how low can you get the action with a 9.5 radius?

[apj]

Looking at the highway 1's and wondering how low you can get the action with a 9.5 radius. I love the way I can setup my gibsons and ESP, but I know they both have a flatter radius. The only experience I have with anything less was a 7.5 which is quite a big difference. Wondering how the 9.5 compares.

[jmh151]

Re: how low can you get the action with a 9.5 radius?

IMO, it all depends on how good the frets are dressed and leveled- and has nothing to do with the radius. If your nut is cut the proper radius, frets are leveled properly, and bridge properly radiused, you can get at least 1/16" action, and even lower. My Eric Clapton strat has the lowest action out of all my guitars

I recently tried a 1973 Strat with a 7.5" radius, (refretted with 6105's) as well as the Fender Road Worn series- and was able to get the action very low at 1/16". Neither of them fretted out on bends either

As far as the Highway 1's, they have Jumbo (6100) frets, so that helps playing.

[astrozombie]

Re: how low can you get the action with a 9.5 radius?

my fender jaguar supposedly has 7.5 radius, and the action can get pretty low!

i dont prefer it, for tonal reasons, but it is possible.

im talking like, 1mm low at the 12th fret.

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

Re: how low can you get the action with a 9.5 radius?

IMO, it all depends on how good the frets are dressed and leveled- and has nothing to do with the radius. If your nut is cut the proper radius, frets are leveled properly, and bridge properly radiused, you can get at least 1/16" action, and even lower. My Eric Clapton strat has the lowest action out of all my guitars

I recently tried a 1973 Strat with a 7.5" radius, (refretted with 6105's) as well as the Fender Road Worn series- and was able to get the action very low at 1/16". Neither of them fretted out on bends either

As far as the Highway 1's, they have Jumbo (6100) frets, so that helps playing.

Well if you're talking the Highway 1 models that came into being in recent years, yeah.
The older ones didn't have jumbo frets though

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: how low can you get the action with a 9.5 radius?

With a pro fret dress and level you can go VERY low on a 9.5 radius...