Parker Guitars Fly Mojo

I'm reviewing a brand new 2008 Fly mojo Custom shop, in beatiful pearl white colour. The features are the same as the stock Fly mojos: Seymour duncan Jazz and JB humbuckers (splittable), Parker famous Piezo and vibrato, stereo Preamp, mahogany body and neck, carbon fretboard, Sperzel tuners, Graphtech nut, stainless steel frets, very low weight (2.2 kg). Volume, tone, and piezo volume. it's supplied with its hardshell case, various accessories including a V cable to use the magnetic and piezo pickups together in stereo.
It's really a 10: anything you could ask for... really nothing more that comes to my mind

Ok, here is the point. I know that a lot of amateur players just don't have the "hear" and/or have cheap equipment so they can't actually get a good sound.
Let's start from facts: this guitar is a top of the line instrument, costs a lot, and therefore gives a lot. It just can't sound bad if you have a high-end amplifier and FX processors too. I have 2 Vox AC30s (a CC2 and a CC2X, used together in stereo), a Boss GT-10, and other pedals that do some weird noise :-p
Let's start from the Seymour duncans: they can be used in 6 possible configurations. They are neck, bridge humbucker, or both together in parallel, plus the same with coil split enabled. The bridge JB is what you expect: rock. This guitar has A LOT (even more than a Les Paul.... don't ask me why, it sounds absurd if you think about its weight, but trust me, it has!) of sustain, so the sound of the bridge p/u is very full and thick. Every single note can be perfectly distinguished. Same for the neck Jazz humbucker: obviously more mellow / violin like, very soft if u play with fingers for example. Pure butter. Both, mmm sounds like Santana a bit, I don't use it much.
If coil-split is engaged, you have quite Strat-like sounds, very glassy at neck, piercing at bridge, at... hmmm almost acoustic in the middle. Keep in mind that this guitar has its own voice, many reviews underline this point. It's an original sound, not an imitation of something else. At any configuration, it's very noiseless, no hum at all. Great electronics.
Piezo now: I use it thru the GT-10 (some delay, reverb and stereo chorus) to the PA mixer (DON'T use it thru amps unless you're looking for some particular FX!). With the right finishing touch, it really gives a pleasing acoustic tone. It's not really like a true acoustic guitar, it's something, again, on its own... if u blend, still thru a PA, the mag and the piezo, you can get some strange sounds, almost harp/violin like. Outstanding.
I won't give 10 here because this is a quite modern sounding guitar. If you're looking for the old vintage, I mean "closed" and weak sounding, 50s 60s like, go elsewhere. This guitar is not conceived for playing music of decades ago: it's just too sustaining and defined for it... I mean, too little dirtness and to much definition of the sound. Get a 60s Strat or Gibson for this.

The guitar was perfectly set-up from factory (since its price....). I just mad some minor adjustments for my personal preference. The manual is very detailed and it's very easy to set it up! Great job.
The vibrato is really a masterpiece: it stays in tune even with heavy use, even something I wouldn't do while playing... le'ts say that after 5 complete up and downs the guitar went out of 5 cents, something that is almost inaudible. Excellent... and string chaing is as easy as a Tune-o-matic bridge.
The paint finish is flawless, no dings here. The pots are smooth and will stay in position when set.

hehhe technology pays a price: this baby really seems delicate. You have to treat it really really well, you have to take care of it a lot. Keep a watchful eye on it and i'm sure it will last, it's made of great quality.
Leave it around and I'm sure that its sophisticated electronics will start to have trouble.
I repeat: you have to treat it with EXTREME care, and it will last forever, otherwise you may have problems.
I always clean it with a cloth after playing and I always put it back in its hardcase with protective "bubbles" plastic....

I haven't dealt with them yet, and I hope I never will....

I've been playing for more than 15 years, 4 of which at a professional level.
I've never played a guitar like this: it really blows out everything I tried, including high-end Ibanez. Never heard such sustain and definition, and tuning stability, and easy of setting up. Fenders? bah noisy and won't stay in tune.... Gibson? too heavy and no vibrato!
If it were stolen... I'd probably cry a lot and then buy another one on the Fly (pun intended!), should I afford it.
I know it's expensive, but if you want the best, this is the price to pay. Enjoy.

This guitar sounds good when it works, but I have two of them and neither of them work.

The manufacturing and quality control is very poor for a $2,500 guitatr. This was not the case with older Parkers. I have two Mojos and both have issues with shorts in the pick-up selector switches, the Piezo pick-up has quit working twice in one of them. For $2,500, these items should work and if not Parker should fix them no questions asked.

I will not take either of mine to a gig. Another problem witht the design from the old Fly is that you can't control the volume of both pick-ups, so when you need to roll off the volume at the end of a song or to tune, the Piezo pick-up is still active, so you either have to turn two volume knobs to mute the guitar or mute the magnetic pick-ups and switch the pick-up selector switch to magnetic only. With mine, the noise between these switches is too loud to use live. That coupled with the repair problems and lack of support from Parker gives this category a 1. I would rate the original Fly much higher.

Warranty is one year and any subsequent repairs by Parker are strictly 90 days, no matter what. I think they definitely have a lemon with the Fly Mojo, but instead of taking care of it, they are increasing revenues by charging for multiple repairs for the same recurrent problems with the guitars. They will make no exceptions. I have 4 Parkers but I am going to sell mine on Ebay.

I have been playing for 29 years, and have owned all types of gear. I am usually more of Strat player than a Les Paul. I wish that someone had told the real deal on sites like this before I got this guitar, or the two of them. I bought two so when I gig I have a back-up, but neither of them works well enough to play out. Terrible customer service on top of a bad product that is super expensive is unexceptable. If there are enough Mojo customers like me, i will consider leading a lemon law class action against Parker and American Music.

In my opinion, Parker guitars (I currently have three and play them exclusively for live gigs) are the swiss army knofe of guitars: huge variations in tone are available. Loaded with features like no other instrument.

One stupid facet of this guitar (there's always something): the little slide switch that existed on earlier Fly guitars is gone, replaced by a slot in the plastic back cover. Instead of sliding a switch to go from "home" (locked or downtrem-only) position to the "float" (bridge floats) position, you have to insert a metal rod into the back of the guitar in order to move the mechanism formerly controlled by the switch. While some folks might have complained of accidentally moving the little switch with a belt buckle on a live gig, it would have been better to redesign the original switch, perhaps slightly recessing it into the plastic cover. Eliminating it completely destroys the live utility of the guitar in some ways. This change was a dumb, dumb design move, for two reasons:

First, the manual correctly instructs you to tune with the guitar in "home" position (tunes accurately and swiftly). If you play in "float" position, do they honestly think you're going to pull out this 5-inch long steel rod in order to move the mechanism on a live gig?!

Second, the higher-end Parkers are the only guitars (other than Steinberger) that allow you to break a string and still play with the other 5 strings IN TUNE. Placing the guitar in "home" position keeps the unbroken 5 strings in perfect tune! What an advantage! What a feat of engineering and design! And how easy it is to erase that advantage by requiring the use of a 5-inch steel rod to move the guitar from "float" to "home" position--on a live gig, in mid-song?!

I resolved this in a Rube Goldberg kind of way: I found a small self-threading screw that was just a TINY bit bigger than the plastic hole into which you insert the steel rod to move the mechanism...and I screwed it into the mechanism's hole until the head of the screw was JUST above the slot level in the back of the pickguard. The small, domed screw head--half submerged into the slot in the plastic back cover, with just enough above it to allow me to flip the switch--now takes the place of the old switch.

Oh, and I colored the chrome screwhead black with a Sharpie! :-) You can hardly see it at all against the black back cover. And no, it doesn't get accidentally moved.

So, problem solved. But a pity to have to do that at all.

My new Fly Mojo sounds meatier than my Fly Deluxe Single Two (DS2), with a thicker midrange and more warmth. In single-coil mode, the aguitar's fairly snappy, although less so than the DS2 (which is a pre- US Music guitar and has single coils in the neck and mid), which is expected. All in all, I get enough single-coil snap and enough humbucker punch to make me happy, here. Huge sonic variatioons are available. The piezo sounds warmer than the ones in my earlier Parkers, by the way. The only sound not in this guitar: the 'in between the middle and bridge' stratlike "quack". It does do good straight single-coil stratlike sounds and a pretty good telecaster imitation if the tweo singles are combined.
I cover rock, pop, country, and acoustic stuff on it, all in the context of one gig. Very nice...and perfect for the cover band thing.

I use .10s, and the guitar cones with .09s, so I had to change out the flat spring (the .10 spring comes with the guitar). It's a touchy thing to get the guitar set up, but once you do, it holds very, very well--although not as quite well as my pre-US Music Fly Deluxe Single 2.

Action is terrific; easy to play, and the neck's a dream, as with every Parker I've played. It was very difficult for my guitar tech to get the Mojo playing right and staying in tune, and he's very accomplished and has worked on many Parker guitars (he's a dealer). Once he got it in the groove, however, it seems to be staying there.

My Deluxe Single 2 is the ONLY guitar I've ever taken to a gig solo--that is, with no backup guitar. I've done that a few times. I haven't had the Mojo long enough to be sure about that, so I go out with the Mojo and either the DS2 or my P-36 as backup. The Mojo's tuning stability is very good, but not quite as good as the DS2s. When changing strings, it takes a little longer to settle down. Once it does, though, it's solid.

