Hi kokoshmusun ; welcome! To address your specific questions concisely, the bottom line is that all Parker guitars are not being made, and some of the parts are harder to find than others. The Fly Clone Project is primarily focused on rebuilding parts and tooling related to the Fly and the NiteFly; ...

Great, @MadMac; I can confirm that my 1997 NFVM3 has this logo as well.

Hi Plan-x ; on many of my Flys, the slot for the G string was a little tight for the string gauge I’m using, so I think that’s the issue you’re running into. Widen the slot slightly and you should be good to go. Fun fact: Ken adapted a hydraulic press in his shop to cut six perfect nut slots in each...

de rien, @JiM!

Hi JiM ; Welcome!! I read your entire post in "ze frentche aksent" :) My questions are mostly about the knowledge around the fretboard and frets replacement process, how handle the finish on the borders, the anatomy of the fretboard itself, as well as its cleaning or even fixing the fretbo...

Ding ding ding!! Correct!!! You’re our winner, @Bristol_Fashion!

Those are the two differences! Good eye!

That’s terrific, @Bristol_Fashion! We’ve got quite a few forum members here that love both Belew and his signature Fly! Thanks for posting the link—sounds and looks great!

Hi Bristol_Fashion ; welcome! Sounds like a great project! The Fly hardtail bridge is a great design using three Mac-it clamp screws to adjust the height. Check out our Anatomy of a Fly page for photos and parts. To install the bridge in this Singlecut like they are in the Fly Jazz (and other hardta...

Thanks, Bissa Verde Guitars ; welcome, and thanks for the great questions. This is something we’ve considered, and in principle, yes, you’re right: a “higher rated” spring y could be modified to produce a “lower rated” spring x, but this assumes that y is truly functioning as it should, but, unfortu...

mmmguitar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:59 am you lift the PM restriction by making a single post

Yes, @Sindrist, @mmmguitar is correct.

Welcome to the forum!

From the early handiwork of @Ken Parker and @marvin:
Ken Trivia: besides the obvious color difference, can you identify the two major design differences between this bridge and the production Fly hardtail bridge?

#ParkerPrototypes

haha you'r more addicted than me... :D What would give you that impression? Because I'm trying to weasel your bass from you despite the fact that 1) I don't need another bass, 2) I already own a Fly bass, and 3) I don't even really play the bass!!! :lol: It's a disorder, no doubt, but "takes o...

Love it, MadMac ! I was eyeing that one hard on eBay, and if the seller was open to shipping it to the U.S., I would have given you a run for your money!!! :lol: Congrats!! It is indeed a 2004 Wilmington-made Fly Mojo Bass; most likely finished in 2004 in Mundelin, but built in Wilmington. Same as t...

DLQ wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:47 am Can’t believe how fast it went.

I hear ya, @DLQ; I suppose if you’ve been waiting for one to pop up, then you strike as soon as you see it!

I had similar talks with myself, @mmmguitar!

I’ve always wanted to try a Fly with single coils, however!

Thanks, @MadMac We Fly fans gotta look out for eachother!

stay safe, @MrWalker

MrWalker wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:42 am what do you consider the chances of success of this spring project is?

Thanks, @MrWalker; we are well on our way, and we will ultimately be able to do this, I have no doubt. The pandemic is certainly not helping our efforts, but, we’re on track toward achieving “new and improved”.

... all involved noticed ... that's the perfect guitar the perfect fly the classic fly :idea: now it makes sense ... why they named it "Classic" secretly ... without notice to Ken... 😂 great...now we have “Parker Fly Fake News”!! 😝 Love it, MadMac !! And how wonderful to discover that bot...

Plan-x wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:34 am That's good info

Agreed, @Plan-x! A couple dollars and a little bit of time, but then you’re ready to roll!!