If anyone would like to point out the remaining differences between a Nitefly and P38 besides the neck, I'd be interested to know, as the only other thing I'm aware of is the tremolo. Hi neoftn —I can answer this question: the biggest differences between a NiteFly and a P38 are that every aspect of...

According to factory employees from that era of production, Flys and Niteflys which couldn’t meet final QC standards for whatever reason were offered up as “seconds”/B stock for employees to buy or complete themselves at a discount. I’ve heard Ken and others contradict this outright and state clear...

Yes, it’s legit. Any time you see a cedar Fly, however, it’s mostly like a USM-era Fly (like the one you linked in your post) as Ken only made a handful of cedar Flys—cedar particles can stay in your lungs and become disastrous for certain folks with an intolerance to it; Ken is one of these individ...

Gotcha!

Okay—then let’s keep checking toggles, pots, Flex PCB, and the jack. But before we do that, what strings are you using (brand and gauge)? A very rare scenario, but some strings have ball ends that, when coupled with the bridge, interrupt the signal flow of the piezos.

Have you checked/adjusted the small trim pot on the Fishman preamp board? This should increase the level of the piezo output.

Hi yanstep99 —sorry to hear about this issue. We have a replacement Flex PCB at the moment, and Peaches (aka Ryan) is working on a replacement for the original Fishman board, but it will be a while, unfortunately. Apart from that, perhaps you can ask in the Classifieds section? Perhaps someone else ...

TheWaltzilla17 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:32 pm …help identify exactly what model and year it is.

I noticed that you have this instrument listed for sale on eBay.

Perhaps you’d consider revising the listing title and description since it is, in fact, not a Fly?

Hi essgee —these sorts of issues are best approached by isolating the variables (of course), so let’s consider the following points—this is my assessment only: -the cable you’re using; is it a quality brand with a US-made jack at the end? -flex Flex PCB; if it’s torn anywhere then things will not wo...

Hi RIJO , I recommend reading this History article for some context about the second decade of Parker Guitars when they were operated under the umbrella of USM. The name of both the Fly Concert and Fly Nylon models changed during this second decade. According Ken Parker in this video, the original d...

Seems like this seller is open to offers…

https://reverb.com/item/76014121-parker ... t=76014121

Oliveboy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:49 am its a 2002

You got it!

When YouTube suggests a video about solar panels, but all I see are giant Fly fingerboards…

What would be an appropriately ridiculous price tag? Marc has summarized some high price tags that might be a good reference: This '99 Supreme with a hidden serial (nonetheless identifiable through its body's grain markings), in "mint except for a finish chip" condition, was asking $10,14...

Hi @RIJO, the Fly Nylon first appeared in the 2000 catalog though it was likely in production a few years before that—mine is from 1999.

The Spanish Fly is the USM-era version of the Fly Nylon. They are identical in build, and use the Fishman Powerchip preamp.

Welcome @ClausRogge!! Beautiful family of instruments you have there!

Queequeg1 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:16 pm Did Parker keep records of how many units of each different Fly variation were produced in each year?

No.

Hi DLQ —the Fly “Standard” only came in the Deluxe variant, unfortunately. That’s not to say that there aren’t custom shop orders or other one-offs out there, but—if they exist—they are more like from the USM-era than the first decade. This Mojo , for example, is from a family of custom shop orders ...

mmmguitar wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:23 pm I think we'll be writing it together.

vaya wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:41 am Is the chat with the reverb support also a part of the scam?

No. However, it doesn’t seem that they have a clear sense of what’s happening. As long as you’ve got your money, then you’re good.

vaya wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:15 am We are now going to refund your payment to your PayPal account…

That’s part of the scam—the necessity for the buyer to pay through PayPal, which is more difficult for Reverb’s support to manage. I’m glad you got a refund!