1988-91 Comanche V
Brad W. Traweek's 1991 Comanche V Signature

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The following images are in the '90/'91 Memorabilia and Comanche sections of the Pictures Gallery:

This guitar features the same pickups as the Comanche VI, but with more standard (and more manageable) controls. The guitar reportedly has noticeably better tone than the VI as well since the circuit is much simpler and hence the signal is better "preserved". The Z-coil pickups that appear in both Comanches were revived by BBE in 1997 and now appear in the Comanche Reissue (a guitar with the same control setup as the Comanche V), and the ASAT Z-3. Many folks describe these pickups as being rather "sterile" or "neutral"-sounding - a very good basis for further tone shaping via amp settings and effects devices.

Also check out this page on Greg Gagliano's site for more information and specifications.

S/N
Model Neck Date Body Date Color Fretboard Body Bridge Other Features Owner
1. G024088 Comanche V MAY 22, 1989   Sparkle Purple Rosewood        
2. G026561 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Maple Swamp Ash      
3. G024485 Comanche V Signature MAY 19, 1989 AUG 1, 1989 Blonde Rosewood Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat Pend Color Is Blonde. . Looks As Time Stood Still For It. Inspected By B.Carson frank golden
4. G021651 Comanche V JAN ??, 1988 NOV ??, 1987 Clear Red Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System 2nd style Skyhawk body, matching clear red sickle headstock with "by Leo Fender", trem-lock (pat pend by leo fender), sperzel locking tuners, black knobs, white al pickguard, tolex case. Great looking/sounding guitar. (Hidden)
5. G020498 Comanche V MAY 29, 1990 MAY 23, 1989 Blonde Maple Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System 8lbs. 4.4oz. White Metal Pickguard, Black Pickups, Black Switch Tip, Rare 3rd Body Style Interceptor Body, Sickle Headstock, "By Leo Fender" Decal On The Headstock, #2 Neck, Sperzel Locking Tuners, OHSC Sprinter 92
6. G026623 Comanche V Signature     Natural Maple Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Wht pg  
7. G028165 Comanche V Signature MAY 10, 1985 MAR 29, 1989 Clear Blue Ebony Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat # 1st style body. The former owner wrote "this particular instrument was used as a test guitar proto-type for original John Jorgenson model-dual side dot markers-Painted sickle headstock--neck refinished by factory in 2002" Yamato
8. G029443 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Maple Swamp Ash   Ash body dbg20@columbia.edu
9. G027599 Comanche V Signature     Natural Maple        
10. G026567 Comanche V Signature     Natural Maple Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat Pend Ash body, pat pend fine tuner vibrato esa@orion.it
11. G026537 Comanche V Signature APR 1, 1990 JUN 19, 1990 Black Maple Alder DF Vibrato System Chandler made Black pearl pick guard, gold hardware DCoy/glguitars
12. G026364 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat # Sperzel locking tuners; 8/7/90 completion date gnlgod
13. G024107 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Ebony     Strat style body, matching headstock  
14. G029289 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Locking Sperzels, Skyhawk body PhatGuitars
15. G038868 Comanche V Signature MAR 10, 1991 MAR 6, 1991 Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Sickle Head Yamato
16. G031700 Comanche V Signature JAN 23, 1990 AUG 6, 1992 Blonde Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Thin veneer fingerboard  
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[Total Produced: Unknown]
[Total Registered to Date: 16]

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