The one time I really had an issue (see discussion above regarding the switch vs the 5-inch rod used for mechanism adjustment), I had to be VERY persistent and aggressive in order to get a call back from someone who had any clue about the product. The "customer service" person I got initially was a joke; barely acquainted with the product! I did manage a call back from Parker (2 folks called on the line, a tech and a marketing guy), and they were very good, and understood the issue immediately, even asking for a pic of my admittedly Rube Goldberg resolution to the issue!

I've played for 35 or 40 years, I guess. I have a number of very nice guitars: PRS, Suhr, etc., and 3 Parkers: Deluxe Single 2, P-36, Fly Mojo. The Parkers are, bar none, the best live gig guitars I've ever played. Effortless action, great intonation, even sound across the fretboards, light weight, and a million sounds. The perfect cover gig guitar (it's fun doing Heart's "Crazy on You", complete with convincing acoustic tone, then slamming into the electric part, all on one guitar)!

I will say, though, that when I've recorded (session work for others), I do not use the Parkers. There, I use a tool specifically designed for the particular job. The Parker is wonderful, but it will not yield the sweet sound of the neck pickup on my Suhr, isn't as thick as my PRS Swamp Ash, and doesn't sound like my Taylor into a Neumann mic!

That being said, the Parker does those things admirably well for live gig service. Nothing else goes out on a gig with me any more, ever.

You know the features, but this review is a tale of two Mojos. One is a 2003 in natural mahogany and the other is a 2006 in Dusty Black. One pre-buyout, one post-buyout.

There are a few construction differences worth noting. The 03 is flatter and altogether slimmer and more svelte, with a few small hardware design differences. The 06 feels meatier and has more angular edges and higher string height with a fatter neck. The differences are very tangible when they are played back-to-back, but both are supremely comfortable and ergonomic. The weights of each are almost dead-even.

Both sound like Parkers, and that is a very good thing. That being said, they are remarkably different from one another.

The 03 hits like a sledgehammer, with a very thick and focused midrange. The attack is fast and solid, the tone is dense and it sustains forever. It???s aggressive but still mighty sweet on the neck pickup and responds to picking dynamics very well. The midrange is even apparent in the piezo signal, where I have to dial back the mids to get the tone balanced. Split, it still does an incredible job of pluck and quack for a dual humbucker guitar. Remarkable, actually. The best lead guitar I have ever played.

The 06 is very different. It resonates like crazy and has far less midrange than the 03. It has an almost bouncy or poppy attack. You can hear this clearly both acoustically and amplified. It is more polite-sounding, and a little more responsive to dynamics changes. The clean and piezo sounds are slightly scooped and very rich. It lacks the midrange froth of the 03 but sounds more delicate. It sounds almost like a semi-hollow. Definitely the second best lead guitar I have ever played!

I wouldn???t kick either one out of bed for eating crackers, that is certain. No complaints with either.

Let???s heat things up with a little honesty here. Parkers are NOT the guitars they once were, plain and simple. Parker, their reps, their endorsers, and their dealers will jump to point out that quality is at an all time high. They should, because clearly they have something that needs defending. Quality has dropped significantly since the move to Illinois. At this point, five pre-USMC and five post-USMC Parkers have passed through my hands (not planned that way, that is just how it turned out). All five pre-USMC Parkers have been microscopically perfect in build quality. Four of five post-USMC Parkers have had one or more flaws serious enough to warrant their ejection. The fifth, which is my 06 Mojo described herein, is an amazing guitar but still suffers from finish flaws, fret-glue slop and a bridge that is not quite centered in the route (resulting in unequal spacing of the E-strings from the edge of the board). Fortunately, these are minor and do not affect the serviceability of the guitar nor drive me crazy (your mileage may vary). Like a Nitefly Mojo reviewer wrote, I also don???t want to jump on the post-buyout bandwagon???but that ain???t what they used to be, Jack. If looking for a used Mojo, I would recommend trying to find one from July 03 ??? April 04. Those are the great examples of Parker???s work. If you buy new, for gods sake do not buy online. It???s a crap shoot ??? get one in your hands before buying.

Pro-performace level hardware and construction with a great deal of low and no-maintenance items. People have complained about the battery wires while taking off the back cover. Just wire it up with a mini-connector - problem solved. Overall, no worries whatsoever.

Unfortunately for Parker/USMC, I only have one experience with CS and it sucked horribly. I got someone on the phone I refer to as Mr Apathy. I was asking a few questions, placed a parts order, and the entire time the guy made it very clear that he simply did not give a shit about my concerns or questions whatsoever. Even when placing the parts order, he had the personality of a wet napkin. USMC later heard about my experience and contacted me to apologize and offer personalized CS, which was classy. Placing the original yahoo I dealt with in CS to begin with ??? not so classy. Thumbs down.

In the humble opinion of a seasoned guitarist who gigs with national acts and records on a regular basis, there is no finer guitar than a great Fly, bar none. Not only are they truly brilliant and innovative instruments due to their construction, they also sound like a million bucks. You can see and feel the love that went into their design. Pick one up and you will have to have one. I can???t say enough about the virtues of great Fly. Having said that, watch carefully the examples coming from USMC. They are still great guitars, but some element is missing and you can feel it as soon as you pick it up. It is almost like the mojo infused by a truly passionate builder is gone from the new ones. Hard to explain. But they are great nonetheless, so go get your hands on one.

Features out the wazoo! In fact, the technology in this guitar is so different it involves a learning period just to figure out the temolo, etc.

I play a lot of typical rock, blues, christian worship music, and a tiny bit of country. I use a Vox valvetronix -- can't remember the number -- it's the big one with 2 12" speakers. I own a half dozen other really nice sounding guitars and have been playing for 40 years.

Now the verdict. This thing sounds pretty poor to me. It is shrill, thin and lacks a musical tone/vibe. It sounded compressed with no headroom and just really not good at all. I was disappointed.

I tried it on clean settings, mild overdrive, high gain, everything. Nothing sounded very 'likable'.

Just to calibrate my tastes for those of you readers who wonder how everyone could love this guitar (see reviews below) except for me:

Favorite guitars:
- Gibson CS336 ( a coustom shop smaller version of the 335)
- Fender Deluxe Ash Telecaster
- PRS McCarty
- Epiphone '56 Les Paul Goldtop reissue

SO you see, I DO like a lot of different guitars. Just not this one.

Back in the box it went after a few days, to Musician's Friend for a refund.

Flawless. I didn't really like the neck feel or the stainless frets. But the quality is top notch. 10 for quality, 9 for not liking the neck feel.

Overall: Too much technology chasing too little 'vibe'. Sounds like not enough wood/mass to give a good tone. If it doesn't sound good to me, then what else matters?

2005 Parker Fly Mojo in Natural Mahogany finish, made in the USA. Standard Parker Fly Mojo deal: 24 stainless steel frets on a carbon-glass epoxy fretboard. Solid mahogany body and neck with carbon-glass epoxy coating on back. Dual Seymour Duncan humbuckers and Fishman piezo. Locking Sperzel tuners. 25.5 scale. Includes hardshell case, stereo cord, commonly included tools (truss adjusting tool, allen wrenches, etc).

I play all over the musical map, but tend to stay around Jazz, Blues, and Funk. As such, this guitar fits me beautifully. I use it with various Fender amps, and it is fantastic. It tends to have a rich, full sound, which works well for Jazz and Blues, and has just enough brightness to grant a wonderful Funk tone. No noise using any of the switches/pots, and no feedback. Tonally, the guitar is very versatile, but would do best in Jazz, Blues, or Hard Rock territory.

Came set up perfectly (the shop I bought it from went over it after receiving it). The only flaw was a little whitish residue on the plastic parts of the guitar, but that scrapes off without damaging or marking any part of the guitar. Still, it is a bit of an annoyance to receive your guitar and see what looks like small white scuff marks on parts of the guitar. The finish is beautiful.

The guitar seems very durable, and would easily withstand live playing (although this is going under the assumption that the guitarist wouldn't spend this much money on a guitar and then proceed to be extremely careless with it on a gig). The hardware seems very durable. I can't spot any part of the guitar that, when I see it, makes me think "Oh $%^&, I better keep my eye on that, it looks like it'll give way under some stress" or anything. I, personally, wouldn't use it on a gig, simply because I don't use my more expensive guitars on gigs. However, I'm confident that it would be able to withstand a gig, and I have faith that it wouldn't fail during a gig.

They (Parker) received the order and quoted a 6 month delivery date for my guitar, and it took 9 months. However, considering the backlog they were facing, it is entirely understandable, and I don't hold it against them in the least, and doing so wouldn't be very intelligent, since the "6 month delivery date" was a mere estimate, which is merely an informed approximation. The sales rep for Parker was very kind and helpful. After I talked to the clerk at the shop, he talked to the Parker rep and the rep alerted him that it would be a while until the particular Parker Fly Mojo I wanted would be available, and told him that if I was interested, he had some other new Parker Fly Mojos with him to check out (less expensive Mojos, actually. The Natural Mahogany finish is one of the more expensive finishes for the Fly Mojo, and it's the one I desired). I declined, but nonetheless was impressed with his commitment to assuring my satisfaction.

I've been playing for about 5-6 years now, and I own other Parker guitars, strats, and a les paul. This guitar is my favorite of them all. If it were stolen, I'd be heartbroken, but would attempt to replace it with a duplicate. It is the most comfortable guitar I've ever played. More than any other guitar I own, even ones I am more familiar with, this guitar feels like "home" when I play it, meaning playing it feels the most natural and effortless.

i think most of us know what parkers offer feature wise. lets get to the real questions. how does it feel and sound?

