Pickups and fingerboard radius

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Author Message robochrist New Username: robochrist Post Number: 8 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 8:39 am:    Alembic uses a 12" radius for all it's fingerboards. If I wanted to order a bass with a custom neck radius, something radical like a 7 1/4" radius, and assuming the string height would be set up properly with this radius in mind, would there be a problem with string to string volumes (like the centre strings) using Alembic pickups? (Message edited by RoboChrist on June 24, 2012) byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1370 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 11:15 pm:    I don't think that volume would be an issue, but tone might. Bradley 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 2238 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 6:04 am:    The Classico has a tight radius, such that it can be bowed, and the pickup scheme has been designed to accommodate that. I'm confident that whatever radius you specify, the elves will make sure that the pickups will be happy. John