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by vjmanzo
Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: Show Us Your Parker
Topic: NGD: Parker Supreme
Replies: 5
Views: 1665

Re: NGD: Parker Supreme

Patzag wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:50 pm We need a DROOL emoji!
🤤

😄
by vjmanzo
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Carpal Tunnel Relief
Replies: 8
Views: 1250

Re: Carpal Tunnel Relief

Soloaxer wrote: Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:38 am This topic just might turn into the Fly Family Health Resource thread.
I love this! 💜🖤
by vjmanzo
Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: “What’s This Worth?” Thread
Replies: 498
Views: 608135

Re: “What’s This Worth?” Thread

…the "we sold 10000$ guitars for 4000$" comment… I've been seeing that adage repeated more and more often in the FB (support) groups; where the owners invoking the prices seem to be quoting different numbers every time I was going to draw attention to that phenomenon as well, which I’ve a...
by vjmanzo
Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:27 pm
Forum: Show Us Your Parker
Topic: new owner new member
Replies: 3
Views: 7816

Re: new owner new member

For the sake of your marriage you’re gonna need at least one more Fly! 🙂
by vjmanzo
Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Show Us Your Parker
Topic: new owner new member
Replies: 3
Views: 7816

Re: new owner new member

Congrats, @Swinghammer, and welcome! That’s one sweet Italian-Canadian Plum! 😗
by vjmanzo
Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Parker Fly Mojo - Seymour Duncan Pickup Replacement?
Replies: 8
Views: 3258

Re: Parker Fly Mojo - Seymour Duncan Pickup Replacement?

I just took some measurements of my Fly Mojo and a Fly Deluxe: The Fly Deluxe DiMarzio Gen 1 pickups have the same spacing for both neck and bridge pickups. The Fly Mojo has narrower spacing for the neck pickup and a confirmed “Trembucker” “for the bridge pickup. I used Marc’s approach to trace the ...
by vjmanzo
Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3d models or blueprints of parker
Replies: 4
Views: 1844

Re: 3d models or blueprints of parker

Hi ohadaadr —we have 3D models of parts here and of the Fly body here . Please note that these are CAD not CAM, so you'll have to write your own toolpaths. Additionally—and unrelated to Flys, specifically—you may be interested in a project we're doing in our lab called Fretology of which Ken Parker ...
by vjmanzo
Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: Video & Audio Performances, Compositions, and Discussions
Topic: Fly Deluxe hardtail w/Virtual Jeff Vibrato Pedal/System
Replies: 1
Views: 7174

Fly Deluxe hardtail w/Virtual Jeff Vibrato Pedal/System

...so...I bought a Virtual Jeff a few weeks ago after mmmguitar had mentioned it a while back—thanks for introducing me to it, Marc! It's effectively a polyphonic pitch-bend pedal with a controller resembling a whammy bar that you double-sided tape to your guitar. I'm still getting used to it, but I...
by vjmanzo
Sat Dec 09, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Parker Fly Mojo - Seymour Duncan Pickup Replacement?
Replies: 8
Views: 3258

Re: Parker Fly Mojo - Seymour Duncan Pickup Replacement?

mmmguitar wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:15 pm …“SH-2N TB” to denote it as being a neck Jazz wind in Trembucker spacing.
…so both SD pickups in a Fly Mojo have the same Trembucker spacing? I have a spare set I can check somewhere, I’m sure 😀
by vjmanzo
Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Help identifying flat spring size
Replies: 4
Views: 2877

Re: Help identifying flat spring size

I’ll just add to what Mark has shared, but—stating the obvious—there is a lot to this, but the physical size of the spring, though an observable factor, is not in itself an indicator of how the spring will operate (or its rating). If your spring floats the bridge properly with a set of strings then ...
by vjmanzo
Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Fly
Topic: Parker Fly Mojo - Seymour Duncan Pickup Replacement?
Replies: 8
Views: 3258

Re: Parker Fly Mojo - Seymour Duncan Pickup Replacement?

