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- Wed May 18, 2022 10:48 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: First Parker!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2400
Re: First Parker!
Indeed. Everything I liked about my fave Ibanezes (1990's Radius & Saber) - thin, light, fast. Except better at it than either of the Ibanez attempts.
- Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:36 pm
- Forum: Video & Audio Performances, Compositions, and Discussions
- Topic: Input/suggestions for pickup demo wanted
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6201
Re: Input/suggestions for pickup demo wanted
I don’t really see the point in doing metal demos; as you can throw a rock in any direction on YouTube to hear someone demoing how a particular “pickup” sounds when only the lowest string is palm-muted and tremolo-picked through a Decimator, compressor, Maxon 808, another Decimator, 5150 amp sim in...
- Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:07 pm
- Forum: DragonFly/MaxxFly
- Topic: Broken plastic where vibrato inserts into the tail.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15705
Re: Broken plastic where vibrato inserts into the tail.
I'd buy 3 of these.
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 3:14 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: Maintenance Kit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2931
Re: Maintenance Kit
I tend to think this is the A slot in the nut that a touch low. Because fretting at the first fret makes the buzz disappear completely. I minimized it with a touch of truss adjustment, but I may need to raise that slot a skosh. Never done that before so ... time to learn! I think I have a couple of...
- Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:03 am
- Forum: Fly Clones
- Topic: Springs
- Replies: 207
- Views: 298230
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:55 am
- Forum: Fly Parts
- Topic: Vibrato Arm Bushing (refined)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32866
Re: Vibrato Arm Bushing (refined)
You should be able to find something like this locally www.amazon.com/Black-Nylon-Spacer-Thick-Robotics/dp/B07TQKR9NL?ref_=ast_sto_dp Double check the Id and OD, and get something close to 18-20 mm long. If needed, get a smaller ID and drill it to desired size. I like this idea. I got a bunch of th...
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:53 am
- Forum: P Series
- Topic: Replacement/alternate tuners?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4616
Re: Replacement/alternate tuners?
You might also consider the Hipshot set that has mounting plates so you needn't worry about the screw holes.
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:06 pm
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: Fly Saddles through the years
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20863
Re: Fly Saddles through the years
If I remember correctly it was a levels mismatch. The Fishman preamp expects a stronger piezo signal to be generated (or maybe it was the other way around, can't exactly recall many years later). I just remember dealing with weird distortion being created and tried so many things before I realized ...
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 12:49 pm
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: Fly Saddles through the years
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20863
Re: Fly Saddles through the years
The strings do a lot rubbing against the saddles; the saddles Ken used were stainless steel and they really won’t wear out. I don’t know for certain what the material is of the other saddles, but I’m confident that it is softer than the stainless saddles. Over time, string wear on those saddles wil...
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:33 am
- Forum: Info and FAQs about Fly Guitars
- Topic: Fly Saddles through the years
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20863
Re: Fly Saddles through the years
Although the Graph Tech saddles worked physically better than the USM saddles, they didn't pair well with anything but the newer Graph Tech preamp. I think they may have had some kind of mismatch with the Fishman preamp (learned that the hard way). The USM saddles require some "clean-up" ...
- Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: Fly Clones
- Topic: Springs
- Replies: 207
- Views: 298230
Re: Springs
I always figured it was for the same reason Ken used the custom pickup mounting configuration - that it allows a slightly thinner body.
I prefer the coil springs of my DF724 myself, but I was used to Floyd before getting into Parkers.
I prefer the coil springs of my DF724 myself, but I was used to Floyd before getting into Parkers.
- Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DF524 or Fly Classic Hardtail ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4718
Re: DF524 or Fly Classic Hardtail ?
I have both of these. The classic is the complete fly "vision": carbon wrapped, lighter, etc. But I never play it. I prefer the feel of the 524's wooden neck, I like the trem, I prefer the Duncan pickups, and the hardtail horn is just...ugh. I would bet, however, that I'm in the minority. ...
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My First Parker
- Replies: 39
- Views: 13922
Re: My First Parker
Also, congrats! That's a sweet looking guitar!
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:46 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7736
- Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:58 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: Top horn
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5731
Re: Top horn
That was the dealbreaker for me until 2010 when I got my first DF. You could try padding it a bit?
- Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:38 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7736
Re: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
That's cool. I never saw that before and as we're seeing, it doesn't show up on any catalog or archive.org web history search of Parker's pages. I can't speak to the wood, but my DF422 is alder - and if yours is mahogany maybe that's why the finish looks nicer on yours! I don't remember Parker using...
- Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:29 pm
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7736
Re: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
We're going to need to fill in gaps in some way, because there are things that Parker did that are non-canonical in any case. Mischasera's guitar isn't in any catalog. I've had two DF422FRs, and I can't find them in the catalogs either. That flat black that shows the wood grain isn't dusty, metallic...
- Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:08 am
- Forum: Show Us Your Parker
- Topic: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7736
Re: New Guitar Day from New Forum Member
THAT is an interesting beast! You and vjmanzo are mostly spot on with your thinking. There WAS a "Voodoo Black", though. It's a matte black finish where the wood grain shows through, and though yours looks a bit nicer, I have a DF422FR in this color (a Maxxfly with Floyd bridge). The 422 w...
Re: SS Refret
Phil does a great job, but a SS refret is $400. It was a bit less a few years back when I had a couple Cort M800s done (yeah - I DID pay more for a PLEK'd S refret than I paid for a guitar).
http://www.philtone.com/refrets.html
http://www.philtone.com/refrets.html
- Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:43 pm
- Forum: Fly
- Topic: Parker Fly Deluxe Soft Case Recommendations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4608
Re: Parker Fly Deluxe Soft Case Recommendations
The SCFS6 fits my Maxxfly pretty well. I like it a lot. Not sure how differently it'll fit your upper horn, but you can always compress the foam at that point.