Best Fender Electric Guitars With 12" Fingerboard Radius in 2023
Here are the top Fender electric guitars with 12" fingerboard radius. This is the same radius that Gibson uses in most of their guitars. When compare to the other popular radius of Fender Stratocasters, you can see that it's a lot flatter. Guitars with this radius are usually made to bring a good balance between single-note and chord playing.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
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- From Fender's 1992 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Pau Ferro fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo bridge
- SRV Thick Oval Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- 6-in-Line American Vintage tuners
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Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
- Made in United States
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
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- From Fender's 2022 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Roasted Maple neck
- Slab Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Kingfish Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom Kingfish Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Adjusto-Matic with Anchored Tailpiece bridge
- V Shape Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Fender Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Player Plus Meteora HH
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- Weight: Heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- From Fender's 2022 Player Plus series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Fireball Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Fireball Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Brushed Steel Block Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Player Plus Meteora HH
Fender Player Plus Meteora HH
- Locking Tuners
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Player Plus Telecaster
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- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2021 Player Plus series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Tele bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Player Plus Telecaster
Fender Player Plus Telecaster
- Locking Tuners
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Series Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender Player Plus Nashville Telecaster
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2021 Player Plus series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Tele with Block Steel Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Player Plus Nashville Telecaster
Fender Player Plus Nashville Telecaster
- Locking Tuners
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Series Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Fender Player Plus Stratocaster HSS
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2021 Player Plus series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Pau Ferro fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Block Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Player Plus Stratocaster HSS
Fender Player Plus Stratocaster HSS
- Locking Tuners
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Fender Player Plus Stratocaster
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Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2021 Player Plus series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Block Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
- Compare Specs >
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Fender Player Plus Stratocaster
Fender Player Plus Stratocaster
- Locking Tuners
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Series Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4
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- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- From Fender's 2020 Artist series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Maple neck
- Ebony fretboard
- Bridge pickup: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking (Humbucker/Active)
- Neck pickup: EMG Jim Root Signature Daemonum Open-Coil Active Humbucking (Humbucker/Active)
- 1 volume and 0 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Block Saddles bridge
- Fender Thin C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4
Fender Jim Root Jazzmaster V4
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Fender Aerodyne Special Stratocaster
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- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- From Fender's 2022 Aerodyne series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Aerodyne Special Single-Coil Stratocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Aerodyne Special Single-Coil Stratocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Aerodyne Special Single-Coil Stratocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Aerodyne Special Single-Coil Stratocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Babicz Z-Series FCH-2 Point Trem bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Aerodyne Special Stratocaster
Fender Aerodyne Special Stratocaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Fender Aerodyne Special Telecaster
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (32 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (29 votes)
- From Fender's 2022 Aerodyne series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Aerodyne Special Single-Coil Telecaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Aerodyne Special Single-Coil Telecaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Babicz Z-Series FCH-Tele bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Aerodyne Special Telecaster
Fender Aerodyne Special Telecaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock