Parker Guitars Fly Deluxe

Standard Fly Deluxe...Blue. Piezo and Magnetic pickups.

Sound is good...sounds 'New'. I'm so damned sick of everyone looking for a Fucking Fender Reissue or some crap that was built in 1960...this is the 21st century...this guitar sounds like it.

However, this guitar is actually too light...so banging on a heavy chord will make the guitar shake/resonate some.

I'm using this with a Line 6 head and cabinet.

Sound is very sterile...which is what I was looking for...sterile clean sound to effects and pedals (build your sound here) then reinforce with amp.

Action is good..pickup selector is a tad noisy...I love the neck though....so smooth.

The Tremolo is the biggest piece of crap one could ever build. Unfortunately, mr. parker thought he knew something about this...but should have just purchased a nice tremolo/whammy setup from an established maker. This guitar WILL NOT (UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES) stay in tune with frequent, even periodic use of the tremolo. What do you expect from a piece of plastic crap mounted on a swivel and butted up against a very non-linear spring. Don't set your hand on the plastic bridge swivel or the notes will come in and out of tune as you play...which is shitty for people like me who play HEAVY with a lot of palm muting. I forgot about the tremolo all together...called the factory and ordered their hardest spring..crammed the swivel bridge up against the hard stop (which is also plastic crap) and then tightened the hell out of it. Now it is pretty still.

Good finish....light guitar is good for long gigs. Would never use any guitar without a backup...including this one.

I give this a 7 overall....I can't stand seeing plastic shit (namely the tremolo/bridge setup) on expensive guitars. I actually purchased a Godin LGX-SA recently...hoping to move this to my primary and the Fly to my secondary. The Godin has much more high end...which is good. It is much heavier though.

I bought this guitar in Jan. 2000. Dual Humbuckers, tremolo and piezo out. Master volume, magnetic volume and tone, piezo volume and tone. 2 toggles, front/both/rear pickup selecter and magnetic/blend/piezo selector. Sperzel locking tuners. The bridge is extremely versitle. Instead of conventional springs, the tremolo uses a flexible flat spring. The bridge can be locked(great for gigging because when you break a string it doesn't throw the rest of the strings out of tune) or floating with the flip of a switch. The body is very contoured and feels great to play while standing(when playing in a seated position the upper horn tends to poke you). My dealer gave my a choice of a hardshell case or a gigbag. The hardshell case was well built, but I opted for the bag(This thing is PLUSH!!) By the way it is heather gray(think silver) not the bag, the guitar.

This is a chameleon. It can do anything. I play in a cover band averaging about 3 nights a week. The music goes from modern rock, top 40, zydeco, oldies, country and jazz. This guitar can handle all of this with no problem. I play through a Fender DeVille 212 or a Peavey Delta blues 115. People seem to thinks this is a guitar designed for rock/metal, but I beg To differ. For the most part I use the neck pickup for rhythm work. It gets a very round, clean sound but not to thick(i.e. Les Paul) It cuts through the mix without being too harsh. When both pickups are activated, they are coil tapped and BOOM you get your out of phase strat sound. There are 2 problems with this: a significant decrease in volume and it sounds a bit thin. I play steal gutiar licks using artifical harmonics and I have a tough time getting the volume I need without reaching back to my amp.The bridge pickup is great. With a little compression and some chicken pickin' it sounds damn close to a Tele, but with the right distortion it screams. The piezo is wonderful. There is in internal presence control inside the cavity of the guitar. It's preset from the factory( you can change it but it sounds great to me). The guitar has one output jack but it includes a high quality stereo cable used to split the signal if you wish to do so. And It has a 90 degree plug YES!! I send the piezo out to the console via a Behringer active DI. No need to go out and buy a fancy acoustic DI box the tone controls an the guitar work just fine. It gives off a rich full acoustic sound. REMEMBER its still just a piezo, not a Tayler. With a little tweaking at the console, Its pretty damn close.

Plays great Flat fingerboard no fret markers on the fingerboard but you'll get used to that. Super lightweight( I think it weighs 4 or 5 lbs). I've had this guitar for 10 monthes I have a few chips on the lower body, near the output jack and battery compartment and only tip of the headstock. Otherwise the finish is great.As far as the overall look of the guitar... well lets just say it turns heads. The first couple monthes I had it I couldn't get off stage at break ithout someone asking me about this guitar. Chics dig it!

