Best Sterling Electric Guitars With 9.5" Fingerboard Radius in 2023
Here are the top Sterling electric guitars with 9.5" fingerboard radius. This is the most common radius for Stratocaster guitars. It's considered curved when compared to most other models. This b>allows you to play chords very easily without muting strings accidentally and gives you more space between strings for fingerpicking/b>. However, this curve also gives the guitar less allowance for lower action. If you bend too hard at the high frets, some of your notes might get muted because the curve will make the string fret out.
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. Sterling Valentine Tremolo
- From Sterling's 2019 Artist series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Swamp Ash body
- Roasted Hard Maple neck
- Roasted Hard Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Vintage Tremolo bridge
- James Valentine Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Locking tuners
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Sterling Valentine Tremolo
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Boost Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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2. Sterling Valentine
- From Sterling's 2019 Artist series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Swamp Ash body
- Roasted Maple neck
- Roasted Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hardtail with Vintage Bent Saddle bridge
- James Valentine Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Open Gear tuners
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Sterling Valentine
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Boost Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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3. Sterling St. Vincent HH

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (6 votes)
- From Sterling's 2019 Artist series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Hard Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Vintage Tremolo bridge
- St. Vincent Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Locking tuners
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Sterling St. Vincent HH
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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4. Sterling St. Vincent

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (6 votes)
- From Sterling's 2018 Artist series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Hard Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Vintage Tremolo bridge
- St. Vincent Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Locking tuners
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Sterling St. Vincent
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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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5. Sterling Albert Lee

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (6 votes)
- From Sterling's 2020 Artist series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Mahogany body
- Hard Maple neck
- Jatoba fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sterling Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Fulcrum Tremolo bridge
- Albert Lee Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Diecast tuners
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Sterling Albert Lee
- Expensive Wood
- Compensated Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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