I own a les paul custom and a jaguar HH. This guitar is a strange sort of middle ground between every guitar I?ve played. If I had to pick a style of music right off the bat that this guitar is perfect for, it would be jazz. The tone is warm but with extreme clarity. A les paul's fault and strength is its muddiness. A jaguar's strength is its cutting quality, but its fault seems to be a lack of bottom end.

Pick ups - Bridge: the tone from the bridge is actually smoother and more aurally pleasing to me than my LP or jag. It?s extremely smooth. It does of course have plenty of bite for riffing with alot of distortion and it will cut through a mix with little to no EQing. I would prefer playing the lead tone of this guitar over my LP or jag in almost all cases. My guitars can at times sound too abrasive, too limited and brand specific when on the bridge pickup. This guitar is a tonal chameleon. If you are married to your brand, move along.

Neck Pickup: this has a tone I can only compare to an SG. More clarity than an LP but far more warmth than most guitars I?ve come in contact with. Articulate, mellow, and beautiful really. The only complaint I could find with this position was that it lacks what I bought the LP custom for in the first place: thick, atmospheric, melancholy tonality. This is also where this review will become useless to many as well, as we all go for something different in our instruments. This guitar will be considered by many LP fans as articulate to a fault, a guitar without identity or personality. This will be their loss as that is the biggest strength of this instrument. If your house is on fire and you need to escape with the one guitar that covers the most basses and ground, I guarantee this would be your pick. You would miss the quirks and intricacies of your other instruments but you would be confident that you wouldn?t NEED them.

Coil tapping: I didn't honestly explore too heavily in this area, but it truly does completely turn this guitar upside down. It becomes much more strat like. It takes a bit of a dip in gain, but then again what coil-tapped instrument doesn?t?

Piezo: this is really phenomenal. It brings an entirely new dimension to the electric guitar. Now don't expect to be playing a full sounding martin with the flick of a switch. It?s not going to happen, and not to be overly positive but why should it? Most terrain in guitar has been covered to death. It?s time for new approaches. My main interest was in overlaying sounds. Mixing the electric with piezo and layering new atmospheres in that juxtapose the crisp clarity of the piezo and the warm atmosphere of the neck pickup at varying degrees of volume. The piezo is in itself equatable to a thin acoustic (think a steel string without the baritone fullness of an acoustic.) at the same time it really is quite convincing. Enough so that I would definitely forgo bringing an acoustic onstage and switch midsong. Couple this with the fact that you can route the signal via the stereo jack, to two different amps and through that two effects loops and you begin to see the potential.

This is the point of contention for most guitarists picking up this instrument: the feel of a parker. It?s a truly different guitar. The first time I picked up a nitefly I hated it. Its feel is that of its sound, at times flawless to a fault. If you are a ten gauge metal riffing zack wylde sort you aren?t going to like it. The neck is honestly the antithesis of a LP. The neck is wide, and long (well by my shorter scale playing standards 24 3/8ths and 24) and this means two things, wider spacing of strings and frets. But when you really play and get used to it it becomes apparent that this can be a good thing. The mojo neck (which feels better than the nitefly I played) is forgiving, and extremely dynamic. Notes ring out even with a great dynamic range. Octave bends on the G and B are effortless. The gauge string that comes with the mojo is truly perfect for the guitar. It never really seems to go out of tune even with the whammy in full effect.

The only complaint I had with the factory setup (and this was from just one of 4 different models I tried in santa monica?s Truetone Music) the pickup selector was dirty or not soldered corrently or something as it was a tad crackly. Only on that one model though (and I would be the color I wanted to purchase.)

N/A (will own and gig with soon.)

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mMost of what I would like to say has been said. This is by far the most versatile guitar I?ve every played. There are so many ways of approaching this instrument tonally that I can actually see it IMPEADING writing sometimes. That?s pretty fantastic really. As mentioned before, if you are married to your guitar brand, you will miss it upon a trade in. this is a jack-of-all-trades, master of well, some. It effectively destroys any gripe I had with parker previously. The deluxe sounded plastic and waaaaay too bright for my tastes. The nitefly was uncomfortable and far too strat-y. I always wanted to like parker guitars, but never had a reason to. The mojo is a reason.

This guitar has every feature a professional musician could ask for and is extremely reliable.

The best thing of this guitar is the variety of sounds and styles that can be achieved. No need for switching guitars!

MY guitar was fine but I did adjust the action a bit lower. Now it is good, my only complaint is the painted and laquered back of the neck. I prefer a neck with a tung oil or satin finish on the back of the neck. I realize that this is being a little picky but for a guitar of a substantial price it should be included. When I am playing live and my hands start to sweat it sticks a little,making fast leads a little more challenging.

So far so good.I am touring musician and am not afraid that this guitar won't perform, however, as a good rule you should always carry a backup.

This is where parker fails miserably! My guitar was one of the first parker mojos and was made before the manuel was printed. I called to get a manuel after the fact but unfortunately ken parker had sold the company once again after aquireing it back! The new owners not only moved their entire operation from mass to illinois but fired the original parker people! I found out from the pompous ass I spoke with on the phone. I asked for a manuel for my guitar and they acted like I was a bother, finally they said they would send one and never did! This is ridiculous!I paid 2,499.00 and they can't send me a manuel! I wanted one incase I later decided to sell but they did not care! The new owners are pompous assholes who do not appreciate your business! Buy used and do yourself a favor!!!!!

I am a professional musician and have toured and opened up with many famous acts. i will not bore you with all of my equipment but less say I've tried many a things.

Ken Parker, you've done it! You've made a great guitar, an almost perfect guitar (see below as to why it falls short of perfect). Each and every modification that was implimented in this guitar are really evolutionary. The simplified control set-up is a much more intuitative design. The toggle switches are longer, and have a longer throw, so it's easier to get the right toggle switch settings in the heat of battle. The pots/knobs are meatier and have more friction. They're not easily reset by just brushing past them (although volume pot swells are hampered just a bit). The spring tension wheel is only accessible from the back of the guitar, so as to protect it from accidental re-adjustment. The battery access port is sweet, albeit it's a bit on the flimsy side (especially it's wiring. more on that later). I wish that the bridge step-stop still had the thumb tab so that it could be applied on the fly (no pun intended) in the event of string breakage. I see the reasoning behind having to use a special tool to apply it, as I would from time to time accidently apply the step-stop on my older Fly Classic by friction against my body. The Duncan pups and push/pull pup splitter are the piece de resistance. The Parker Fly Mojo vibrato bridge (all Parker Fly vibrato bridges, for that matter) is a Godsend in and of itself. The nearly straight string pull through the bridge and over the bridge saddles has enabled me to actually drop down a gauge in the strings that I use (from .011s to .010s). Guitars that I've used in the past utilized vibrato bridges that brought the strings up through the bottom of the bridge (through the back of the guitar) and over the bridge saddle pieces at a 90-degree angle. This sharp of a break angle over the bridge saddle pieces leaves the strings much more prone to breakage. I'm using lighter gauge strings with my Fly Mojo (and before with my Fly Classic) with far far less string breakage than my other guitars. Once the turn around time at the custom shop is a bit shorter (at this time, 6 mos. to a year), I plan an ordering one with an exotic wood top.

This guitar sounds great! The refinements made to this, as well as Parker's other newer style Fly guitars are dead on point. I have a '96' Parker Fly Classic which gave me a thick jazz tone (a bit on the tubby side though) in the neck position, a skanky funk rhythmn tone (annoying to some; I could work with it, and actually kinda' liked it) in the middle position, and a hot rodded rock/lead tone (the bridge pup is good for NOTHING else) in the bridge position. The Parker Fly Mojo sounds much better all the way around. The Seymour Duncan Jazz pup in the neck position yeilds a nice warm jazzy tone without being too bottom heavy. The Duncan JB in the bridge gives a nice driving rock/lead tone, but has enough butt n' balls to yeild some nice clean n' in between tones as well. Add to these great pups the ability to split each pup and the tones are in abundance. As for the piezo system in the Mojo, Parker did well to get rid of the tone control. I never really used it on my Classic, and am one to not have a bunch of goo gaws that I don't need cluttering up the real-estate that is the control section of my guitar. The piezo system in the Parker Fly guitars has always been a highlight of these guitars, IMHO, and this newest version is the most refined yet.

Parker Fly guitars have always been, IMHO, the hot lick with regard to action, finish, and feel (right from the factory, no less). The tones, or lack there of, and the over complicated control scheme were always their only drawbacks (I probably never would've bought my Fly Classic, but I practically stole it for what I paid for it). The Mojo that I have is natural mahogany, and it's a stunner. The finish on the back of the guitar (rootbeer, which just so happens to be the color of my Fly Classic) is also flawless, and it's a great neutral kinda' color that looks really nice against the natural mahogany. As for my experience, there ain't no better playing, nicer feeling guitar on this planet. Add to that the fact that the guitar only weighs 5lbs.! Running through airports (Murphy's Law: the distance from security check in to your gate will increase in direct proportion to the amount/weight of the gear that you're carrying) with the axe slung back ain't ever been this sweet. I gave a 9 rating here because I had a bit of trouble with the strings (the G string especially) getting hung up in the nut. In Parker's defense, I switched from .009s to .010 gauge strings. I had the folks at Parker to file the nut for the particular strings that I use (see below for info as to why they had my guitar in the first place to do the above modification), and that's no longer an issue.

Before I got my Parker Fly guitars, I would travel with at least two guitars (mostly in case of string breakage). Once I got my Parker Fly guitars (first the Fly Classic, then the Fly Mojo), I no longer felt the need to carry two axes (see the "features" section for the whys of not needing to carry a spare). Uh, that is UNTIL...

