it as being like a section of a cone , the radius gets flatter as you go up the neck.

Fenders and other"vintage" guitars tend to have a smaller radius than an Ibanez,Jackson or other modern style guitar.

i havent had the chance to play a Switch guitar yet , but the Vibracell construction seems like a neat idea.








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Blaqdog wrote:

Is the neck radius of a V neck smaller than the radius of a C neck. I own an acoustic Ovation Applause and plan to get a American Deluxe Fender Strat. I played a Strat at guitar center today and noticed that it was larger than the neck on my Ovation. I'm curious whether a V neck will make a difference. When I was at guitar I also tried the S1 switch and really couldn't hear a difference in tone at all. It could be because I was using different effects, but does the S1 switch make alot of difference in the sound of the guitar?

V-shaped necks are likened to what country guys used, being able to throw your thumb over the top of the neck when playing because you had a little less wood in your hands way. So I would think it's safe to say that it's a slightly smaller radius.

We have a Switch Wild IV Midi guitar, and to be honest, I'm not sure how similar it is to the model you mentioned. I can say that it plays surprisingly well, and my dad and I predicted that they'll be $600-$800 dollar guitars in a few years, if not sooner. All depends on if they catch on anyway, because they are great little guitars, expecially for someone who doesn't want to install a hex pickup on their own guitar.

are we talking the shape of the back of the neck , or the radius of the fretboard ? ....or both ?

they both make a huge difference ....
i have a 1998 Ovation with an oil finished "V" neck , and while it is very different from my other guitars ....i like it.
its different , but it feels right somehow.
my 1990 Ovation has a "C" shape (i guess you would call it a C) that feels more like an electric.
they both feel great...just different.








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Damn you're right, I got confused.

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Damn you're right, I got confused.

me too ...welcome to the club








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