Parker Guitars P6E Acoustic-Electric

black parker acoustic electric with thinline body, nice open tuners, ebony fretboard, solid spruce top and mahogony back and sides. Electronics including piezo and magnetic with master volume, blend switch and bass/treble cut and boost.

sounds thin unplugged with weak low end but sounds amazing plugged in with wide tonal spectrum. This is what makes this guitar so amazing. the electronics are truly superb and allow this guitar to shine

This is a weak point for this guitar. The fret ends were sharp all the way down the neck. I sent back the guitar and ordered a second which was exactly like the first. All else was okay but not at the level I have come to expect from parker. Of note these guitars are not made in the us but are rather made in china. can't hold a candle to the american made guitars as regards quality of build

looks solidly built. should hold up fine

sent them an email on the fret issue. got a response but not helpful. will hopefully get a better response by phone. I hear parker is good about customer care

I've played for 23 years. If lost I would look at other products but would again consider the parker due to the quality of electronics and plugged in sound. I really hate that the quality control is so lax. i wish they would made these in us

I bought this after reading an article in the New Yorker about Ken Parker, who claims he's attempting to re-invent the guitar from the ground up. It's got a thin acoustic body about 3" deep, a jet black glossy finish, active bass and treble controls, master volume, and a knob that's a balance control between the magnetic pickup at the neck and the piezo under the bridge. It has a nice neck with a zero-fret, which really helps with intonation on the first few frets (notes don't go sharp as they "stretch down" from a standard nut.) Also has old-style grover tuners (open back) that hold it in tune really well. One more feature is a balanced XLR output and well as the standard 1/4". Only giving it a 9 because it doesn't have a midrange control, but so far I haven't really needed it.

Sounds very full acoustically for a small-bodied guitar. Even, balanced tone and decent bass response. Plug it in and--wow--full, vibrant, and detailed. It can sound amazingly like a mic'd dreadnaught on one setting, then move it all the way onto the magnetic pickup and you get that John Lennon Gibson sound on some old Beatles records.

Perfect. Even came with a gorgeous, silk-lined case. I've had it about a month and have yet to notice a single flaw. It has an unusual truss rod system which I haven't had need to look into-- some sort of lever rather than the usual hex key. But so far the set-up is great and the sound is phenomenal. And from a thin body, which is great onstage if you're used to the look and feel on an electric.

So far so good. Seems very high quality.

Haven't had the need, thus far

I've been playing 25 years and own a slew of guitars. I bought this because I'd read about Ken Parker and was curious, but also because I wanted a big-sounding acoustic guitar that looked cool and had a slim body so I'd feel more free onstage. I got just that. I have a $2800 Taylor that I hardly ever play any more live because this sounds just as good plugged in and is a lot less bulky.