My guitar get's played EVERY single day of the week. I do anywhere from 4 to 8 or more gigs per week, plus rehearsals, recording sessions, some actual practice, etc., so it's constantly in service. Anyway, I'm setting up for a gig this one night, and I notice that the output has worked it's way loose, just a bit. I remove the rear control cavity cover to tighten the output jack retainer nut, and all hell breaks loose...literally! As I ever so slightly twisted the output jack into positon so that I could tighten the retainer nut, three solder joints break away! The gauge of the wire in the control circuit of my Mojo was ridiculously small, which yeilded small and fragile solder connections. Since I was only carrying the one guitar on this particular occassion, I was ass out on the gig. I immediately contacted the folks at US Music Corp./Parker Guitars, and shipped them the guitar the very next day. The details of this action are to follow in the "customer suupport" section. The guitar was repaired according to my suggested specifications, and I can again travel with only the one guitar (but I'm ever mindful of the dreaded loose output jack scenerio).

I contacted US Music Corp./Parker Guitars (see above for the whys), and was dealt with very courteously. I was informed that the turn-around time for repairs (of this and/or of any nature is a question that I didn't ask) is 4 weeks. I shipped the guitar to US Music Corp. on 02/22/05, they received it on 02/25/05. I enclosed a note with the guitar stating that I would like to have the angel hair wiring replaced with a more substantiao gauge, and that I needed the nut filed for .010 gauged strings (DR "Tite-Fit" .010s to be exact). 03/16/05 I received a call from US Music Corp. whereupon I was quoted a price of $18 for the repair (very reasonable, although it should not have been needed), plus $35 for a factory set-up. I didn't ask for (nor fealt the need for) a set-up, as my guitar played perfectly. I didn't argue the point, because the guitar may have needed some adjustment after the nut was filed, just maybe (note: we're two weeks into this deal before the guitar is even looked at). My credit card was charged that same day for the cost of the repairs/mods. 03/29/05 I arrive home to find my recently repaired Fly Mojo waiting for me on my door step. True to their word, a 4 week turn-around on the repair (wink). I unbox the guitar and flip it over to remove the control cavity cover for a quick inspection of the work, and find that all but one of the control cavity cover screws is missing! (Murphy's Law: anything that can go wrong, will). A quick call to US Music Corp./Parker Guitars, an apology and an explanation from them of the oversight, and the missing screws are on their way. 04/05/05 I received the replacement screws. I gave a 7 rating for this category because I don't think that US Music Corp./Parker Guitars was very attentive or communicative to me. I called a couple of times (1 week intervals from the day that they received my guitar for repair) for repair status updates, and no one could give any specific info. At one point, I was given a mild scare when the person that I spoke to stated that he couldn't find my guitar in their system (even after receiving the guitar, they don't enter it into their system until it is actually looked at. that's how I know that it was two weeks before my guitar was even looked at). The only communication that was initiated by US Music Corp. was when they needed to give me the repair costs, and to find out how they were going to be paid. I never even got a call stating that the work was complete, and that the guitar was on it's way! They paid the return shipping cost, so a 7 rating is fair. Draw your own conclusions from this one.

As you can tell, the comparisons that I made with this guitar are with older Parker Fly guitars (my Fly Classic to be exact). That's mainly because no other guitar can really compare, on any level. It wouldn't even be fair to compare this axe to anything 2 or more times as expensive. It's a wrap! The Parkers have it!

2005 USA (revised model)24 frets, Natural Mahogany gloss,Dual humbuckers with coil tap, Seymore Duncan Pickups Jazz and JB, Piezo saddle pickups in Bridge, Parker Vibrato Bridge, Sperzel locking tuners, neck thru design in carbon glass, and nice hard shell case. Everything you could ask for from the factory I will add strap locks and that will be it!

You have to be patient with this guitar at first. Figure out the pick up and piezo controls before you expect a perfect sound. There is a small sound guide that comes with the guitar that is a good place to start. Once you get it figured out LOOK OUT this thing sounds amazing!!! I cant believe how good the clean tones are and how many of options of clean tone that you can get: single coil with or with out piezo, neck HB with our with out piezo, dual single coil, etc... Lots of options, I spent the whole first day with this thing just in the clean tones!! This guitar is very full for how thin it is!! The distortion has a good kick nice bass and plenty of versitility there also. This is hands down the most versitle guitar I have ever played!!

I got the guitar from a shop that shipped it out. They told me the setup every guitar they sell, so I can't judge factory setup. The setup that they supposedly did was not that great( alittle to much fret buzz for my taste.) Everything else was great no finish flaws anywhere looks perfect the natural is awsome looking. All the harware is nice and snug.

It feels SOOOO durable even thou it is so light you can just feel quality and durability. The finish seems very durable and I think it will prevent excessive pick marks. I will upgrade to strap locks just to be safe (this thing is expensive and I dont trust stock strap buttons)

I have called them twice they where very helpfull. I am currently waiting for one of their tec's to call me back because there online manual stinks. The shop I got it from never mailed me an owners manual. Parker said they would mail me one out at no cost (even though it was the dealers mistake)The warrenty is only 1 year, I am a bit disappointed in that so No 10!

This is an un believable guitar. It sounds like all my guitars combined. I think with the piezo's combined with the coil tap you can really get that Strat sound it Sparkles! With distortion it sounds great the JB in the bridge is a hot pickup. When Parker say's "nothing plays like a Parker" they mean it! I cant explain how great the neck feels!! Some people have mentioned the top horn rubs your chest when playing sitting down. I dont think that this is that big of a deal but it might bother some, it does not prevent me from giving this guitar the 10 that it deserves!

Feel free to email me with any questions!

mahogany body packed with features that has everything you could want

you can get this guitar to sound basically any way you like...it has a natually dark tone compared with the dimarzio equipped parkers...im doing a direct comparison with my older supreme....the biggest difference is the piezo...its much brighter and zingier on my supreme and a little fuller and rounder on the mojo...with the right gear and eqing though im sure you get get it do sound more or less any way you want

ahh here we go... the headstock is thicker on the bass end making it impossible to thread a 10 gauge string through it...its not supposed to be like that.... i was told a lot of hand work goes into them and thease inconsistancies happen...i had to take off the the tuner remove the washer behind the nut that holds it on and then screw it back together...i can get the string through now but i dont expect to have to remove bits of the guitar to get it working....i had to change the string gauge to 10 when i got the guitar that meant readjusting the new style balance wheel...its supposed to stay flush to the body....it didnt and has now moved forward and i cant access it without removing the backplate now...this is not supposed to happen...the jack socket was loose when i got it...i had to tighten it ..not too bad....theres a small section of the finish near the controls that hasnt been buffed out right...theres a tiny ding on the headstock and a small flaw in the laquer near the top horn...the second string bridge saddle piezo is not correct....when you bend the string the sound goes dead...normal playing is fine but it has to be replaced....this is bad!!!!

im sure with its many faults the guitar will remain giggable...my supreme has had its fair share of problems too but always managed to keep going...i gig thease guitars a lot but i also baby and look after them...hopfully it will be ok but i dont trust those ball bearings that act as string saddles....i had a nitefly before and one of them split and fell out in the middle of a gig...

was talking to them on the phone today...very helpful and friendly they offered to send me the pieces i need to get it going right.

well despite its bugs it sounds great and i can gig with it while my supreme is getting serviced..i cant help being disapointed about the bugs youd expect it to be flawless at this price...i mean a guitar that wont let you string it up because the tuner doesnt fit the headstock properly...come on parker you can do better than this...hopefully when i get all its niggles sorted out it wont cause me anymore hassle...it plays great..it sounds great so its not all bad...i hope i dont discover anything else wrong with it

I bought my Mojo last summer. It's a Natural Mahogany (beautiful contrast between te mahogany wood and the high-tech finish and styling). I haven't seen any of the other finishes in real life. I got a rather good deal on my guitar, since Parker isn't that well-known in the Netherlands and the new importer wanted to change this. So for about ?300,-, you don't hear me complaining about not getting one in Translucent Cherry (and I REALLY like the natural finish, anyway ;) ).
I find the Flame finished one to be just too damn expensive for the added looks...

This guitar is of the most feature-packed ones I've ever seen. I love the extra dimension of sound the piezo brings. My old Fly Deluxe had a bit more controls (stereo/mono-switch, on-the-fly spring tightness adjustment), but of those I only miss the tonal control for the piezo.
The neck is just a dream; I've never ever ever played a guitar on which I could perform any slide or bend I wanted without breaking my fingers. :)
Also, the body's very thin at the base of the neck, so the 20th to 24th frets are actually reachable and properly usable (unlike almost all Strat- and LP-like models I've played).
The Seymour Duncans are a real improvement on the DiMarzio's on my Deluxe. It's amazing what a wide range of sound you can get out of this baby.
What I also like, is that this is the first guitar I've ever played, that didn't hurt my shoulder and/or back after band practice. It's so light; less than 2,5 kgs!
The locking tuners are great, too. The guitar stays in tune perfectly, even if I drop the low E down to D.
Can't say much about the tremolo, since I don't really use it.


