Parker Fly guitars

[thetroy]

Since it's unlikely I'll get to play one without buying one, I thought I'd ask here and see if anyone has experience with them. Obviously people on the Parker board say they're the best guitars ever, but what do you guys think?

I'm thinking about buying one from one of the internet places with easy return policies to try it myself, but it's still a tough decision to buy a $2200+ guitar having no idea what it feels/sounds like

[sully]

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i dig 'em, but i've only played what is now called the fly deluxe. they're incredibly light, which takes some getting used to. the only thing that i didn't dig was that the back of the top cutaway can kinda dig into you.

[horns666]

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I think they kick ass...always wanted one...never bought one..

I want a black parker fly classic...that's all..

damn thing played GREAT!!!!

[BallsOnParade]

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check out my Parker thread, I have a P-44, but I like it better than the Fly model...

[thetroy]

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The Deluxe, Classic, and Mojo are all the same specs just different woods and the Mojo has SD pickups while the others have DiMarzio. I'm really thinking about ordering a Deluxe in "Majik Blue"...should be a lot easier to carry a 4 lb. guitar around campus!

[pagemalicious]

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They are extremely comfortable guitars and the necks are so thin [img]/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

Apparently they don't stay in tune too well because of the headstock design?

[hgsmith]

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Apparently they don't stay in tune too well because of the headstock design?

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Never had tuning problems with mine.

I own a Black Fly Deluxe Hardtail. I've had it for about 10 years. They stopped building the hardtails shortly after I bought it. Someone told me that Parker put the hardtail back in the line? This thing kicks but and is my favorite along with my CS Jacksons. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[thetroy]

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The bridges have 3 different settings. They can be set to float, dive only, or fixed.

[Incster]

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On the plus side:
Fretboard and fretwork are unreal. The trussrod must be magic; no adjustments necessary over the last 2 years - and we have all four seasons here, not only summer like in CA. The tremolo system of the Fly can be blocked against up-bends with the flick of a switch and you set the trem spring tension with a wheel (no screwdriver needed) - I wish Floyds came with such a simple solution.

So-So side: It comes with Sperzel locking tuners and a graphite nut, but for *extreme* whammy abuse it is still not as stable as a Flyod. I have heard people complain about the upper horn digging into their chests but I can't complain.

On the negative side:
The DiMarzios are a bit harsh for my ears. AFIK the new Fly Mojo comes with Duncans, but anyways, you can't use vanilla replacment pickups to experiment with, they must be specifically constructed for the Flys. When sitting down, the edge of the upper bout of the body digs into my right forearm (but this is an issue I have with most other guitars, except Strats and Dinkys).

If the Fly's neck is too thin, try a Nite-Fly. The bolt-on neck is a bit beefier and not as wide as the Fly's plus you can use standard replacment pickups

[Niccolai]

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The frets are stainless steel now I believe, they have a very bright ring to them now. Great guitars, but I'd buy a handmade jackson before spending almost 3 grand on a machine made parker.

[Accept2]

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Where do you get these hand made Jacksons?..........

[shredmonster]

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Yeah I played some of the different models. They are nice.
You guys pretty much covered it - light, flexible, fast necks.

Neck is too thin for my personal taste, frets are stainless steel so they are very bright and when dive bombing there is some tremelo design flaw I read about - and I don't remember the facts - but they are hard to keep in tune when using it like a Floyd.

But still they are nice guitars.

[hammer84]

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I have had a fly deluxe for the last three years. Plays great ( stainless frets sure are nice), sounds good on the right stuff. The only problem is I very rarely played it. Not sure why.

You can pick up a nice used fly deluxe on ebay for less than $1000.

[jgcable]

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On the plus side:
Fretboard and fretwork are unreal. The trussrod must be magic; no adjustments necessary over the last 2 years - and we have all four seasons here, not only summer like in CA. The tremolo system of the Fly can be blocked against up-bends with the flick of a switch and you set the trem spring tension with a wheel (no screwdriver needed) - I wish Floyds came with such a simple solution.

So-So side: It comes with Sperzel locking tuners and a graphite nut, but for *extreme* whammy abuse it is still not as stable as a Flyod. I have heard people complain about the upper horn digging into their chests but I can't complain.

On the negative side:
The DiMarzios are a bit harsh for my ears. AFIK the new Fly Mojo comes with Duncans, but anyways, you can't use vanilla replacment pickups to experiment with, they must be specifically constructed for the Flys. When sitting down, the edge of the upper bout of the body digs into my right forearm (but this is an issue I have with most other guitars, except Strats and Dinkys).

If the Fly's neck is too thin, try a Nite-Fly. The bolt-on neck is a bit beefier and not as wide as the Fly's plus you can use standard replacment pickups

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I 100% agree with the above.

[data187]

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yeah i was tempted to get one till that horn kept on digging into my body.
very cool guitars though i wish they can come up with a better body shape.