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. BC00081 Comanche V     Black Rosewood   Saddle-Lock employee built, black crinkle pickguard and bridge, sickle headstock, locking tuners (Hidden)
2. 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  
3. G021651 Comanche V JAN 8, 1988 NOV 21, 1987 Clear Red Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Skyhawk body, matching clear red sickle headstock with "Comanche" in serif (not usual) font, Leo Fender trem-lock, sperzel locking tuners, black knobs, white metal pickguard. Same guitar on Comanche ad slick. Great looking/sounding guitar. yowhatsshakin
4. G024088 Comanche V     Sparkle Purple Rosewood Maple DF Vibrato System NOS. Interceptor body. Matching sickle headstock. Completed 05-19-89. B Vestal
5. G024107 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Ebony     Strat style body, matching headstock  
6. 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
7. G025563 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Built in 1989, w/ matching burst non-sickle headstock, Sperzel locking tuners, all paperwork, and arm. Resided in France when seen on reverb.com 4/27/2015.  
8. G026023 Comanche V Signature     Natural Gloss Maple Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat # Sold on Reverb summer 2023.  
9. G026048 Comanche V Signature AUG 8, 1990 AUG 27, 1990 Redburst Rosewood Alder Fine Tuner, Pat Pend Neck 7.25 radius, 22 frets giuseppe.pagliarini...
10. G026364 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat # Sperzel locking tuners; 8/7/90 completion date gnlgod
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. G026567 Comanche V Signature     Natural Gloss Maple Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat Pend Ash body, pat pend fine tuner vibrato esa@orion.it
13. G026623 Comanche V Signature DEC 12, 1990 NOV 16, 1990 Natural Gloss Maple Swamp Ash Fine Tuner, Pat # Fairly rare Leo-Era Comanche V with fine tuner bridge and gold sticker, in beautiful natural finish. Very worn, but plays perfectly. Trem cavity sticker says 112290. karlverkade@gmail.c...
14. G027599 Comanche V Signature     Natural Gloss Maple        
15. 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
16. G029289 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Locking Sperzels, Skyhawk body PhatGuitars
17. G029443 Comanche V Signature     Cherryburst Maple Swamp Ash   Ash body dbg20@columbia.edu
18. G031700 Comanche V Signature JAN 23, 1990 AUG 6, 1992 Blonde Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Thin veneer fingerboard  
19. G038868 Comanche V Signature MAR 10, 1991 MAR 6, 1991 Cherryburst Rosewood Swamp Ash DF Vibrato System Sickle Head Yamato
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[Total Produced: Unknown]
[Total Registered to Date: 19]

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