…the only thing that differentiates the JB and Jazz in the Fly Mojo vs. what you'd get from the store is the mounting ears and the squared off edges of the pickup. Is that correct? Yes, that is correct. The bridge pickup JB in the Mojo is what SD refers to as “trembucker” spacing (of the pole piece...
by vjmanzo
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paint issue???
Replies: 12
Views: 5538

Re: Paint issue???

Correction, not fiberglass,,,carbon. Thanks, marvin —and what a great photo!! Ken Parker confirmed that in the very early days there was a lot of carbon used on the back of the Fly, but that very soon the amount of carbon used was minimized to just a thin 1" strip with the entire back then bei...
by vjmanzo
Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: NiteFly
Topic: I'm missing the piezo controls, what are the buttons/switches used for them?
Replies: 5
Views: 3938

Re: I'm missing the piezo controls, what are the buttons/switches used for them?

Not a problem—happy to help 👍 if you can unscrew the pickguard and take a photo, that would help us make sense of what’s going on. If you’ve never done something like this before, you can loosen or remove the strings and then use a screwdriver to remove the screws from the pickguard, and then gently...
by vjmanzo
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: NiteFly
Topic: I'm missing the piezo controls, what are the buttons/switches used for them?
Replies: 5
Views: 3938

Re: I'm missing the piezo controls, what are the buttons/switches used for them?

Hi JoshPsyken —it would be helpful if you could learn/share what you mean by “bypassed”; specifically, if the piezo preamp was removed. On an NFV2, the piezo preamp is passive, so it would be need to be run into a piezo preamp outboard (see the NiteMix ). If there’s no preamp in your instrument, the...
by vjmanzo
Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Adaptated Parts, Mods & Projects
Topic: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
Replies: 26
Views: 54835

Re: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)

Hi @yanstep99—we have a replacement board in development in a private section of our site. Please DM me if you’d like to discuss some of that.
by vjmanzo
Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: Adaptated Parts, Mods & Projects
Topic: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
Replies: 26
Views: 54835

Re: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)

yanstep99 wrote: Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:14 pm has anyone checked into whether the original board Gerber file is available?
Yes, and it is not available. 😕
by vjmanzo
Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Neck nut widths of different Parker models
Replies: 1
Views: 1767

Re: Neck nut widths of different Parker models

Fly guitars have rather wide widths, like 1 11/16" nut widths. I can confirm that the nut width of all Flys and NiteFlys was 1.6875 or 1 11/16” during the Ken era; the Fly Nylon is the only exception. The shape of the nut changed on Flys during the USM years, but, to my knowledge, the width di...
by vjmanzo
Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Putting Nitefly or Stratocaster neck on P38 or P40
Replies: 1
Views: 1746

Re: Putting Nitefly or Stratocaster neck on P38 or P40

If anyone would like to point out the remaining differences between a Nitefly and P38 besides the neck, I'd be interested to know, as the only other thing I'm aware of is the tremolo. Hi neoftn —I can answer this question: the biggest differences between a NiteFly and a P38 are that every aspect of...
by vjmanzo
Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paint issue???
Replies: 12
Views: 5538

Re: Paint issue???

According to factory employees from that era of production, Flys and Niteflys which couldn’t meet final QC standards for whatever reason were offered up as “seconds”/B stock for employees to buy or complete themselves at a discount. I’ve heard Ken and others contradict this outright and state clear...
by vjmanzo
Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:55 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: “What’s This Worth?” Thread
Replies: 498
Views: 608135

Cedar Fly Artist/Concert (as opposed to Spruce)

Yes, it’s legit. Any time you see a cedar Fly, however, it’s mostly like a USM-era Fly (like the one you linked in your post) as Ken only made a handful of cedar Flys—cedar particles can stay in your lungs and become disastrous for certain folks with an intolerance to it; Ken is one of these individ...