Only nag I really have, is the (much mentioned) point that keeps hurting my chest when playing sitting down. But that only reminds me to sit up straighter and not hurt my back, like I usually do.
The flatness of the body gives me the feeling the guitar's body's halfway inside of me. How's that for feeling at one with your guitar? ;)

Straplocks might have been nice, but now I'm nitpicking. :)

Feature-packed, pretty-looking (to me, at least), but slightly overpriced, maybe. But, since I got a great deal on it, it still gets a 10. ;)

As I mentioned, you can get a very wide variety of tone from this guitar. It has 2 HBs, which can be coil tapped.
The neck-bucker can give a very warm, full clean tone. Plug it into a good Marshall's clean channel and think of the Allman Brothers' Jessica. :)
Coil-tap and you'll get some nice Fender Strat-like tones.
Coil-tapped middle position gives real good rythm guitar tones.
The bridge humbucker has a very full drive sound, with plenty of punch. If you roll of some of the high tones, it approaches the sound of a Les Paul. A big thumbs up to Seymour Duncan: unlike many bridge humbuckers, this HB has a bright tone, but with a good low end.

Add to this the mahogany body for fullness and warmth, and the bright, clear tone of the piezo and you've got a world of great, usable and even beautiful tones. What versatility!
It's also very quiet. No noticeable hiss or hum.

I have only three real caveats (if you want to call them that):
- In order to really bring the piezo's sound to life, you have to plug it into a a 'accoustic' amp (such as a PA-system, a keyboard amp, or a home stereo), not into a regular guitar amplifier. A regular guitar amp has a too distinguished characteristic, which kills most of the sparkling highs of the accoustic sound. I rarely have the opportunity to use two separate amps when rehearsing or playing. If I do, however, I usually can't believe the sounds I'm producing. And I'm not that good a guitar player... ;)

- The active output of the piezo is sometimes to high for the amps I use (more of a line-in level, than a mic-in level). This causes the sound to distort, so I have to turn the piezo volume on the guitar down, which eliminates so of the sparkle. This is more a point for the amp, than the guitar however, in my opinion.

- The piezo's volume is slightly louder than that of the magnetic pickups.

All in all this thing sounds really good. Don't expect it to sound exactly the way a Strat or an LP sounds. It shouldn't, because it isn't a Strat, nor an LP. It has it's own unique and wide pallette of sound, which can be used to 'simulate' (and sometimes exceed) the sound of a Strat or an LP.
Some people say it lacks a really distinguishable sound, but I think it's versatility is what distinguishes it.

Very versatile and great sound: a 10.

My guitar was very well set up. I only had to tune the low E a bit, and I was ready to go! Action, finish, everything was excellent.
The complimentary case is also very well made.

The only thing wrong, was the magnetic pickup selector, which (after a couple of months of use) turned out to be slightly dirty. So I took it back to the shop and had it cleaned. Their tech remarked, the interior of the guitar was as tidy and well-made as the exterior. (He also mentioned it sounded great, so I'm guessing he's had a bit of fun with it, before returning it to me. ;) )

Because of the dirty switch, I'm giving it a 9 here.

I've never gigged with it, so I can't comment on that.
The earlier models (the first Deluxes an Classics) had a finish that chipped quite easily, but I've been told this finish is much better. I wasn't planning on bumping it into things anyway... ;)
The frets are stainless steel, so they're made to last.

Everything else seems made to last and with the voltage doubler, I expect the battery to last as well.

I do carry it around and store it in it's case though. Not because I'm afraid it might break, but because I've paid an awful lot of money for it (I'm only a student) and I'd hate myself for damaging it.

I can't really say anything else about it's durability, since I've only owned it for about a half year now. But I have owned a 1996 Parker Fly Deluxe, which has been dragged around to gigs every other day by it's previous owner, who -- judging by the dents and scratches on it (and the man's confession) -- hadn't been all that careful with it. Despite al the abuse, the Deluxe was in an 'as good as new' technical state, apart from the jack socket (which is a known flaw of the early Fly models).

So judging by my old Deluxe, I think it's safe to give it a 9 here.

I've never dealt with the company, so I can't give any points here.

I can say, that their site is easily navigatable and has all the info I need and that the dirty switch was cleaned free of charge, under warranty.

I'm relatively new to guitar playing, with my 5 years of experience, of which 1 year in a band.
I used to own a Yamaha Pacifica 812W and have played almost every guitar the local stores have in their shops, short of a PRS. Parker's slogan really is true: nothing plays like a Parker. Parkers may not have the most distinguisheable tone, I've never experienced such playability and versatility of sound in any other guitar.
Many people compare Parkers to PRSs, which says something about the quality of a Parker. It isn't really the best comparison, however. A PRS has a very distinguisheable sound, but isn't all that versatile (no flames please ;) ). A Parker is the opposite.

A more personal note:
I came to know about Parker guitars by reading about them on the internet. I then searched every Ebay-like site in the Netherlands (about 16 million inhabitants) for a Deluxe or Classic for over a year before I finally came across my recently sold Deluxe. It was in a cosmetically bad shape and thus cheap and I immediately fell in love with it's neck and the weight of the thing (or better: the absence thereof ;) ). The only things I didn't like were the slightly thin tone of the DiMarzio HBs and the configuration of the knobs.

Then I read about the Mojo. It had Seymour Duncans! The controls were rearranged! Joy!
Fairly soon after, I had the importer send one over to their nearest dealership and looked the guitar in the eyes a couple of times.
I then calculated how long I had to work to be able to pay it (and was stunned by the amount of days :P ) and bought it.

It's the first guitar I haven't bought second hand and by far the most expensive thing I've ever bought, but I still haven't had one single second of regret about it. It just makes me smile everytime I open the case, everytime I get great tone from it, everytime I get that lick out of it, I never thought I could.
Some guitars make you feel like playing guitar is something, that you're not good enough for. Like you want to reach those high notes, but you just can't reach them, because the body's in the way of those high frets or you just can't get that tapping right, because the action's too high. This one however, does anything I want it to. It doesn't struggle against me, but feels like a part of me, that just wants to sing out in lovely sweet tones or scream in powerful, bright and heavy overdrive. It just makes me want to play. And play. And play...

This guitar isn't perfect (nothing is) and for others there will probably be better guitars out there, but you can't go wrong with it.
It sure comes damn close to my dream guitar, if I've ever had one!

This is one of the new Parker guitars from the recently relocated factory in Illinois. You may or may not be aware that US Music Corp has purchased or is now the sole distributer of Parker Guitars, David Eden amps, Washburn guitars, Randall amps, etc. I must say the move has done them good. I owned an original Fly and this model is far, far superior tonally. I'm not going to go into too much detail since others have covered the "features" section in detail. Suffice to say this is a nice guitar feature wise and the Duncans sound fantastic. Coil tap, Fishman acoustic, blah, blah, yaddy, yaddy. It's great!

I play a variety of styles from classic rock to blues to country. This guitar covers them all very nicely. I did a direct comparison to my Gibson ES 345 at a gig recently. Frankly put, the Parker blew the Gibson clean out of the water. I put both guitars through a SMF 15 Watter and the Parker ate the ES 345 up! The fellas in Memphis should start worrying.

I have done nothing but replace the strings. The guitar is a dream to play. Perfect from the factory

Too soon to tell.

Never had any service issues but general questions were promtly answered by my local dealer and some in depth tech stuff was answered by the factory service rep on the spot once my dealer got to the proper person. Very friendly folks.

What a nice instrument to play. A vast improvement from the earlier Parkers. I wish there were something I could gripe about but I can't. I've been playing since the 60's and own about 35 guitars (not counting the cheap ones). I ain't no guitar wizard or anything like that but have a very good idea what a good guitar should be. This is what a good guitar should be.

I bought the Parker Fly Mojo Trans Cherry. They come with Seymour Duncan pickups and Fishman Piezos installed on the bridge for the acoustic sound. Solid mahogany body, etc. If you're reading this, you know what they come with.

The amount of different sounds you can get is amazing. Without an amp or even effects added, you still have a variety to work with. Very sweet tones from the Seymour Duncans and crispy brights on the Piezos.

I bought it from Ed Romans in Las Vegas. They do a set-up before a guitar ships and it was fabulous. Parkers are so easy to play, so smooth on your fingers. The finish on the body is beautiful; I think a natural finish on these guitars are a waste.

Haven't had any problem with it after about a month and I doubt I will. They seem to be built solid. The pickup switch makes some noise, but I don't think it will be a problem.

Don't know yet.

I play my Fly Mojo with Boss GT-6. A friend of mine showed me this set-up and it seems to work well. If I had an amp, I'd go with a Marshall or a Roland Jazz Chorus, depending on what kind of sound you want. Roland to go for the ultimate clean sound.
I looked at other guitars that have the electric/acoustic set up such as the Godins, but Parker is by far the best guitar I've ever seen/heard/played/admired.

US made in 2003. Red Cherry. Extremely nice shape. Simplistic design, total high tech production, but with elements of final setup made with love to instrument. Parts are first class incl. pickups and excellent integration of piezo and magnetic pickups.

It has very warm and round type of sound. Tone control is powerfull and there are many sounds in between. Even Strat sounds are possible. I found that guitar suits many styles and depending on strings it can be even wider range of sounds as for jazz, blues not to mention rock that is what this guitar was made for.

I did minor changes to factory setup, du to changes of strings. It was really easy (neck adjustment rod from headstock is perfect solution). I reaaly think that this guitar is just example how good setup should be from the factory.

Have it 5 months, too short time for opinion,but seems like thing that should last.

