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- Mon Aug 02, 2021 2:34 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WANTED: PM20 Pro
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8314
Re: WANTED: PM20 Pro
No, not new but as good as. I purchased it from a young fellow whose dad bought it for him to learn guitar on. Nice dad! The lad then decided he'd rather play drums! It had barely been touched, so definitely no re-fret was done. Without digging back through a couple of terabytes of storage info (!) ...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:37 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WANTED: PM20 Pro
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8314
Re: WANTED: PM20 Pro
Happy NGD Pat! I've never played the Pro version but the specs have always looked delicious. If I missed it in the earlier posts I apologize but what year is your Pro? I ask because my 2005 Red Bubinga PM20 has an Ebony fret board with SS frets. From your description it sounds like you have a Rosewo...
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:39 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: Dead Dimarzio Pickup
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7051
Re: Dead Dimarzio Pickup
Sounds like an oxidation problem, very common to all guitars. Corrosion can impair or interrupt an electrical connection. Have you tried spraying contact cleaner into the pot wipers and the pickup selector switch? Give it several sprays. Then, in between, yank it like a monkey in a Mango tree! :mrgr...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:29 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: Fly headstock findings
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8099
Re: Fly headstock findings
Just as an addendum to this thread and to further illustrate the Marketing interference in the brand, my 2005 PM20's head stock carries the "Hornet" designation, which appears to have been dropped shortly after it was introduced. So it looks like it was to have been a campaign of some sort...
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:24 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: Parker Fly Deluxe 1997 - Neck Crack
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4711
Re: Parker Fly Deluxe 1997 - Neck Crack
My 2 cents worth: In addition to all the helpful comments posted here already here's one more thing to be aware of when assessing cracks: As a general rule a structural crack in a guitar will almost always follow the wood grain. If the crack cuts across the grain at an angle and everything functions...
Re: Bad Neck
A warped neck is a serious problem alright, but in most cases baring any structural damage, you should be able to "encourage" it back to normal using, as the tech did, clamps and a straight surface. And yes, the key is gently and slowly over time. I would also consider increasing the humid...
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:32 pm
- Forum: Announcements and News
- Topic: Larger font UI change
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5250
Re: Larger font UI change
Nice tweak!
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:19 am
- Forum: Video & Audio Performances, Compositions, and Discussions
- Topic: My Social Distancing 2020 tour.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6238
Re: My Social Distancing 2020 tour.
Very tasty, and s h m o-o-o-o-t h!
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:24 pm
- Forum: P Series
- Topic: PB basses serial numbers?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34686
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:46 pm
- Forum: P Series
- Topic: PB basses serial numbers?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 34686
Re: PB basses serial numbers?
Nice work indeed. I always appreciate the effort it takes to curate this kind of data. Shortly after I bought my PM20 second hand in 2009, I contacted American Music Corp for info on my red Bubinga model and they confirmed that: It was a limited run, and my serial 05010451 indicated a Jan 2005 build...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:25 pm
- Forum: P Series
- Topic: Parker Hornet Bass??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6694
Re: Parker Hornet Bass??
It's not unusual for guitar makers to try to be "hip" by using funky names for their products. Lord knows there are lots of historical examples out there. In the end, though, if the quality isn't there, it doesn't matter what in the hell they call it. The name might generate curiosity but ...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: P Series
- Topic: Parker Hornet Bass??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6694
Re: Parker Hornet Bass??
No idea what they were doing there VJ. Obviously some sort of "kewl" marketing attempt methinks. :? My 2005 PM-20 is branded PARKER "HORNET" where it more often reads PARKER "GUITARS". Perhaps that was the original launch name and they changed it subsequently. The catal...
- Sat Mar 21, 2020 8:36 pm
- Forum: P Series
- Topic: Parker Hornet Bass??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6694
Parker Hornet Bass??
I just stumbled across this little video of a guy examining a Parker Hornet BASS. I didn't know there even was such a thing. :shock: https://youtu.be/SO5op9ozMrI The opening few minutes serve to diss the Profile gig bag that the bass came in so you can skip past that if you want. After that it's fai...
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:25 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: My 2000 Fly Deluxe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2707
Re: My 2000 Fly Deluxe
I dig it!
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:39 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: scratchy piezo ..
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9680
Re: scratchy piezo ..
Geez, that's bizarre!
Interesting, but bizarre!
Parkers often strike me as being a tad precious in the engineering department.
Too clever for their own good sometimes.
Interesting, but bizarre!
Parkers often strike me as being a tad precious in the engineering department.
Too clever for their own good sometimes.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:36 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Wanted light weight DF (not PDF)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16857
Re: Wanted light weight DF (not PDF)
Ok So Parker PM’s are rattling around the old head cavity and this falls out “wonder what’s on EBay ?” This: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-Parker-PM30-Hornet-Tobacco-Burst-Prototype-Electric-Guitar-Fly-PM20-PM-20/333479390683?hash=item4da4ebaddb:g:yHIAAOSwAfVeHPES PM30? WTH? Prototype? No s**t? Hmm...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Parker Guitars Luggage Tag
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4678
Re: Parker Guitars Luggage Tag
I didn't know the tags were special but I guess I should have figured that out huh? I was lucky enough to find one tucked inside the guitar case when I bought my PM20 it from the original owner, the case being a Les Paul hard shell. Later on I replaced it with a genuine padded Parker guitar bag and ...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:44 pm
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: How the Fly Vibrato Bridge Works: Yet Another Guide to Setting up your Floating Bridge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16015
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:57 am
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: How the Fly Vibrato Bridge Works: Yet Another Guide to Setting up your Floating Bridge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16015
Re: How the Fly Vibrato Bridge Works: Yet Another Guide to Setting up your Floating Bridge
...To which Music Man vibrato are you referring? VJ I didn't mean to infer that the Bigsby vibrato was on the MM. I was thinking of Gretsch here and just mentioning it as another solid system. (I make a distinction between vibrato and tremolo systems) We sold both brands in the shop and I was alway...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:12 am
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: How the Fly Vibrato Bridge Works: Yet Another Guide to Setting up your Floating Bridge
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16015
Re: How the Fly Vibrato Bridge Works: Yet Another Guide to Setting up your Floating Bridge
I was a guitar tech for several years and worked on a lot of guitar trem bridges and Bigsby's but I never had the opportunity to see a Parker system. I think THIS would make me curl up in a corner and suck my thumb! :cry: Most Floyd Rose style trems can be made to work reliably, but I think the best...