No, not new but as good as. I purchased it from a young fellow whose dad bought it for him to learn guitar on. Nice dad! The lad then decided he'd rather play drums! It had barely been touched, so definitely no re-fret was done. Without digging back through a couple of terabytes of storage info (!) ...

Happy NGD Pat! I've never played the Pro version but the specs have always looked delicious. If I missed it in the earlier posts I apologize but what year is your Pro? I ask because my 2005 Red Bubinga PM20 has an Ebony fret board with SS frets. From your description it sounds like you have a Rosewo...

Sounds like an oxidation problem, very common to all guitars. Corrosion can impair or interrupt an electrical connection. Have you tried spraying contact cleaner into the pot wipers and the pickup selector switch? Give it several sprays. Then, in between, yank it like a monkey in a Mango tree! :mrgr...

Just as an addendum to this thread and to further illustrate the Marketing interference in the brand, my 2005 PM20's head stock carries the "Hornet" designation, which appears to have been dropped shortly after it was introduced. So it looks like it was to have been a campaign of some sort...

My 2 cents worth: In addition to all the helpful comments posted here already here's one more thing to be aware of when assessing cracks: As a general rule a structural crack in a guitar will almost always follow the wood grain. If the crack cuts across the grain at an angle and everything functions...

A warped neck is a serious problem alright, but in most cases baring any structural damage, you should be able to "encourage" it back to normal using, as the tech did, clamps and a straight surface. And yes, the key is gently and slowly over time. I would also consider increasing the humid...

Nice tweak!
Thanks.

Very tasty, and s h m o-o-o-o-t h!

MrWalker wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:05 pm ... I KNEW there was an easier way!

Nice work indeed. I always appreciate the effort it takes to curate this kind of data. Shortly after I bought my PM20 second hand in 2009, I contacted American Music Corp for info on my red Bubinga model and they confirmed that: It was a limited run, and my serial 05010451 indicated a Jan 2005 build...

It's not unusual for guitar makers to try to be "hip" by using funky names for their products. Lord knows there are lots of historical examples out there. In the end, though, if the quality isn't there, it doesn't matter what in the hell they call it. The name might generate curiosity but ...

No idea what they were doing there VJ. Obviously some sort of "kewl" marketing attempt methinks. :? My 2005 PM-20 is branded PARKER "HORNET" where it more often reads PARKER "GUITARS". Perhaps that was the original launch name and they changed it subsequently. The catal...

I just stumbled across this little video of a guy examining a Parker Hornet BASS. I didn't know there even was such a thing. :shock: https://youtu.be/SO5op9ozMrI The opening few minutes serve to diss the Profile gig bag that the bass came in so you can skip past that if you want. After that it's fai...

I dig it!

Geez, that's bizarre!
Interesting, but bizarre!

Parkers often strike me as being a tad precious in the engineering department.
Too clever for their own good sometimes.

Ok So Parker PM’s are rattling around the old head cavity and this falls out “wonder what’s on EBay ?” This: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-Parker-PM30-Hornet-Tobacco-Burst-Prototype-Electric-Guitar-Fly-PM20-PM-20/333479390683?hash=item4da4ebaddb:g:yHIAAOSwAfVeHPES PM30? WTH? Prototype? No s**t? Hmm...

I didn't know the tags were special but I guess I should have figured that out huh? I was lucky enough to find one tucked inside the guitar case when I bought my PM20 it from the original owner, the case being a Les Paul hard shell. Later on I replaced it with a genuine padded Parker guitar bag and ...

vjmanzo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:08 am Very cool! I’ll have to look into that!

...To which Music Man vibrato are you referring? VJ I didn't mean to infer that the Bigsby vibrato was on the MM. I was thinking of Gretsch here and just mentioning it as another solid system. (I make a distinction between vibrato and tremolo systems) We sold both brands in the shop and I was alway...

I was a guitar tech for several years and worked on a lot of guitar trem bridges and Bigsby's but I never had the opportunity to see a Parker system. I think THIS would make me curl up in a corner and suck my thumb! :cry: Most Floyd Rose style trems can be made to work reliably, but I think the best...