I compared this guitar with instruments I owe for long time as Pensa Suhr Strat, LP Custom, Navigator Strat, PRS Custom 22 and other. I use Mesa Boogie amps. I think this is my best guitar yet and can hardly imagine what I miss on this guitar. It is boring to say - just perfect guitar.

a 2004 parker fly mojo with a flame maple top,black cherry burst,piezo.

this is my fourth parker and I must say I think the best.I have owned a nitefly,a 1995 deluxe and a jazz model. I thought the jazz was great,and it was,but this guitar is better as far as sound goes.it is darker,richer,warmer,and with the new coil tapping,more versatile. I play jazz through an swr strawberry blonde,and rock through a rivera 55-12.it is not your typical jazz sound but it is pretty and I must say the duncans and mahogany neck are awesome.I was fully ready to buy a PRS hollowbody , but I a-b'ed them against the parker and guess who won. I recently played a rock gig and switched between my 1989 prs custom and the parker and while the parker did not beat the prs as far as tone it was equal and more versatile and more comfortable to play.nuff said.

like any parker(of course we'll have to see what happens with their buyout from u.s.musical) it was as close to perfect as you can get. and the top is one piece of maple not bookmatched.

I haven't owned it long enough to determine this but from previous parkers i've owned I can extrapolate that this one is very reliable.

they seem very good,but like I said,we'll see. the warranty is one year.kind of lean.

I have been playing about 40 years and have owned inumerable guitars. from a 1959 335 dot to an L-5. I currently own a 1989 prs and a 1983 g&l s-500. I would move heaven and earth to get this guitar if it were stolen but it might be difficult because this was one of the last made in the boston factory and I heard a rumor that the old staff will not be moving to illinois to build the parkers at the new factory and ken parker is out of the picture, so i'll say it again.we'll see!

2004 black Cherry Burst with AAA maple top. Mahogany body and neck. The features are well covered in earlier reviews. I will sum it up as 21st century!

Very versatile! Can be very warm and ballsy or very clean. I play through a Hughes and Kettner Duotone combo and it seems to be a very good match. I could go on a rant and throw lots of superlatives around, but really anyone reading this should find a Mojo or Mojo Flame and spend a little time with it! I have had it for a month now, and I am completely in love with this guitar! I have found NO dislikes.

It is a Parker! They are famous for this!

Very solid! While I wouldn't recommend anyone playing out without a backup, the Mojo will tempt you!

I waited 6 months for this baby to come in. I was promised it by several different dates and had to wait longer and longer. But it truly was worth the wait!

I have had no trouble with it and have played it almost every day for the past month. The warranty is only one year in Indiana in some states it is a lifetime warranty. Evidently it is based on different state laws.

I have been playing for 14 years. I own 4 different strats, all are cool in a '57 Chevy kind of way. I have a '71 Les Paul custom that is cool in a '59 Caddy kind of way. Then I have a 2003 nitefly SA, 2003 fly duluxe, and the new Mojo Flame. The parkers are like modern sports cars in comparison to my other electrics. I love american made guitars, and I considered a PRS before I decided on the Mojo. I found that I liked to look at PRS's much more than I like to play them, hey they are pretty! I would be devastated if something happened to my Mojo, I would wait another 6 months for one in a heart beat!

The Mojo is so versatile! If you are a "one Knob" guitar kind of person, you are really missing out if you don't explore all that a MOjo can do!

This is an American made Parker Fly Mojo which has the new Parker designed electronics and configuration but incorporates Seymour Duncan pickups (JB and Jazz) with a tone knob pull activated coil tap that makes both (or either) pickup single coil. When used with the three position switch, you have six magnetic possibilities (bridge humbucking JB, neck humbucking Jazz, both humbuckings, bridge single coil, neck single coil and opposed (hum cancelling)bridge and neck single coils. This also is differentiated by it's all mohogany construction. It also features Parker legendary standards: 24 s/s medium size frets, neck thru multiple finger joint, spertzel locking tuners, deluxe vibrato, carbon fiber finger board and carbon fiber coating over the entire back and neck of the guitar. It has a conicle shaped neck (10 to 13"). 6 element piezos that can be used separately or blended with the magnetics. It is easy to set up and adjust for your taste, and it weighs 5 lbs.

Completely and decisively outstanding. Tone tone tone, expecially in the ballsy lower and mid register. I had to completely adjust my sound to this guitar, which actually was a joy. Whether it's the duncans (which are incredible) or the mohogany or most likely both, this guitar is freakishly lightweight and more toneful than a 50 lb Les Paul. This is the first guitar I've owned or played (and I've owned and played too many to count) that I could play the Sweet Child of Mine intro and actually sound like Slash, one of many "wow" experiences I've had with this guitar I've had a month. I've tried that with Les Pauls and fallen short.

Let me say something to Blues players: I play many styles, but the blues to me is part of my soul and one of the primary reasons I ever picked up a guitar. I like Hendrix, Knopler, Gilmour, Top, Vaughan, Albert King, Guy, Clapton, Beck, etc. I was concerned I'd be missing my single coil tone with this guitar, it was one of my biggest concerns. I actually spoke, via email, to one of the other reviewers I found here, who assured me I had nothing to worry about. He was dead on right. Another wow experience, I did some casual recording with this guitar with a cheap tape deck. This lo-fi method is an interesting way to gauge your sound. This guitar SOUNDED more like a strat than most strats I've played. What I mean to say is, you hear certain legendary strat sounds, like from Vaughan and Hendrix, for example, and usually what you're hearing is a rare find, a strat among strats, because as you know if you've played a while, not all Fenders sound alike, not all guitars of the same make sound alike. I cannot speak for every other parker out there, as I'm sure there are variations, but this guitar sounds like a rare find strat. I will caution you blues/strat lovers out there: this guitar does NOT play like a strat. Strats are one of the most uncomfortable to play guitars, be honest. Compare it to the playability of a Gibson, and be honest, for pure ease of play, Fender strats are rough. Having said that, you loved it, right? So did I. It's part of the whole romance of it, I guess, and when you get used to it, a Fender strat is nearly perfect, like a not so perfectly pretty girlfriend that was otherwise one of the best lays you've ever had. This guitar will not feel like your strat you are used to. But then, it won't feel like any guitar you've ever played. I'd have to say it's closer to something like a Fender or an Ibanez, but still unique. It is true that nothing plays like a Parker. It is so nearly perfectly made that it might through a true Fender lover at first. Not really in a bad way, more in a good way, but you have to give yourself time to adapt. I have and I'm starting to really love this guitar for my blues playing. I'm sick with it really. The tone was instant love, once I adjusted for the added balls of this guitar (and it has huge cajones, baby!). Now the blues feel is coming.

To you metal players out there. This guitar was instant gratification in every way for me. The ballsy tone is definitely there. The full growl. The percussive biting lows. The feel is like an Ibanez Jem, only better. For example, you don't have the low or high E slipping off the side of the neck, like you do with a wizard neck. It is slightly wider spaced, but the neck is also wider and yet still as thin. Fast? Warp speed, dude. I can play pretty damn fast, I'm not the best sweep picker, but I can alternate pick pretty damn fast and this guitar is like magic. I've never melded with a guitar so quickly. I will admit when I first picked it up it was so light it scared me. It felt like a toy guitar, and that's after owning a maple Ibanez with a maple neck (a very light guitar). It threw me. You fall in love with the look and feel. The contouring, the way the frets are marked on the edge, the way you can SEE all 24 frets, and access them all as easily as you please

The factory set is was excellent, though I've played around with the action height. I have it so low now, it's crazy. We play 1/2 step down, so I worry about the buzz, but I've never had a guitar set this low and been able to play it without fret buzz here and there. These frets are perfect, there's only some slight buzz when I play hard close to the nut or open strings, because of the added length, vibration and lowered tuning. Factory set up was excellent.

The guitar is beautiful. I got a trans cherry one, and it's the prettiest red guitar I've ever owned, I don't really prefer red, it just happened that the only one available was red, but I'm happy with it now that I see it in person. Parker is incredibly picky about their guitars, and it shows. The take pride in these guitars because they know they are hands down, the most unique perfected guitars available, and their workmanship is everything to do with it. I hate to write a review so full of praise, because it sounds ridiculous, but I'm being honest with you. I will say, when I first got it two things threw me, the light weight, and it didn't stay perfectly in tune at first. I've come to the conclusion that it was that the strings were brand new, because this guitar stays in tune better than any guitar I've owned, and actually, I thought my strat stayed in tune very well, and it did, over all. Gibsons suck for that, you have to replace stock tuners, but the Spertzels deserve a medal. Another american company that kicks ass. I tune at the beginning of the gig, and then I'm done for the next 4 hours. I've gone literally a week without tuning, and I play it several hours every day.

One other matter. My first night with my Mojo, I installed strap locks, which I firmly believe in. There were friends and family around and I was distracted by all the excitement of the new guitar, and I knew to be careful, this is a THIN guitar. Parker provides screws that WILL work with your strap locks (which is rare) and I intended to use their screw, which is shorter, but somehow it got confused, and I put a screw THROUGH the front of it. That was the only flaw...

I immediately gigged with this guitar with no back up and I do. Unlike strats and some other guitars, this guitar has nothing to catch a string, which is probably 80% of why you break a string. There are no angles on your strings, they go straight through the vibrato bridge, each string goes over a little pair of "balls" on the piezo bridge, then goes straight through the self lubricating graphite nut and straight to each tuner. I doubt I'll ever break a string, I still have the original strings on it, though they need to be replaced, but they are going strong.

There's just enough carbon fiber to make this guitar incredibly stable. Parker designs are built to last. No other guitar has s/s frets. They will out last ten sets of nickle frets. The tuners are awesome. Duncans are awesome. The trem uses a solid "spring" that's more like a metal plate. I depend on this guitar and have every reason to believe that it will outlast most other makes of guitars.

