Comments on: Review: G&L Guitars Comanche http://guitargear.org/2008/02/15/review-gl-guitars-comanche/ Guitars, Gear and Beyond Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:47:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: goofydawg http://guitargear.org/2008/02/15/review-gl-guitars-comanche/#comment-2027 goofydawg Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:16:47 +0000 http://guitargear.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-2027 One thing you might consider doing to take the edge off your tone is to get a compressor pedal. To thicken up my tone with my Strat that has really bright '57 Re-issue Tex Mex pickups, I run my signal through a Maxon CP9 Pro + compressor. I usually just do about 2.5/3.0 to 1 compression ratio, and that fattens up my signal just the right amount, without changing the tonal characteristics. I reviewed a lot of compressors before I chose the Maxon, and I found it to be the most transparent out of the lot. One thing you might consider doing to take the edge off your tone is to get a compressor pedal. To thicken up my tone with my Strat that has really bright ‘57 Re-issue Tex Mex pickups, I run my signal through a Maxon CP9 Pro + compressor. I usually just do about 2.5/3.0 to 1 compression ratio, and that fattens up my signal just the right amount, without changing the tonal characteristics.

I reviewed a lot of compressors before I chose the Maxon, and I found it to be the most transparent out of the lot.

]]> By: Al Knight http://guitargear.org/2008/02/15/review-gl-guitars-comanche/#comment-2026 Al Knight Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:34:34 +0000 http://guitargear.wordpress.com/?p=164#comment-2026 It took me a while, (a few years really) to warm up to my Comanche. I have a very unusual Comanche, in transparent Mary Kay white with a rosewood board and white mother-of-toilet seat. I have always found the bridge pickup to be a little too bright even by comparison to a Strat. Lately I have taken to rolling back the tone about 20 to 30% and getting a nice, fatter than single coil tone there. I recently played three gigs with it. I always bring a Strat and a Gibson style guitar, and I'm finally enjoying the G&L. I've been using an Orange tube amp that is somewhat darker than my usual Vox. This also warms it up a bit. I get some really good Robin Trower tones on the neck PU because the tone hangs in there when the Univibe sound is on. I came close to selling it a few times, but now I'm glad I didn't. I do wish there were some after market pickup options tho. Al K. It took me a while, (a few years really) to warm up to my Comanche. I have a very unusual Comanche, in transparent Mary Kay white with a rosewood board and white mother-of-toilet seat. I have always found the bridge pickup to be a little too bright even by comparison to a Strat. Lately I have taken to rolling back the tone about 20 to 30% and getting a nice, fatter than single coil tone there. I recently played three gigs with it. I always bring a Strat and a Gibson style guitar, and I’m finally enjoying the G&L. I’ve been using an Orange tube amp that is somewhat darker than my usual Vox. This also warms it up a bit. I get some really good Robin Trower tones on the neck PU because the tone hangs in there when the Univibe sound is on. I came close to selling it a few times, but now I’m glad I didn’t. I do wish there were some after market pickup options tho.
Al K.

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