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Parker 335?

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Check this on eBay. Closing at 11:00 am in a couple of hours.
Almost went for it but I'm saving my pennies for something else.

Parker Electric Guitar 1 of a kind Prototype, 10 Years Old Semi Hollow Arch Top https://ebay.us/toFipI
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I’ve been watching that! Looks cool! Wish there was some documentation on it other than that “it was made at USM”.
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Is the logo the only Parker-specific spec it has?
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it doesn’t appear to have an composite materials. If it wasn’t from Mike G. (a.k.a. wigiutar) I’d question its authenticity.
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Looks great 😬😬😬
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vjmanzo wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:54 am Looks great 😬😬😬
Yeah, I know.

I'm a big fan of the 335-type guitar - mostly tone-wise.

This one was interesting but nothing much to do with Parker except the logo. It would be interesting to hear some samples and get some inside info.
I suspect some effort to bring Parker into the traditional shapes in some misguided effort to make the brand profitable.
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You haven’t seen anything - Watch the buyer list it for twenty grand with an all-caps title within the week and one of three guys from the Facebook groups hyping it up.
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Patzag wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:07 am
vjmanzo wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:54 am Looks great 😬😬😬
Yeah, I know.

I'm a big fan of the 335-type guitar - mostly tone-wise.

This one was interesting but nothing much to do with Parker except the logo. It would be interesting to hear some samples and get some inside info.
I suspect some effort to bring Parker into the traditional shapes in some misguided effort to make the brand profitable.
Pretty much bang-on assessment; the 2 prototypes were intended to be a 335-esque offering with the Parker name. No CF was utilized in the construction of them. The 2 did differ; the one as listed above and the other is not "gold" as suggested in the ad rather it was/is metallic/sparkle green and it has a specially designed top mount tremolo akin to a Bigsby.

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Great info, @Vantasner; thanks!
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Vantasner wrote: Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:01 am
Patzag wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:07 am
vjmanzo wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:54 am Looks great 😬😬😬
Yeah, I know.

I'm a big fan of the 335-type guitar - mostly tone-wise.

This one was interesting but nothing much to do with Parker except the logo. It would be interesting to hear some samples and get some inside info.
I suspect some effort to bring Parker into the traditional shapes in some misguided effort to make the brand profitable.
Pretty much bang-on assessment; the 2 prototypes were intended to be a 335-esque offering with the Parker name. No CF was utilized in the construction of them. The 2 did differ; the one as listed above and the other is not "gold" as suggested in the ad rather it was/is metallic/sparkle green and it has a specially designed top mount tremolo akin to a Bigsby.

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Thank you for that info. Great to have some inside skinny on this.
According to the seller, this was a 2011 make. I was at the factory that year and had some hours to talk to Terry Atkins about the various changes made and the politics of these changes.
I can understand the concerns that USM was going through. Unfortunately, management technology is not a well defined subject at this time.
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Patzag wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:07 am Thank you for that info. Great to have some inside skinny on this.
According to the seller, this was a 2011 make. I was at the factory that year and had some hours to talk to Terry Atkins about the various changes made and the politics of these changes.
I can understand the concerns that USM was going through. Unfortunately, management technology is not a well defined subject at this time.
I can't comment on the USM acquisition and the changes made at that time...Terry would have certainly known or at least had an informed opinion on what was happening around him.
I can say the Parker P335(s) of topic were built in 2012

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