I did in fact call to ask about the mojo verses the nitely mojo. I got forwarded to a tech. We talked for a good 20 minutes, and he talked to me guitar player to guitar player, answered my questions as such, and even suggested buying a used fly if nothing else (they dont' make money if you buy a used guitar!) He was very informative and friendly, so I asked his name. "Drew Hannah". I looked back on their site and confirmed that I'd just been talking to the president and CEO of Parker guitars.

Later I dealt with their tech department over the screw through the front issue, and once again they were very helpful and gave me some advice I could use at home to seal the paint back up without having to send it in. These guys are top notch. It's still a small company, so they are very busy, but they care about guitar players, and everyone I talked to (three in all) plays guitar themselves and has for a long time. Ken Parker's design is arguable the greatest guitar revolution of all time. I have the feeling they are working on more designs, perhaps even a 7 string version in time. They do not currently have left hand guitars, but they are working on it.

I've been playing (off and on) for 16 years. I try a lot of stuff out, and my rigs includes such names as Mesa Boogie, Electro-Harmonix, Voodoo Labs, and Fender, and Boss. If it were stolen or lost I would find a way to get another one. I love everything about it, there's literally nothing I hate, except that I damaged it, but then I don't even hate that, because I like a guitar with character, and somehow that gives it some imperfection that gives it more character. I play guitars at the music store all the time, I love to do that. I play other people's guitars. I tried a Jem again, I tried Jackson again, I tried other American Strats and Pauls,Paul Reed Smith (sorry, but the most overrated guitar made, in my opinion, I was disappointed, so pretty, nice tone, but so not easy to play, and I love Santana, I was shocked) the bottom line is they are all very nice guitars. But they are all about the same in comparison to this guitar. This guitar is something entirely new and offers things no other can. In the journey of playing guitar and being a musician, you eventually starve to find your very own sound and style. This guitar hides like a jewel among the rest. It excells at being it's own self, not like any other, with tone that can sound like the best of these other guitars, but it can also be so unique. Everything about it is unique. Not since the introduction of the Strat has there been something offered that is so revolutionary, and this is on a much grander scale. If you want something unique and beautiful with tone and sustain, that is light and easy to play, this is your axe. Worth every penny paid.

2003, USA. Natural Mahogany - beautiful - a piece of art first class, as usual not 22 but 24 frets as all mojo's have and all other fantastic features that is already mentioned.

The sound is excellent: very clear and different from for example a deluxe.
These pickups and the adjustments they made compare to earlier Fly models makes this model so special. The SD pickups should go standard in all Fly models as is mentioned and described so many times before in other fly model reviews.
The way Marc Seal is describing the sound is what it is. Very versatile.

The Mojo came from Parker setup with Fender nickel wound orig. 150 strings .010-.046 with the 10 spring installed. Very nice with this guitar. Use D' addario" same size on the fly deluxe. Fender springs feels a litlle better to play with. HIX Brothers gave it an extra check before shipping over to me [ live in Europe]. They gave me excellent service and advise to get finally this incredible - "awe-some" as Peter Hix will say - guitar.
Maybe i have to change the back cover plate because the battery house has a litlle too much movement.

An Instrument fore ever. Should have it with me where I go.

Parker: John and William assisted me accurate and gave good advice to solve a minor issue. [Battery house]
Hix Brothers: a distributor for Parker Guitars to go for. "awe-some kind and helpfull people"

My friend from the UK gave me a tip to look for Parker Guitars. I am being greatful to him he mentioned this brand. Not really a famous guitar in Holland.
Hope it will change some day that they understand there is more than ........

I just added a new Parker Fly Mojo to ever growing collection of guitars. I have been fasinated by Ken Parker's inovative design since the first Parkers were introduced but didn't buy one because of the rather thin sound of the DiMarzio pickups. The new Fly Mojo has Seymour Duncan pickups along with other improvements and control simplification.

Great diversity of sound is available with the Seymour Duncans and the piezo pickups. I haven't tried it yet with an accoustic amp but I am now shopping for the right one. I'm currently playing this through a Fender Cyber-Twin and a an old Marshall Valve State.

Action, fit and finish on this guitar are first class in every respect. Much better than any of my Fender or Gibson electrics. I would say that it is as good as my Terry McInturff or even as good as some of my Collings, Santa Cruz, Goodall & Martin guitars. This guitar has the best neck and action of any electric I have ever played! The fret work is outstanding and the intonation and setup from the factory are dead on. Excellent quality!

I called Parker with a couple of questions about the guitar and they were very helpful and friendly.

I have been playing for about 40 years qnd I'm not a very good player, but I'm very good at buying guitars! Too good according to my wife. I have a total of 21 high-end accoustic and electric guitars in my collection to date. Not much room left in the guitar closet but I'll find space for more some how!

2003 All already known,

Very good to excellent, still little noisy compared to my favorite Steinberger

First class instrument. Still not so classy as some of it's competitiors. Wood texture is humble.

Don't know.

???

Playing for 25 years, own more than 20 el.guitars (from classic Fenders to very up-to-date custom shop Humpers).
It is hard to hate something on Mojo. It simply lacks some classy elements to become Nr.1, but this is more the matter of taste.
Should be less expensive.
The price in US$ 1700-1850 range would match overall quality of Mojo (for Fly Classic and Deluxe 1400-1500), making it top (not final) choice for guitarist with bigger demands. For that reason, this is my first Parker, seems it could be the last, too.

2003 Parker Fly Mojo
24 Stainless Steel Frets
Color: Green Tea Burst
Magnetic Volume(push-pull coil splitting)/Magnetic Tone/Piezo Volume
Toggle switch for Magnetic Pickups (Bridge/Both/Neck)
Toggle switch for Piezo/Magnetic Pickups (Piezo/Both/Magnetic)
H/H Pickup Configuration
Seymour Duncan JB in the Bridge and A Seymour Duncan Jazz in the Neck
Mahohany Body and Neck with a Composite Fingerboard
VERY unique body style
Custom Parker Bridge (allows free floating, dive only or fixed)
Sperzel Locking tuners
Hard Shell Case/Stereo cable and Strap included.

THE ULTIMATE GUITAR!

This think can cover all sounds you need! Jazz - No Problem.... Blues - yep.... Metal - of course.... Electric Blues - you bet.... Country - EASY! The pickups are perfect! The JB is a medium to hot pickup that has GREAT clarity and the Jazz pickup is clean as a whistle!

I plug this thing into my Mesa Road King and feel like I have died and gone to heaven! The JB is a tad bit noisy when using a lot of distortion, but that is expected of a passive pickup.

Click on the Piezo pickups and bam.... Electric Acoustic! BEAUTIFUL!

This guitar is very versatile and covers a good range of music. Sound wise I can accomplish most any thing!

Guitar was set up damn near perfect from the factory. It came with 9's on it, and I changed it to 11s. The guitar tech swapped out the tension spring..... no problems at all. Pickups adjusted very good, I lose no volume switching between the bridge and neck pickup.

No Flaws at all!

Built road ready! Hardware is very rugged. Has a nice thick solid paint job. Very dependable! Would probably gig without a back up.

TOP NOTCH SERVICE! Parker really knows how to treat a customer. I looked at a Parker Fly Mojo over a weekend. Then I emailed Parker (John Page) asking if I should purchase the one at the store and change the strings to 9s later or order one from them already set up for 11s. He sent me an email, literaly within a couple of minutes, stating that I would be better off buying the one at the store since they are selling so good. I called the store on Wednesday (two days after I emailed Parker (John) and realized that Parker had contacted the store for me and let them know what needed to be done to put 11s on it. Talk about service! John Page @ Parker deserves a RAISE! :)

I have been playing rhythm guitar for a number of years on and off. Within the past 9 months I have been working very hard to become a shredder! This is THE guitar to do it with.... BAR NONE! I own several other guitars that I practice with, but when it comes time to play (not practice) I grab my Parker Fly Mojo! It is a beast! If this guitar was stolen or lost I would DEFINITELY buy another, No questions asked! I love everything about this guitar, with one VERY SMALL exception that I can work with. I would have liked the volume knob to be a little lower from the bridge. As I said this is not a big deal. IMHO, this is the ultimate guitar!

Guitar - Parker Fly Mojo / 2003 / American made / Mahogany body and neck.

Finish - Glossy Clear coat

Controls - volume, 3 way toggle with coil splitting and a 3 way switch to go between piezo / magnet pickups.

Pickups - (2) Seymour Duncan humbuckers

Tuners - Sperzel - Locking Tuners

Parker Tremolo System

Hard Shell Case

It sounds incredible, very full, very versatile! can be used in virtually any situation and sound like it was made for that situation.

The guitar came tuned and ready to play and it plays fantastic. Very impressive!

so far so good, no problems. Has not let me down.

Easy to reach and very helpful with a couple of questions I have had!

I have had the guitar a couple of months and truly it is incredible. I love the tone, the quality of the parts, it's solid and it play great. The only thing I would change is the top horn rubs into my chest a little when I play sitting down.

Made in USA in 2003. I think they're all pretty similar; in any case, mine is pretty much like the other ones reviewed here previously.

I think it is the most thoughtful selection of features, materials, and ease-of-use in any new guitar since the Stratocaster. They have clearly thought through a lot of input from a lot of very demanding customers.

I have owned a Parker Fly for a long time and love the neck and playability, but was dissatisfied with the sound in some settings (especially live, and through any bright amp like a Fender). The Mojo completely changed that perception for me.

