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Big powerful tone with the hum cancelling Magnetic Field Design "Z-Coil" Pickups.

Big, thick sound without losing the sparkle !!!

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The G&L Comanche® is Leo’s final word on the traditional double-cutaway bolt-on axe. Fact is, the first thing you’ll notice about the Comanche is the distinctive shape of the Magnetic Field Design™ Z-Coil™ pickups designed by Leo Fender† himself. These pickups deliver a bright and sparkly top end while offering a robust bottom end, all without any 60-cycle hum.

You’ll find plenty of power in the Z-coil pickups, but what’s surprising is how glassy and detailed they become as you roll back the volume and bass controls, the latter a part of the Comanche’s PTB™ (Passive Treble and Bass) system. What’s more, the Tribute® Series Comanche includes an expander switch on the treble pot to allow neck+bridge or all three pickups together. In a pinch, the neck+bridge combo does a convincing faux ASAT® Special. Talk about versatile!

The new G&L Tribute Series Comanche features one of Leo’s favorite pairings: the power of MFD pickups mellowed by the high porosity of a Mahogany body. Making the most of this delicious combo is Leo’s Dual-Fulcrum vibrato, a work of engineering art which allows bending up or down with unsurpassed stability, while offering a silky feel through its beefy aluminum vibrato arm.

The Comanche was the very last double-cutaway bolt-on guitar designed by Leo Fender, the culmination of everything he had learned during his amazing lifetime. And now, it’s available at a price within reach of every working musician. Once you play a G&L Tribute Series, you’ll never look back.

Weight: 8.5 lbs

Year: 2008

Serial Number: CLF47916

Construction: bolt-on

Scale: 25 1/2"

Pickups: Leo Fender-designed G&L MFD™ Z-Coil™ hum-cancelling made in Fullerton, California

Body Wood: Mahogany

Neck Wood: Hard-Rock Maple with Brazilian Cherry fingerboard

Neck Width At Nut: 1 5/8"

Neck Radius: 12"

Neck Profile: medium C

Frets: 22 medium jumbo, nickel

Tuning Keys: 18:1 ratio, sealed-back

Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato

Controls: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system), push/pull expander on treble pot enabling additional pickup combinations of neck+bridge or all three pickups together.

Hardshell Case

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This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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