I've have for ten monthes and have played it over 100 gigs, so for flawless. I gig without a backup. If i ever break a string, it can be changed and brought to pitch in about a minute. Just keep plenty of 9volt batteries around. I wish it had Schaller strap locks.. oh well.

Great owner's manual.

I.ve been gigging for 14 years. 10 of those years were played with a Fender Stratocaster. My Strat feels like a log Compared to the Fly. I love this guitar. I'd buy another if we ever parted ways. I really can't compare it to any other guitars becase it can come close to them all. If you gig alot and need a versitle instrument The Parker Fly is definitly worth a look. It pretty much kicks ass.

1999 Model
Other folks have gone into plenty of details about the features.

I use a Johnson Millenium 150 2x12 combo with a 2x12 extension cab. I play heavy rock (think Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam).

The first thing I did when I got it to my rehearsal space was plug it in and call up my typical "heavy guitar" patch. I almost cried - it sounded HUGE. Of the 8 (yes 8) guitars I own NONE of them come close to sounding so huge and creamy. Very tight, full, bottom end. Not at all mushy or "smeary" - each note was articulate and even on an extreme gain setting full chords sound clear and smooth.

Switching to a clean patch, it was a wee bit thinner than I expected - but not bad by any means. I figured I would dial in a bit of the piezo pickup - WOW. The ability to mix the piezo and magnetic pickups is COOL. I got a great, full, lush clean sound that I had never gotten out of an electric guitar before. Beautiful.

The piezo alone through the amp was nothing to get excited about - decent, but not stellar. I took the manuals advice and tried running it direct into the PA in our space. Very nice, better than most true acoustic/electrics sound through a PA. I have heard better before, but not much better.

In my opinion one of the best, and most versatile, sounding guitars I have played.

Overall, the fit and finish was flawless - only one hard to detect thin spot on the back where you could see the texture of the carbon fiber through the paint.

The action was a wee high, so I lowered the bridge a hair, and it was really just perfect. Great feel, smooth as silk.

Flawless fretwork.

I LOVE the hardware - one of the most brilliant tremelo bridge designs I have seen - the ability to easily lock it donw, adjust the tension without popping off the cover and getting out a screwdriver. The way all of the screws, knobs and other misc. adjustment points all move smoothly without feeling to firm or loose or binding at all.

The hardware seems rather durable. I've only had it a short time, so reliability is tough to judge.

Some people have mentioned paint chipping issues and frets coming up. We'll see what happens - at least the fret issue seems less prevelent with newer models from what I have heard. The paint chipping may still be an issue, but I am pretty careful with my guitars so we'll see.

Aside from that, I don't see anything that is actually flimsy, or likely to break too easily. It's all very solid and precise feeling. Well engineered.

Had a quick question via email, got a reply within a few hours. Not bad at all.

No serious support, so I won't give a rating, but I liked that they actually respond to email.

Overall, a splendid peice of high-tech design and engineering. The first "new" design guitar that actually seems like an improvement over much of what has come before.

I like the looks, the sound, the feel, and the overall vibe. Techy without being at all sterile.

Worth every penny.

Black finish, 25.5" scale, poplar body, basswood neck. The carbon fiber fretboard is fantastic, and the stainless steel frets are smooth and fast. The body-to-neck joint is viewably non-existent. It weighs very little. Sperzel locking tuners, vibrato bridge with individual piezos, two Dimarzio humbuckers. The gigbag is very tough and thickly padded, but a case would have been nice. Everything is described in previos postings.

The piezo mixing is fantastic. I love this guitar's sound. It has a humbucker sound without getting muddy, though the single coil setting drops a noticable amount of volume and power. It would have been nice to have the switching set for both humbuckers as well, either series or parallel.

I have never played a neck that felt this easy to barre and move around on. I used to enjoy my Fender's playability, but the Parker is far better. The action is fantastic, and the built-in curve of the bridge matches the fingerboard curvature, so no individual height adjustments are necessary. I have not tried a heavier set of strings yet, so adjustments have not been attempted.

I think that the instrument is built solid, but the carbon/glass back may chip differently than a standard finished wood, so I am being extremely careful. The hardware feels very solid. I do not expect any problems.

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This is a very innovative instrument. If you are a stickler for vintage designs and do not feel that anything new can replace the sounds of old, stay back from the Parkers. I have owned Gibsons, Fenders, Mosrites, and other old designs, but I kept wanting something different and more advanced. Most of those designs have not changed in 50 years. I wanted to move past the same old designs and try something newly engineered, and I have found the guitar for me. I would certainly get another one, but I would also be interested in finding out what other new technology is out there.

