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GreatDane

GreatDane

"up yours, baby."
i took a few pictures this morning of the two Parker Fly Deluxes together for y'all to hopefully enjoy. both are mid-to late 90s. i love these guitars, and that says a lot considering how conservative my tastes generally run when it comes to guitars.

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what do you think about the Parker Fly design ("oooh, that dreaded upper horn...!")? post 'em if you got 'em!
 
You need a string swing, then you could have a fly on the wall. :grin:

Not my thing, but they look nice. The one on the left matches the chair. :wink:
 
I quite like the gold one.


I have played a few different Parkers.

Excellent guitars (if not a bit "out there"). Someday I will buy one.........Great trem systems, excellent pickups, necks are fantastic.........they do take a bit to get used to in the looks department, though.

And you can't really hang them up by the headstock on the rack, you know?
 
I would be all over Parkers if not for their generally really thin necks.

The (current) PDF -series, especially the 100s with the "real" SD pickups are a pretty good bang-for-buck, but the necks are so thin I can't even consider them.
 
CBHScott said:
I would be all over Parkers if not for their generally really thin necks.

The (current) PDF -series, especially the 100s with the "real" SD pickups are a pretty good bang-for-buck, but the necks are so thin I can't even consider them.
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I find these two have necks that feel just like fender strat - shallow C shaped but not really thin. Kind of like a Gibson 60s production carve. Kind of. Must be the older ones have different neck shapes than the newer ones. I haven't tried a newer one so I can't be sure.
 
:thu: I have always enjoyed the Parker line up. I am still kicking myself for not buying my friends P38.
 
bcryant said:
:thu: I have always enjoyed the Parker line up. I am still kicking myself for not buying my friends P38.
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I played a P44 Pro in a guitar store when they were out (NOT a p44!). They were Parker's cheaper Korean-built lineup.

I have to tell you.....I am kicking myself for not buying that one. It was like $699 or something as a store demo.

I didn't have the cash at the time, but I ALMOST put it on layaway.

Really should have.....that was a DAMNED nice guitar. Had the "real" Parker trem on it, SD pickups (H-H, if memory serves), a quality piezo and you could split the coils for all kinds of combinations. Ebony board.

Fuck........regret time all over again.

I played a NightFly that was the shiznit that day, too.....but it was like $2700 or something.

The P44 Pro was real close to it......playing-wise....REAL close. (with some obvious differences, of course).
 
I think they're pretty cool looking but I've only played one once in a GC a long time ago...its not something I see too much of around here.
 
I've never played one, but I like the look. I've seen a lot of your guitars, but I didn't know you had those. They both look sweet.
 
altoidman said:
I always thought they were gimmicky but I recently played one and it impressed the shit out of me. I admit I've been looking at used ones on the market now.
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i was kind of in this same camp originally. i admit to being a traditionalist when it comes to gear. i kept noticing though, over the years, that players i really dug were playing them. that got my curiosity going until one day a year or so ago i was in a music store that had a used Fly Deluxe in stock. i spent about an hour with it and was impressed. that particular one was too expensive for my budget, so i began to watch used prices. these both fell into my possession recently and they're both awesome. the blue-green one was first and is strung with 9s. the gold came later and is strung with 10s. beyond string gauge differences, the guitars are identical in feel and playability. both are relatively effortless to play. with the stainless steel frets and low action, it's like sliding around on soap. i run the piezo into a Baggs Para Acoustic DI and it sounds awesome. the dimarzios sound OK to my ears. not amazing, but OK. they're good enough and 99% of people listening to them wouldn't be able to know otherwise anyway.
 
I have only played one when they first came out and it felt great. I didn't plug it in though.
 
I suppose they’re an acquired taste, and I’ve acquire it.

I love them now, and wouldn’t mind having one, but I think the neck is still too skinny for my taste/abilities.
 
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