Radius necks are currently a growing trend in ukulele building. I've got ukes with them and without, and I've come to the conclusion that a radius neck on a uke is of minimal value, if not a downright negative.
A radius neck on a guitar, especially a steel string guitar is an improvement. Steel strings take more pressure to fret and guitar necks are wider.
My Moore Bettah doesn't have a radius fretboard and it is as easy to fret and play as any ukes I've ever played. My Mya Moe and Collings ukes have a radius fretboard. I really have to be careful on those ukes not to have my finger slide off the edge of the fretboard and taking the string with it. A ukulele neck is much narrower than a guitar fretboard and nylon strings don't require as much force.
It seems to me that the added value of a radius fretboard is dubious on a ukulele. I would neither choose a uke nor shy away from a uke because of a radius fretboard.
It reminds me of when zero frets were popular. Both of my Kawikas have a zero fret. I find it to be a minor annoyance. I don't know if zero frets were ever common on ukes, but it was definitely a fad that came and went on guitar.
A radius neck on a guitar, especially a steel string guitar is an improvement. Steel strings take more pressure to fret and guitar necks are wider.
My Moore Bettah doesn't have a radius fretboard and it is as easy to fret and play as any ukes I've ever played. My Mya Moe and Collings ukes have a radius fretboard. I really have to be careful on those ukes not to have my finger slide off the edge of the fretboard and taking the string with it. A ukulele neck is much narrower than a guitar fretboard and nylon strings don't require as much force.
It seems to me that the added value of a radius fretboard is dubious on a ukulele. I would neither choose a uke nor shy away from a uke because of a radius fretboard.
It reminds me of when zero frets were popular. Both of my Kawikas have a zero fret. I find it to be a minor annoyance. I don't know if zero frets were ever common on ukes, but it was definitely a fad that came and went on guitar.