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- Thu May 28, 2020 11:43 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: scratchy piezo ..
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9672
Re: scratchy piezo ..
some interesting info on that here http://www.jmstaehli.com/guitar_css.html .. Thanks for that link! Mr. Staehli takes credit for reverse engineering the schematic that we've all been using for the Parker Fly. I've written him with a request for more information on the transistors, since that schem...
- Thu May 28, 2020 11:41 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: scratchy piezo ..
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9672
Re: scratchy piezo ..
I wonder if painted string ends would cause an insufficient electrical path? Are D’Addario’s painted or brass? Inquiring minds might have a set on hand... :) Could dirt or dust under the piezo saddles cause scratchiness? My first thought was that D'Addario has what appears to be anodized colors, no...
- Thu May 28, 2020 8:51 pm
- Forum: Adaptated Parts, Mods & Projects
- Topic: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 56026
Re: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
Another related topic: People have talked about the challenges of maintaining access to the piezo pickup after rewiring their Fly to connect the magnetic pickup to the output jack passively. So, I'm wondering: what sort of arrangement would folks expect if a revised circuit board could be made to su...
- Thu May 28, 2020 3:29 am
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: String gauges and balanced tension sets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3837
String gauges and balanced tension sets
Is it reasonable to expect Steinberger TransTrem performance from a Parker Fly Vibrato with D'Addario Balanced Tension strings? I installed the official D'Addario .009 > .042 string set on my Deluxe, and then a set of balanced tension .009 strings on my Supreme. Both guitars suffer from chords that ...
- Thu May 28, 2020 2:36 am
- Forum: Adaptated Parts, Mods & Projects
- Topic: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 56026
Re: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
And, as part of this thread, a plea: If anyone understands the strange transistor symbols in the Fly1 Rev1 Fishman schematics that are available here and elsewhere, please share that information here. Now that I think about it, I could ask Fishman. They were kind enough to send schematics when I ask...
- Thu May 28, 2020 2:26 am
- Forum: Adaptated Parts, Mods & Projects
- Topic: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 56026
Re: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
One interesting note: R7, a 3.6 kΩ resistor, is missing on my Deluxe. I believe that this changes the originally-designed two-pole high-pass filter into a single-pole high-pass filter for the Piezo In first stage. The second stage remains a two-pole high-pass with different corner frequencies. In ot...
- Thu May 28, 2020 2:20 am
- Forum: Adaptated Parts, Mods & Projects
- Topic: Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 56026
Replacement PCB (pre-refined)
Thinking that my Parker Fly Supreme had some burned out silicon, I started down the path of recreating the printed circuit board. It turns out that my problems were partly explained in future revisions of the owners manual (the LED is only supposed to light up for a moment - there's not really a pro...
- Thu May 28, 2020 1:57 am
- Forum: Fly Parts
- Topic: "Bullwinkle" guitar hanger
- Replies: 32
- Views: 47978
Re: "Bullwinkle" guitar hanger
Please forgive the silly question, but how does this thing work?
I don't see it in the manual that came with my Fly guitars, and although I see photos of this thing all over the internet ... I still haven't seen one in use. It's just a mysterious-looking contraption to the uninitiated.
I don't see it in the manual that came with my Fly guitars, and although I see photos of this thing all over the internet ... I still haven't seen one in use. It's just a mysterious-looking contraption to the uninitiated.
- Thu May 28, 2020 1:55 am
- Forum: Fly Parts
- Topic: Internal Electronics Flexible Circuitboard (pre-refined Fly)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11199
Re: Internal Electronics Flexible Circuitboard (pre-refined Fly)
Various notes: - The flex circuits terminate in fingers with 50-mil spacing. That's 1.27 mm. This should fit some standard 9-pin and 16-pin connectors - to be sourced. - Fingers are tinned for a length of 150 mils. - The stiffener is about 600 mils long on the 16-pin end, and about 500 mils on the 9...
- Wed May 27, 2020 2:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tracking down a Belew
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18128
Re: Tracking down a Belew
Thank you!
Those are excellent notes.
I'll be back for further conversation, but just want some time to ingest all of the above...