You know most of the features from previous entries. This model is the non-trem/fixed bridge unit. This model has more knobs and controls that I really care for, but they all are very functional. Came with a cheesy Gig-bag case. These things suck IMHO. So I bought a hardshell case for it.

Very wide range of tones available. I play all kinds of different music and do a lot of recording. This guitar is great when you need something a little different for tonal textures. This guitar is better for clean to medium gain tones. I have found that this guitar is not an ideal heavy metal guitar. Can tend to get muddy in the bottom-end when gained out too much. The acoustic/electric sounds are fantastic, but don't expect it to sound like a Martin. It does have a wide range of sounds that are not typicl of a traditional ax.

Action seemed a tad high from the factory. When lowered, it introduced some string buzz on the frets. But even though the action is a little bit higher than some of other fine guitars, this one plays like butter. Really. The first time you pick one of these up and play it, you will immediately notice how smooth the action is. Finish is a very nice black gloss. Noticed a couple of very minor imperfections in the finish, but you have to hold it in the light just right to notice. Overall, very good workmanship. The frets apparently are glued on the fretboard. I have heard of other people having fret delaminating problems. Mine seem to be holding up well. I have had this guitar for at least 4 years (It's hard to remember.) Had to replace the control knobs will the rubber kind (Knobease). I just like the feel of them better.

This guitar would be fine for giging. The finish seems a bit delicate though. I heard that the finish can chip rather than dent when bumped. I wouldn't really use it without a backup ax (Murphy's Law). You have to keep an eye on the battery. This thing can leave you screwed at a gig if your battery goes dead and you don't have a replacement. This true of any guitar with an active pickup system though.

Never had any problems with this guitar. Has always worked great. I e-mailed their product support about changing the pickups since they are not mounted like conventional pickups are. They e-mailed me back the next day with detailed instructions on how to remove the pickups. Seemed like very friendly, professional cutomer service. More companies should follow their example of superior service. Don't know how long the warranty is/was?

Do you really even care how long I have been playing? I own a bunch of other stuff: Fender US Strat, Carvin, Martin, Peavey bass, Taylor, Mesa Boogie Mark IV, Mesa cabs, and lots-o-recording gear. If it were stolen I would probably replace it. My tastes are constantly changing. I might look into something different like a PRS or Gibson to replace it. I love the light weight and action. This guitar gives you a different perspective when you play it. I think they ship them with real cases now days. Those gig bags are for Hondos, not a $1000 guitar!

The features of the parker deluxe, classic, and artisan guitars are all the best. No other guitar has the options that a parker fly can provide. Acustic and electric! Not only that, but you can mix between a strange tone on the electric and the acustic pickup and it souns like a different guitar. There are sooooooooo many things to do with this guitar. It also has a stereo outpu and special cable that comes with it. This way you can play acustic through one amp, and blazing distortion through the other. Not to mention the crisp active electronics. However, if you get a guitar like this, you must know what you're doing and the sound oyu want. You can't appreciate the parker deluxe or classic if you are not experienced with a band or something. If you're new, get the Night Fly.

I am a guy that would consider myself pretty manly. Because of this I narrowed my guitars down the Gibson Les Paul and the Parker Fly (two guitars with a serious case of elephantitas of the testicals). These guitars are powerful and let you expose the size of your cock. Sure the Les Paul has its moments with that classic look and a rich clean tone, but when you switch channels to the distorion on that Marshall Halfstack, the only way to go is a Parker. If you are a pro, it's nice to have one of each, otherwise, the better all purpose guitar would be a parker. Only women and fags play on a Fender, they were built too long ago and don't work well for new wave stuff. The Parker has great sharp distorted sounds, and the acustic sounds better than my friend's Guild electric/acustic, but the clean channel is blown away by the Les Paul (unles you have a Marshall 30th Anneversary edition amp).

THe way the parker is designed, the low e is always going to buzz. However, though it is anoying, it can be eased by raising the action on that side. Nevertheless, it will always buzz. You can't hear it when you're blasting the amp, but it's there. This sucks, but the action is pretty good. It has a neck like an Ibenez, but a little slimmer. Something doesn't feel right after playing a Gibson though. I've had better, but not on a guitar with tremlo system.

This is where the parker kills the Gibson. 4.5 pounds compared to 9.5, Hardware is awsome compared to hardware sucks and constantly breaks, tunners rule compared to tunners suck dick (I've replaced them three times on the Les Paul, Exoskelitan compared to paint that will chip in time. I baught it used though and it does have two cracks?!?

