MM Lightning neck radius

[chrislovegrove]

Hi all,

I'm getting an MM Lightning next month. I'm really excited to get my hands on it. I was just wondering what the neck radius is on the guitar, and what sort of capo is best for it? I have plenty of standard radius guitar capos here but I know some resonators come with quite a flat radius so work better with the classical style capos. Just wondering what people's experience is of this.

Best wishes, Chris

[ken1953clark]

My lightning had a flat fretboard, and I imagine there are all the same

[chrislovegrove]

Hi Ken,

That's great thank you for your input. I'm glad you hear that I like flat fretboards!

Best wishes, C

[pascal]

So, the answer is... classical style capo, da best is Shubb, own mine since 20 years.

[Stevie]

MM guitars were a little variable in the very early days insofar as odd ones would arrive with different fingerboard profiles, cover plates and so on, but that's all changed now. Indeed, my own MMB is fabricated from nickel plated brass sheet and has a matt black painted bound neck! I would wait and see.

FWIW, you can bend and straighten Shubb capos (easily the best IMHO) using a vice with jaw protection and a hammer and sacrificial "drift". I know because I have done this (and subsequently returned it to its original profile!) You need to remove the rubber sleeve while doing this, but why would you? My MMB has a radiused fingerboard and I do wish it was flat. There is no harm in waiting to be sure, unless MM will vouch safe of course.

Enjoy it when it arrives.

[thebluesbear( al)]

Hi all
i can vouch for the fact they are great guitars i have two one with a flat fretboard , and one with a radiused

both brilliant guitars .....you will not regret your choice

al

[lonelyjelly]

I too had a 2011 MM Lightning with a flat fretboard but my newer MM Blues has a radiuses one. Possibly best to see what Michael says...I think he recommended the Cb3 shubb capo in a previous thread for radiuses fretboards, and the Cb2 for flat?!?!