I find that neck geometry is another one of those specs that’s a personal preference for some people, if people even realize this is a spec. My guitar instructor is a professional guitarist who has been playing 50 years and has advanced degrees in music. When I asked him what he thought about fretboard radius he didn’t know what I was talking about. I think this is pretty common. Next time you’re in a guitar shop, ask the person next to you trying out a guitar what they think of the radius on the guitar they are auditioning.
The guitars I currently own & play have a range of fretboard radius from 14” to 20” and I like them all. If pushed, I would rank the Collings as most comfortable. The Collings has a Compound Radius 14"- 26". But I suspect my neck and playing preferences are based on a combination of many things.
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