Don't Know, but they are Canadians, must be worth something. Gibson has a better warrenty program and covers thigs that aren't even under warrenty.

This guitar kicks ass if you can handle it. It gat balls and a great sound. Buy it for the features and if you want a short term guitar, don't get a parker fly because you will miss it. The look is a chick magnet, unless you're fat or own a station-wagon. This guitar=cool. I'm still waiting for that fly with one gibson rythem pickup though('57 classic).

24 frets, Dusty Black Finish, You Probally got the controll run down from others but here we go Master Volume, Magnetic PU Volume, Mag PU Tone, And Piezo Tone/Volume. Also a stero mono switch, a Magnetic pickup selector switch and a Magnetic/both/Piezo swich. Great locking tuners, Thin Neck-fast action, Parker Piezo Fishman Bridge.

If you are into KoRn and Coal Chamber or Techno THIS GUITAR IS YOUR BEST FRIEND EVER! But if you like grunge or classic metal (pre-load metallica or megadeth) THIS GUITAR IS YOUR FOE!!!!!!! I could not get a "heavy" Sound out of it to save my life. It all depends on your definition of heavey though, if it is verry trebbley high shred then this is very heavy. But if you are a classic metal guy like me this guitar is NANCY BOY! The Piezo is nice I mean what can you expect from a piezo if you want acoustic sounds MIC YOUR ACOUSTIC. I gave it a 4 becouse it does not even sound close to a $3000 guitar(its list price).

Ok but not worth the money! I mean if it cost $500 less I would give it a 10.

From What I heard these things either take it like a man and take it hard or the SPLIT IN HALF. REALLY!

I am a gear head I bet I have bought 5 hi end guitar in the past year, this was not a good deal at all. But if you have the money I would but it just to be diffrent..........or somthing.........

Bought in 98 for $1,500. Easy to play, comfortable.

The main reason I'm posting this is to let other Fly Deluxe owners know that the Dimarzio pickups recently (last year?) developed specifically for the Deluxe are a giant improvement. I stuck 'em in in a simple half hour operation. Much more even tone in the neck position and the volume doesn't fall out nearly as much in the middle position. A beef I have with the Fly is that you can't lower the pickups enough, but I removed the pad under the bridge pickup and it helped. I like to send a slightly less hot signal down the line as it is easier to control the level in the various stomp boxes before sending the signal to the amp. For live gigs the chain goes as follows: Guitar to MXR Dyna Comp (I use a 20 year old model with a battery replacement plate MXR used to make which plugs into a 4 input MXR power thing), Pro Co Rat (old, "vintage" style powered by the MXR thing), Menatone Red Snapper for lead boost (a GREAT low noise box for adding volume for leads and such), TC electronics chorus (rarely used these days), MXR micro amp (always on at it's lowest setting, this little thing puts the sparkle back into the tone after it's journey through all that wire), Amp. My main amp these days is a discontinued Marshall 60 watt EL34 tube combo model ATM60 with a Celestion 12. I use a Marshall 4 10" Celestion cabinet and bypass the 12.

The guitar was fine out of the box and even better when I read the manual regarding setting up the whammy bar spring tension.

I've played the heck out of the thing for a couple of years now and it's still Like new. Go figure.

Somebody at Korg or someplace told me about removing the pad under the pickup. Sorry I don't remember who.

I've been playing electric since 1966. I started on an Epiphone solidbody (mahogany double cutaway, nice neck) that you NEVER see anymore (sold mine in late 60's), played a 1959 or so Les Paul Special (soapbar pickups, etc.) for most of the 70s and switched to a 1975 Telecaster I bought new and had for a backup stage axe. Still have the Tele and have changed the pickups a few times as I like the Vintage style stacked humbucker Duncan makes. I use an Ibanez Strat for slide and a cheap lap steel also.

I wont go into all the features for I'm sure they've already been covered in other submissions. I'll simply comment on the ones that come to mind.
One of my favourite features is the tremolo system. It allows you set it to free-float (up and down), down only or locked. In addition, you can do this on the fly (pun unintended). Because the Sperzel tuners are doing all the work, there is no lock at the headstock. This takes away the pain of tuning and changing strings. During a practice session, my drummer was blown away because I was able to drop-D tune my guitar on the fly (there it is again) during one of his fills.
I love the ability to lock the guitar's trem. Not only does it almost insure that it stays in tune, but is great for bends and releases. Typically with my Ibanezes, if you really bend a string, it pulls the bridge a little forward and puts the rest of the strings slightly out of tune.
The light weight is a plus, but only makes up for the top horn jabbing you in the lower chest even while standing. Unfortunately that's the price you pay for its asthetic beauty.

