Wed Oct 12, 2022 4:42 am
Wed Oct 12, 2022 8:24 am
bcalvanese wrote:I have yet to find a guitar that sounds as good as my American Ultra Strat. Until now that is. I saw this on Sweetwater, and it looked interesting enough for me to order one, and I'm glad I did. This guitar with the z-coil pickups sounds amazing for my style of playing.
I do have some questions about the setup though.
Should the truss rod be harder to turn than... say... a Martin acoustic with a mahogany neck?
I am assuming yes because maple is twice as hard as mahogany.
There is a step in the manual where you set the micro tilt adjustment, and it shows a back plate with 3 screws and a hole for the adjustment. This guitar has 4 screws and no hole for the adjustment.
What do I do for that step?
Thanks in advance,
Bob
Fri Oct 14, 2022 4:12 am
Craig wrote:bcalvanese wrote:I have yet to find a guitar that sounds as good as my American Ultra Strat. Until now that is. I saw this on Sweetwater, and it looked interesting enough for me to order one, and I'm glad I did. This guitar with the z-coil pickups sounds amazing for my style of playing.
I do have some questions about the setup though.
Should the truss rod be harder to turn than... say... a Martin acoustic with a mahogany neck?
I am assuming yes because maple is twice as hard as mahogany.
There is a step in the manual where you set the micro tilt adjustment, and it shows a back plate with 3 screws and a hole for the adjustment. This guitar has 4 screws and no hole for the adjustment.
What do I do for that step?
Thanks in advance,
Bob
Congratulations on getting a Fullerton Deluxe Comanche!
Here is a link to check out for setups: How-To Guide
You might take a look at this post: Comanches For Dummies Redux by BoogieBill (and no, I am not calling you a dummy). It might be helpful.
Regarding the truss rod adjustment, you should have received this sheet in the COA envelope:
Hope this helps.
Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:59 am
bcalvanese wrote:
Hi Craig, and thank you for the response.
I do have the user guide and the document about the truss rod adjustment, and maybe I should have explained my questions better.
The user guide has a step to do the micro tilt adjustment, and shows a picture of the back plate with 3 screws and a hole to adjust the micro tilt. My guitar has a back plate with 4 screws and no hole to adjust the micro tilt. So my question is... what do I do for that step?
For the neck relief I put a capo on the first fret, and fret the 22nd fret, and look for .010 - .012 of relief at the 8th fret. My guitar had more relief than that, so I gave it a quarter turn, but it seemed a lot harder to turn in comparison with my Martin HD-28. Can I assume that because rock maple is twice as hard as mahogany, that it should be a lot harder to turn?
Thanks,
Bob
Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:10 am
Craig wrote:bcalvanese wrote:
Hi Craig, and thank you for the response.
I do have the user guide and the document about the truss rod adjustment, and maybe I should have explained my questions better.
The user guide has a step to do the micro tilt adjustment, and shows a picture of the back plate with 3 screws and a hole to adjust the micro tilt. My guitar has a back plate with 4 screws and no hole to adjust the micro tilt. So my question is... what do I do for that step?
For the neck relief I put a capo on the first fret, and fret the 22nd fret, and look for .010 - .012 of relief at the 8th fret. My guitar had more relief than that, so I gave it a quarter turn, but it seemed a lot harder to turn in comparison with my Martin HD-28. Can I assume that because rock maple is twice as hard as mahogany, that it should be a lot harder to turn?
Thanks,
Bob
I had hoped you would have read the specifc posts I referenced here on our site as they include details that answer some of your questions.
[quote From How-To Guide post]Admin note: Please note that newer models, particularly 4-bolt guitars and 6-bolt basses, do not come
with owner's manuals. The manual for earlier models covers how to adjust the micro-tilt neck
feature no longer used on 4-bolt and 6-bolt models. This information applies to instruments made prior to 2009,
including the Made In Korea and Made In Indonesia Tribute Series.
Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:44 pm
Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:13 pm
TexasJack wrote:Congrats Bob on the new Comanche!
The Z-coils are one of the cooler and useful inventions to come from Leo's bench.
Don't forget to add them to the Registry here on the GbL site!
TJ
Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:24 am
Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:44 am
Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:18 pm
john o wrote:Hey Bob, welcome, yup no reason why not . You’ll need to make some compensatory adjustments to the screws on the claw for the springs in the vibrato cavity to level the bridge, and maybe a minor truss rod adjustment as it comes set up for 10-46, but with some tweaking you should be in good shape, enjoy! Post a pic sometime