Those are excellent notes.
I'll be back for further conversation, but just want some time to ingest all of the above...
- Wed May 27, 2020 1:17 pm
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: A summary of the Fly changes/issues through the years, and a brief history of Parker Guitars
- Replies: 27
- Views: 42861
Re: A summary of the Fly changes, issues, and forum opinions through the years and a brief history of Parker Guitars
Signal Path - a mod that some Fly players have explored is to remove the piezo pre-amp from the magnetic pickup signal path in order to keep the signal path cleaner; this is much more difficult to do on the first Flys that used a flexible tape connector instead of traditional PTP wiring. The ration...
- Tue May 26, 2020 11:37 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: So happy to find this community!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3924
Re: So happy to find this community!
Before buying my second Fly, the transparent tangerine Supreme, I managed to find the previous auction where the seller had purchased the guitar a little over a month before. The text from that February 29, 2020 to March 1, 2020 eBay listing was as follows (I edited out the standard Parker Fly text ...
- Tue May 26, 2020 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tracking down a Belew
- Replies: 42
- Views: 18128
Re: Tracking down a Belew
I nurtured an eBay search for the better part of a decade for every variation of spelling on the Adrian Belew Signature Fly name and model number. I never found one (or, if I did, I didn't have the money and conveniently put the painful memory out of my mind). It seems impossible, like you say. In f...
- Tue May 26, 2020 1:13 pm
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: A summary of the Fly changes/issues through the years, and a brief history of Parker Guitars
- Replies: 27
- Views: 42861
Re: A summary of the Fly changes, issues, and forum opinions through the years and a brief history of Parker Guitars
It may just be my imagination, but I recall at least one person ordering a Fly with a factory-installed Sustainiac in that final period where every instrument was essentially built-to-order through the dealer network. It stuck in my mind because the NGD disclaimer was "No; it's not a Belew - Y...
- Tue May 26, 2020 4:54 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: So happy to find this community!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3924
So happy to find this community!
I purchased a Parker Fly Deluxe in red, only to find that the output jack had been replaced; was loose; and as a result the preamp would sometimes turn off if the guitar cord rotated. I managed to find my favorite color example of a Parker Fly Supreme and ordered that. While waiting for the Supreme ...
- Tue May 26, 2020 4:32 am
- Forum: Rig Rundowns
- Topic: Rocktron Pro G.A.P. + Eventide Eclipse
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9050
Re: Rocktron Pro G.A.P. + Eventide Eclipse
oh, I also happen to be using a Gallien-Krueger 700RB connected to a David Eden cabinet that I modified for bi-amp input. The David Eden company were kind enough to send a blank panel that I could use to switch from their passive crossover to the active 700RB dual output via Neutrik speakOn cabling....
- Tue May 26, 2020 4:20 am
- Forum: Rig Rundowns
- Topic: Rocktron Pro G.A.P. + Eventide Eclipse
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9050
Rocktron Pro G.A.P. + Eventide Eclipse
Hello all, I'm just getting started with a Parker Fly, and my initial setup is my old Rocktron Pro G.A.P. digital-controlled analog guitar preamp feeding a brand new Eventide Eclipse. For this setup, I'm not able to use the stereo cable, so I'm running in mono (mixed) mode. I've got another vintage ...
- Tue May 26, 2020 4:14 am
- Forum: Announcements and News
- Topic: About the Fly Clone Project
- Replies: 16
- Views: 114920
Re: About the Fly Clone Project
I do not see the Printed Circuit Board or flexible circuit "tapes" listed. Is there any plan to clone these? Are all of the PCBs simply still working to this day? Seems possible that none of them have actually broken. On the other hand, it's well known that the flexible circuit "tapes...
- Tue May 26, 2020 4:07 am
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: A summary of the Fly changes/issues through the years, and a brief history of Parker Guitars
- Replies: 27
- Views: 42861
Re: A summary of the Fly changes, issues, and forum opinions through the years and a brief history of Parker Guitars
Besides the Adrian Belew Signature Fly, how many Parker guitar models came with a Sustainiac pickup installed from the factory? Any?