This came with my Supreme, but nothing like it was included with the Deluxe. I'm not sure whether it was standard, or something obtained separately. I’ve personally neither encountered nor heard of one being an included case accessory (unless ordered as such by a dealer). Off the top of my head, th...

Case in point: Holdsworth tried a Ken-era Fly in (I believe) the 90s, and it scared him off stainless frets for 20 years. He claimed he could hear the strings "clicking" against the frets with every note. Then again, he was notoriously picky (He turned his nose up at the Vigier Shawn Lane ...

you feel like the Gen 2 bridge pickup is too muddy? That's just me. I tend to prefer fairly low-output pickups (with high resonant peaks); and it's been my understanding that the Gen 2 pickups were formulated to compensate for complaints concerning the "thin" sound of Flys. Many have prov...

Thankfully, everything was resolved. The short version is that UPS put the guitar's label on the wrong box, then found the guitar later in the day and rushed it to me. Here's the rambling review: Cosmetically, the Fly is 10/10. It's some of the best figuring I've seen on a Trans Honey Supreme (which...

Well, the first thread update is that I received a 21 lb small, square box that could not possibly contain the guitar. I contacted the seller and Reverb - Let’s see where things go from here.

Mike just confirmed that he is out of springs. I guess I’ll need to start bugging the Facebook groups for a 10 spring.

Thanks, guys. As I’ve mentioned in another thread, my past experience with Alan Hoover was enough to put me off Sustainiacs for almost ten years, now. If I end up putting one in the Supreme, I would be doing all the mods myself and likely use the double-sided 3M method VJ mentioned. There’s actually...

Scroll down for photos. Hello, community. Marc, here. I just pounced on a listing that seemed fit for a project I had in mind: To feel better about not finding a Belew model, I figured I would just buy a USM-era “refined” Fly and add Graphtech Ghost saddles, Acoustaphonic/Hexpander boards, and (Pos...

Some thoughts: Like VJ, I lean toward setting action lower than what would be considered sensible (I’ve bought, sold, then bought a Vigier Shawn Lane just to keep that itch scratched). So here are some Fly-specific tips, combined with what I’ve found works: - I’d say the Fly was “intended” to demons...

I vaguely recall a thread on the old board about drilling holes in the pickup routs so that standard-length humbucker screws and/or polepieces could fit in the guitar once the baseplate was trimmed to fit. I believe it pertained to the now-obsolete Carvin H22 pickups, which had 22 (!) screws stickin...

Terrific work. Historically, the only Gen 1 part less-salvageable than the ribbon assembly was the piano string truss rod.

sevenstring.org has a few enthusiasts, but you need a minimum post count to use the classifieds. Otherwise, Reverb and the Facebook group(s) are likely your best bet.

the Parker Fly pickups don't need a preamp, per se, because they're as hot in their output levels (I assume) as any other DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan. Indeed - They’re just regular pickups. So far as I know, the only reason any Fly pickups are routed through the active buffer is due to the option to...

I don’t know if you’re acquainted with Dayn Warren, but he’s Washington-based and well-known for accumulating and reselling Gen 1 Fly components. Though not active here the way he was on the old board, I expect he’ll be quick to respond on whatever platform you message him on for it to be worth a sh...

Just to add to that: If what’s being asked is if a “balanced tension” string set could lend itself to bending fretted chords up and down in harmony (as one would with a TransTrem): The short answer is, unfortunately, no. If I may be forgiven for piggybacking on VJ’s explanation: The Fly trem was nev...

No worries. Being a small community, discussions will naturally digress in all sorts of friendly and helpful directions. I certainly didn’t intend to type a mini novel when I posted a thread about still wanting a Belew after all these years. I echo your sentiments regarding the soundness of the past...

I probably misremembered some details about the tech - After all, the 2013 NAMM was the last time I was that close to a DF842AB (I remember they had two, in Tangerine and Belewberry), and they weren’t letting anyone try out the Parkers. Also, I’ve seen four original Belews (Tangerine, Arctic Silver,...

I never see this bit of trivia mentioned: The Gen 1 neck pickup, despite being based on an Air Norton, isn't actually "aired" in the same way Dimarzio airs their pickups. So you can add non-conductive spacers around the magnets to decrease inductance in the event that, say, lowering the pi...

Oh, yeah - There was a guy making "RackVax" units prior to Line 6 discontinuing the 1.0 line. They were outboard Variax units that 13 pin-capable guitars could run through on their way into or in parallel with synths. Clunky as it was, it was still miles simpler than fitting a Variax-lite ...

I'm glad to see this thread sparked some discussion. Being as the "kitchen sink" sentiments have come up: I actually discussed the "what were you thinking?" aspects of the sig Fly with Adrian, in person, several years ago, following his surprise appearance at the Digitech/Harman ...