Very versatile guitar. You can get many sounds out of this thing, especially when you include the piezo pickup. However, if you're looking to sonically immitate your favourite vintage guitars, dont waste your time. The output tends to be bright and crisp, thus probably not the guitar for everyone.
It was a tough choice for me as I listened to recordings of the Parker and my Ibanezes for days and found that my Ibanez definately had more warmth, bottom end and character. However, this defficiency is compensated by the ability to do quasi-electro-acoustic sounds. The sound from the magnetic pickups aren't bad, just different and will take time getting used to while the piezo sounds wonderful and shines brightly through almost any mix.

Beautiful finish and the action was great. The wider neck is a plus for me as I have big hands. The trem is a little higher than I would like but I suspect that it could be modified to fit. I've heard many state that it "plays like butter" but I haven't noticed such a huge difference compared with my Ibanezes.

Time will tell but I'm not too confident for a few reasons. First of all, I would hate to drop it (and I know it's going to happen at least once). From what I've heard, the body is pretty brittle and will scratch, dent and break easily. This is probably a result of the space-aged materials which composes the body. One thing great about my Ibanez collection is that they're releatively cheap, and sturdy so I could beat on them as much as I wanted without worrying about them breaking. If they did, they could be replaced or repaired. On the other hand, practically all the parts on the Parker are proprietary so repairs could be costly.
I don't like the idea of the battery. This is one of the things that initially turned me off of this guitar. Imagine, a guitar that requires a battery? Sounds more like a kid's toy than anything else. I dread the day that I run out of juice during a session and have to tell my audience: "hang on everyone, I have to change the battery in my guitar!". I'm sure if one's careful, this will be much less of a concern.
Although the durable stainless steel frets are a plus, for the price, I'm almost afraid to gig with it. At the moment, I cant afford a back up so this one will have to last. Subsequently, my friends and associates are going to be upset when I tell them I wont let them hold it unless they put down a $2000 deposit. For these reasons I'm giving it a 6 just for the potential problems. Of course if one is very protective of their axes, the risk can be minimalized.

I've never dealt with the company but I heard it's really good. Some stories involve Ken Parker himself calling the customer himself- WOW. On the negative side, they have a pretty obscure on-line presence. You'd think a guitar such as this would have a great web page but there isn't one to date. Do we go to Korg? Do we go to I-dea.com? Who knows. I hope I will never have to find the answer this question. I haven't even found a good user page. Perhaps I'll look into that myself.

I've been playing guitar for about 13 years and I seem to drift from style to style. Subsequently I require versatile guitar that is capable of many sounds. It was a tough choice giving up my Ibanezes for the Parker but the locking trem feature and the piezo won me over. The $3000 price tag is hefty, but considering it can take the place of several guitars it is almost a better way to go. I've decided to order one in "Heather Gray" which is quite beautiful.
In conclusion I would just like to say that this guitar isn't for everyone. Put simply, it an axe for innovators rather than immitators.

To be honest I'm not up on the specs. My Fly Deluxe is supposedly one of the oldest but it came with the standard setup. Other reviewers have gone into much detail and their reviews should tell you what you need to know about specs unless their guitars have been altered. The finish is black. When I bought it (used), I was impressed with the quality of the accessories. The fur-interior gig bag just kicks. The padding is awesome and the quality has stood up for the duration of this guitar's tour of duty (which is between 10-15 years now). It also came with a stereo cable and instructions. I bought this guitar because the first time I picked it up I literally couldn't put it down. It played like silk and it was a light as air. I HAD to have it and I've not for a second regretted buying it. The versatility of sound you get with the piezo and the ability to blend the piezo with the magnetics is outright incredible. I once heard someone say he stopped lugging around his whole guitar collection and took only a Parker. Once you play one of these, it's hard to imagine needed a vault of different guitars. Purists complain about the high-tech look, but I've always thought it's one of the most beautiful designs I've ever seen and people do come up to me after shows and compliment on the design. I've always wished that the piezo didn't need to function with a battery, because that is honestly the only thing I hate about this guitar; but that's not possible, so I'll just shut-up about that. The new colors that I've seen are really amazing, too (check out the Italian Plum-my dream guitar!!!)

