Last week, I got a Comanche, it's a used one. It's my 10th entry in the registry, but the first Tribute at all. Build in 2008, but not played a lot. At first I noticed, it did not stay in tune, when the vibrato system was used. So I changed the nut and the string tree. Now it works perfectly. Last band rehersal I used it mostly, although it's not a light weight having 8.8 lbs (4 kg), but I eventually use my S-500 too, which weights 10.1 lbs too, so weight isn't a problem (yet).
I also had a look behind the pick guard and didn't see anything to change for first. The 5-way switch isn't the old style built, but it also does not look cheap. I noticed there's a 2nd capacitor on the bass blend, which goes right to ground and after I made some experiments with another partscaster, I now know this one is a permanently treble cut, so I wonder how it would sound without.
I pulled out a tuning machine and noticed, they are not compatible with Schaller oder Sperzel, as the have two pins.
The tremolo arm has been to long on the short side. I compared it to the arm of my 1997 Legacy and I did shorten it a bit, cause it was too far away from the body.
And how it looks:
Graph-Tec nut an string tree
Here are some more pictures and available at HD too:
http://i.wuell.net/gallery/view_album.p ... teComancheA sound example, not perfectly played, but...
First part is with the neck pick up and the second with the one on the bridge
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5322859/Miles%2 ... manche.mp3
Last edited by Miles Smiles on Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:09 am, edited 1 time in total.