Praise for Parkers (PIC)

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I've been playing mostly acoustic for the last few months, and playing LesStrat off and on. I finally dug out the Nitefly and began using it again, even using it for church this morning.

WOW :32:

I had forgotten just how much I like this guitar. I mean, I knew I liked it, but I had forgotten the extent of my satisfaction with it. This thing is so versatile. And the neck is one of the best out there. I actually had to work at playing my Yamaha acoustic, but this thing almost plays itself (and I could use all the help I can get:wink:). To top it all off, it is so LIGHT.

Bottom line: I love this guitar.

BTW, the POD problems seem to have been resolved. Everything worked as it should this morning. Thanks to all who offered suggestions/solutions.

Here's my baby (again. The pic is sideways :smack: ):
Parker.jpg
 
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Fatty-Woo, my little brother, has a P-38 in this really cool transparent green color and a Wilkinson trem. Parker necks are very cool, indeed! :) What bridge does yours have?
 
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looks cool, i still wana try one myself (the only shop that stocks them is about half an hours drive away.. when theres no traffic) :yell:

biu you're little bro is posting randomness on the racer X board - "parker for trade.. maybe" :D

:rolleyes:
 
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I love my friend's Parkers, the sound, look and feel. The only reason I don't have them is that the upper horn digs into my ribs. I played my mate's Classic on a gig, and while fun, it left my chest chafed. Too bad for me, I guess.
 
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Do you find them at all sterile and thin? I can't get into them because that is my perception when I play a Parker.
 
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not at all...they come with Duncans now! 'Sterile' might describe how someone plays, but not the way this guitar sounds. Parkers rock- one of the truly foward thinking companies out there.
 
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I still have not had the opportunity to try a Mojo... :sad: :32:

I have found the American Parkers to be quite versatile. IMHO.
 
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Here are the specs on Prunella:

Body: Maple
Neck: Basswood
Mag. Pickups: Custom wound DiMarzio
Pickup Config: Single/single/single
Bridge: Precision cast aluminum vibrato bridge with stainless steel saddles
Frets: 22 stainless-steel
Tuners: Chrome locking Sperzel
Scale length: 25.5"
Color: Sunburst with a white pickguard.
 
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I like Parkers. I think they have a very unique design and that characteristic turns a lot of people off from them... not me :D

The top of the line Mojo is a great guitar, think of it as a Les Paul on steroids. The JB/Jazz combo is very warm and smooth and the acoustic tones are great (it has the newest Fishman preamp). The only thing that turned me away was the split tones, I didn't think it did strat tones very well (which was what they were aiming for... the Fly Deluxe does it better IMHO).

The necks on the Fly series guitars are #2 in my book (a very high rank indeed). The necks are heaven and so is the higher fret access (it's not longer a chore).

I hated how the Fly Classic and Deluxe were fitted with special pickups. The stock pickups aren't bad by any means, but they aren't fantastic either.

The lower end models were pretty good too. I played a P-38 that was pretty decent for the money (doesn't compare to the feel or tone of the better models though).

The upper horn does dig into your ribs if you tend to lean heavy into the guitar, I never do that so it never posed a problem :)
 
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I love my p-44 which is now a discontinued model...(rip)
and it gives me such versatility...2 HB, fishman bridge and
split tones...the stock pups are ok but im going to be some
SD's in there soon....I am certainly eyeing the mojo
:32: :cool: :eek5:
...my question is the difference in tone and
feel between the wood and the Graphite necks????

stewie
 
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The carbon/glass necks are a dream to play. I haven't really compared the tone, though (I only played a P-series axe once when they were first introduced).
 
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I've always enjoyed Parkers. I want a new Mojo and a Fly.

My red swampash Nightfly ssh sounds good, too.

Anybody know if Ken Parker is still the owner of Parker Guitars? I had heard a rumor that he was going to sell the company. If he does sell, I think the older Parkers will go up in value a bit. :13:
 
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Parkers Guitars is owned now by some Music Company in Ill. At least now you can talk to someone in customer service. I called Parker on a couple of issues and got no help, basically, I was infringing on their operation, by taking someone off the production floor. You are basically on your own once you but this guitar. I own a 99 Fly Deluxe. The stock Dimarzio are on the bland side when compared to high guality pickups. Since they are custom mounted, I bought a used pair of pick ups from Ed Roman Guitar in Vegas. Sent them to Seymour, they rewound to APII neck and SH11 in Neck. It cost me about $300.00 when said and done. This guitar sounds awesome now. Compared it to a Gibson Artists last weekend. The parker smoked the gibson in tone, I mean hands down. Don't get me wrong I love the Les Paul and one day I'll have either a SG or Firebird. One point that it important to point, and that is the Parker has a tone similar to Les Paul now.
 
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jcarlos said:
Parkers Guitars is owned now by some Music Company in Ill. At least now you can talk to someone in customer service. I called Parker on a couple of issues and got no help, basically, I was infringing on their operation, by taking someone off the production floor. You are basically on your own once you but this guitar. I own a 99 Fly Deluxe. The stock Dimarzio are on the bland side when compared to high guality pickups. Since they are custom mounted, I bought a used pair of pick ups from Ed Roman Guitar in Vegas. Sent them to Seymour, they rewound to APII neck and SH11 in Neck. It cost me about $300.00 when said and done. This guitar sounds awesome now. Compared it to a Gibson Artists last weekend. The parker smoked the gibson in tone, I mean hands down. Don't get me wrong I love the Les Paul and one day I'll have either a SG or Firebird. One point that it important to point, and that is the Parker has a tone similar to Les Paul now.
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Ditto. Tried contacting them several times, even inquired about a custom made instrument, and they never responded to one e-mail. Needless to say, I was not happy. I even said in the last e-mail to them that if they didn't respond, I will never buy a Parker... now I think I can safely stick to that ;)
 
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I bought my Nitefly used, but they did answer several e-mails from me last year. Their warranty is like 1 year, which is BS. I wonder what's going to happen to this company. I saw a few funky looking new models. I know some people think all their guitars look funky (not me). I like the original Fly styling. There will probably be a "Ken Parker Era" surcharge on used parkers now. Will Parker now be like Steinberger?
 
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Mkf411 said:
I bought my Nitefly used, but they did answer several e-mails from me last year. Their warranty is like 1 year, which is BS. I wonder what's going to happen to this company. I saw a few funky looking new models. I know some people think all their guitars look funky (not me). I like the original Fly styling. There will probably be a "Ken Parker Era" surcharge on used parkers now. Will Parker now be like Steinberger?
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I say a big NO to surcharges :deal: :bs2:

I hope Parker doesnt become another Steinberger
I used to own a GU-7R and had the worst time with customer
service in returning it...( bad pups) anyways I should have
purchased one of the American made graphite neck models.
 
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