My band calls our style "Alternative R&B", which basically is a mixture of r&b and rock. I tend to flip back and forth between playing rock distortion and clean funky stuff. I'm currently playing through a new 100W Marshall Valve amp and I'm using a Vox wah pedal and an Digitech RP-20 Valve FX unit.
There is absolutely no noise on any of the settings, and even switching is seamless. I also don't notice any "hotness" differences, though I do notice that switching into the neck position can sometimes produce some boomy undertones. The sound is fairly bright, something I've been struggling with, but haven't given up hope. I've been using .09s, which though I like the feel of them, I'm beginning to think is a mistake on the Fly. I'm going to experiment with heavier gauges to try to get a little more chunk going. The variety of sounds is endless. My favorite settings honestly have nothing to do with the music I play in my band. When I'm goofing off, I set up the mix so the piezo is almost all the way up and switch the magnetic into the neck position and balance them equally. I love this for a jazzy/bluesy tone and could play like that for hours. It's true that the piezo is an "approximation". Having played acoustic guitar for 10 years before picking up an electric, I have to honestly say the Parker comes close, but will never sound exactly the same. But I think the piezo is worth having in any case because of all the cool sounds you come up with when you can mix it. I don't usually use the stereo function pumped out of two different amps, but you can achieve some cool effects this way. I LOVE the versatility of the Parker. Wouldn't trade it. The only thing I dislike is that lately I've been struggling to get a little more warmth of it and it's been a little more difficult than with other guitars. But I'm willing to work with it for all the other features I get, so that tells you something. I'm only giving this an 8 because of the warmth factor, otherwise I think all the different sounds totally make up for it!!!

Action: awesome! Like butter. Why I bought it. It's clean, smooth and totally comfortable. I have small hands so it felt perfect for me. The frets are incredible and it ALWAYS feels good. I've never had the thing worked on and it still feels newly setup.

With my particular guitar I have had 3 minor problems: one of the frets has become a little loose on the high E string side which has caused that string to slip underneath it and get caught. I've noticed a couple other reviews that mentioned the same problem and this seems to happen because they are glued on, which makes sense. I'm going to re-glue it which is really no big deal, especially considering it's been played as long as it has. #2: One of the wires on the battery connector snapped, probably because I removed the cover long ago and have always just resorted to stuffing the battery back in and using the connector chords as a wedge to hold it in (DON"T DO THIS!). There's not a lot of room in the battery cavity for the chords so they eventually get pinched. I ended up needing to splice in a new connector which was no big deal, but makes you wonder a little during those gigs when you decide not to bring your backup, particularly since this guitar won't work at all without the battery (I don't like that and would change that aspect). #3: the finish is really not that durable. Mine has endured some intermediate chipping (which I've covered with nail polish), but you cannot even think about putting it down on something hard and if you happen to knock if over expect it to chip. I have found it to be fairly reliable, but am always a little nervous about the battery thing. At first you really need to get used to unplugging it to save battery life. Once you do the battery seems to last forever, but it does make me wonder sometimes. I've been gigging with it without a backup for 2 years with no problems, but don't know if I consider that to be the wisest choice in the world, no matter what guitar you play. As far as strap buttons go I have not found any other than good old-fashioned strap locks that are 100% non-slip. Since I don't have them I just got a really solid leather strap with tight strap holes and leave it on my guitar. I've never had any problems that way.

No warranty since I got it used, but never had any problems. I do have one anecdote that I think is kind of reassuring, though. Because of the chips in my finish, I'ver recently inquired about getting a new paint job. I called a guitar shop in Santa Monica and asked. The guy said he wasn't sure how complex the job would be on a Parker because they hadn't done one, but that he would ask Ken Parker who was going to be there next week and get back to me. I find it kind of re-assuring that the owner/creator of the company is actually around and about and people know who he is.

I've been playing for 23 years but didn't start playing electric until 5 years ago. I would definitely buy this guitar again if it were stolen. I would buy another one just to have around in a New York minute if I had the money to spare. I love that it's so versatile, light and originally designed. I don't like that it needs a battery. This is my main guitar and probably always will be. I get a lot of flack for it, particularly from rock/blues purists (most of whom don't play guitar or can't play for shit...) about it because it's not a strat, a tele, or a Les Paul. I usually tell them they can piss off because I spent $1000 for a guitar that gives me the sounds of 10 different guitars and a Tele or a Les Paul could never do that in anyone's wildest dreams. Combine that with FX and you have a palette of sound you just can't get anywhere else. If you are a player who cares about experimenting with sound this guitar is a dream.