Somewhere a python with a long memory breathes a little easier…

Just saw a CLEAN tobacco sunburst pre-refined Supreme w/case for $2,500 shipped - Reverb listing, 7 days old.

Ok, consider the carcass to be sufficiently scourged.

Super writeup. Fantastic guitar. The tech alone is MILES over my head; I’ve seen Adrian twice here in Cincy using the silver/gray model. Way cool. But your Tangerine’s my ultimate dream. He rode the Sustainiac pretty freaking hard at times, mostly for the WOW factor I’d say. Posing, vamping, clownin...

Good deal, mmmguitar — thanks for the encouragement. Wow, you’ve cycled through 7 Fly guitars ! That really impresses me as another true believer. Cue envy tape. Just wanted to mention that I only shimmed up the distorted and crushed areas in the bridge mounting bores. And I made those big posts fit...

Hi mmmguitar. Hope I’m not being an overly pretentious newbie. Let me know, okay ? A tale of two pre-refined Flys. Here’s the long version including some tips and pix: I bought my brand-new Emerald Deluxe in 1999, and within the first hour of having it home, DISASTER struck. With the guitar strapped...

Howdy Barry, thanks for the interest. I was really reticent about posting this project because of potential backlash from Parker purists. But, I guess it’s okay after all. Re: “Swiss cheese … ” — After finding that the tensions for ‘medium’ gage jazz strings (0.013” - 0.056”) summed at 175#, I was p...

I’m with mmmguitar. Run like the wind…

Howdy mmmguitar ! Thanks for your interest and comments. The lipsticks sound pretty good; they have to be set as close to the strings as possible because there’s a large dead space above the windings inside. I like the tones they yield, but testing ain’t complete yet. My pedal board with its Monte A...

Bought my Deluxe in 1999 and was totally hooked. Used to frequent the original Parker forum; in fact, that’s where
I found my Supreme in 2008. Thanks to everyone for keeping the greatest brand alive.

I always wanted a 12-string Fly, but they are too dear to ‘destroy’. And that project Fly 12 I saw online was awful. One morning I woke up with this concept for my PM20. After finding that Ernie Ball 12-string Slinkys would exert about 159 pounds of tension at E std. tuning, I decided to proceed. Co...