I'm a variety freak and this guitar covers more range than any other guitar I know. I own a 335, a Strat, and a Les Paul and at least in my hands the Mojo can create more unique satisfying tones than any one of the others.

I had an "AHA!" experience in the studio with the Mojo that may make the point. I was recording rhythm tracks for a hard, Texas-style blues tune. There were going to be two tracks, one a gritty full-chord strum, one a higher accent part based on James Brown like chords in the upper register. I planned to do the first on a Strat, the second on the Mojo.

We set up the studio?s very favorite guitar, a Bonnie Raitt signature Strat. We put it through a Fender Twin head driving a Marshall bottom, at pretty high volume. I stayed in the recording room and the two engineers and one intern, all guitarists, were in the control room. We got a great sound and recorded the track - a classic Strat sound. Then we prepared the Mojo to do the second part. I was going to use the same amp and speaker combo on a very different, clean setting.

I walked into the recording room and plugged the Mojo into the amp -- same exact settings we had just recorded. I strummed the guitar and literally everyone in the control room jumped up. ?What did you do?? came through the headphones. ?Nothing? I said. ?It?s the Parker.? They literally ran into the recording room and we all stood there, crowded around a too-loud amp. I am not kidding - people?s jaws were hanging open. I cycled through the various pickup combinations, including the one that most closely matched the Strat settings, and we were struck by how superior the sound was in virtually every position (the bass was a little darker on the Mojo, overall). But the tones were EXCELLENT. No tinkly sound. Nothing hollow. Full, thick, biting, beautiful.

I didn?t take time to retrack that track; instead, we changed the amp settings and recorded the clean ?chink? part. Then we changed the settings again, raising the volume, and I played some lead. A great tone readily came up.

I have since used it in numerous amp combinations. I especially like the evenness of volume and "feel" across the various positions. The pull-switch change from single to double coil is great. The sound is rich, full, and variable. Strong when overdriven, rich when played like an archtop.

Parker charges a lot of money, and they deliver a guitar in perfect shape.

Historically I thought the Parker battery-holder was completely brain-damaged, and I personally don't think a guitarist like me should have the opportunity to mess everything up by playing with the neck adjustment dial. But compared to the Fly, this guitar is simpler and cleaner and seems a lot harder to damage when trying to replace a 9V in the middle of a gig.

The finish is outstanding and seems robust. Never had a problem with my Fly, which has been played a ton.

They're trying to make a name for themselves and they go all out.

I've been playing 39 years, have played many many guitars. To me, this is an important new guitar. It combines the unmatched playability of the Parker neck -- there is nothing like the Parker neck and fretboard, in my opinion -- and the resonance of the sculpted wood body, with brand new Duncan electronics for a much improved sound. Owning the guitars I do, if I had to keep only one, this would be it. I'm sure it costs a lot to make the guitar, but if they could bring the price down $1000 and get Guitar Center behind the product, this guitar would sell enough copies to put pressure on Fender and Gibson to innovate and not just reissue.

This Parker Fly Mojo was made on July 25, 2003 in Mass. USA and is absolutely loaded with feature after feature...
* 24 Stainless Steel frets (no dead spots and should last decades)
* Carbon/Glass fingerboard is the ultimate.... smooth, fast and NO dead spots!.. This is easily the best playing guitar I've ever seen.
* Incredibly easy access to upper frets
* Weighs only 5 pounds! -my strap/straplocks are heavier!
* Sperzel locking tuners -string changes under 5 minutes max!
* Tremelo that can be set for floating (floyd rose), down only (strat) or fixed (les paul).. GREAT for alternate tunings or if a string breaks during a song. This can be set on the fly (no pun intended).
* Seymour Duncan Jazz (neck) and JB (bridge) pickups - Infinately better than the DiMarzios being used on all other Flys :)
* Option for Split Coil for each Humbucker (total of 6 pickup combinations)
* Incredible acoustic sound when using piezo thru pa system!
* 200 hours of battery life
* Better knob and toggle switch placement from older Flys
* Good custom form fitted hardshell case (looks to be made for Parker by SKB)
* Includes stereo cable

How could this not get a 10?

I've checked out Parker Flys for years and always wanted to WANT one... especially the way they all play -just phenominal! In the end, the DiMarzio pickups always swayed me from buying one :( I just didn't like the way they sounded. Too bright (for my tastes) and too harsh when breaking into overdrive or slight crunch. I've always loved Seymour Duncan pickups and always wondered why the Flys never offered those?... especially since the pickups installed are not a standard size and can't be easily swapped out for Duncans :(

Probably 150 guitars into my search for a new instrument (see my recent review for my 1991 Kramer Sustainer), someone must have been listening to my prayers... I stumbled across Ed Romans web site and found that others seemed to share my opinion about the DiMarzio pickups... Ed seemed to dislike the DiMarzios as much as I do, but he actually found a way to install Duncans!.. and claimed the sound was "creamier"... "warmer".. better crunch.. just a better sound... and I wanted one of these soooo bad! About an hour later I discovered Parker had a new model -the newly designed Fly MOJO, which offered an all mahogany body AND neck (warm sounding).. and SEYMOUR DUNCAN pickups!

I immediately drove from Cincinnati to Meridian Music in Indianapolis (they always take care of me, so I like to return the favor!) and paid for my new Mojo... unfortunately, it hadn't been built yet :(

To make a long story short... This HAS to be the ultimate electric guitar that exists on planet earth! Seriously. I've played soooo many guitars that it's insane and owned 25 to 30 over the years. Nothing plays like that Mojo (including my Kramer -that I am in love with).

About sound....Great crunch.. warm -with a ton of balls! Really good clean tone, sensitive to different string attacks. The sound isn't a clone of anything -especially Gibson or Fender, but can come close to getting the sounds of either... It excels at it's own sound -articulate, warm, great sustain (and this from the perspective of using infinate sustain with my Kramer Sustainer for years) Good control of feedback -no squeal. When using the piezo pickup alone, I'm running straight thru a pa (stereo) and it's INCREDIBLE!.. clean, good tone and punch... similar to a good acoustic running thru the same pa... dial in a little crunch from the Duncans thru my Mesa Triple Rectifier along with the acoustic signal running thru our pa and the sound is something I've dreamed of hearing, but thought was unreachable. The split coil is a cool funky sound... there isn't a major drop in volume (i.e. the older FLYs) and it's very usable -I actually use the neck Duncan (Jazz) in split coil mode a LOT of the time for rythyms -some leads... great articulation, tone and sensitivity.. bluesy sounding. The back pickup (JB) is total kick-ass for good rock leads.. ESPECIALLY in Modern Mode on my Triple Rec :)
This is incredible :-)

Nothing plays like a Parker -reads their slogan. Believe it -it's true.

The carbon glass fingerboard/stainless steel fret combo is probably as perfect as a human will ever make. Absolutely no dead spots. Smooth buttery action. The best neck I've ever seen on any guitar -at any price. No heal where the neck joins the body... EASY to climb high :) The finish is a work of art -not even a microscopic blem... it's IMMACULATE. This guitar resonates probably as much as any acoustic guitar.. and it shows -in the sound before AND after being amplified. Everything just works perfectly. It amazes me that with all the problems people seem to have with everything on earth these days, that there is actually someone out there who gives the customer PERFECTION -and seems happy to do it!

The guitar came set up with 9's from the factory, which I immediately changed to 10's. The only issue I've seen is the nut slot for the G string is cut too tight for the G string when using 10's, causing the G string to "catch" a little when using the tremelo bar very much. (This could be what caused others tuning problems in other Fly reviews). I talked with Parker about that and was told their tolerances are very tight. The guitar was originally setup (including the nut cut) for 9's, and the nut just needs to be cut to .017" to take care of it. It was done for free by Meridian Street Music.. and now it's flawless!

Note to anyone using a Parker Fly and having any tuning problems: Make sure the tremelo balance wheel is set so that when switching the tremelo switch from "up" to "down", the guitar does not go out of tune. After doing this, check it out by setting the switch to "down" (allowing full floating) and tuning the low e down to d. The guitar should be out of tune at this point. Now move the switch from "down" to "up" (fixed bridge) and the guitar should be in tune again (with dropped D tuning). If it's NOT, the balance wheel is out of adjustment.. and it WILL affect your tuning stability (I found out the hard way!)

This seems to be a well made instrument. The workmanship is flawless, the sound is phenominal, and is incredibly comfortable to play (a minor jab in the chest when sitting, but it's VERY minor -and you get used to it pretty easily... NOT an issue) Everything on this guitar screams PERFECTION... sooo yeah, I think it would be dependable. I'd still use a backup -for different sounds and more importantly for when strings break during a song. (Actually it WOULD be possible to change a broken string DURING the song -and continue playing, but as impressive as that may be, it probably wouldn't look very professional onstage!)
Fly Mojo is the bomb :-)

I've called Parker several times and each time they've bent over backwards to give me advice, answer any questions I've had or just to talk on occasion... GREAT support! I purchased this thru Meridian Music in Indianapolis.... by far my favorite Music Store anywhere! The best customer support of any Music Store I've ever been to.

I DO think the warranty should be longer than 1 year :( Just my opinion, but when you can get a run of the mill $300 Fender or Gibson with a lifetime warranty, a $2500 ($3500 list) top of the line work of art should offer the same! That aside, I honestly don't think they're be any issues related to that. It's just a really well made instrument -and I think that'll show in the long run.

I could go on forever about this guitar -and it deserves it, trust me!... but I'll just say this.

Some people give instruments they bought a higher rating than they sometimes deserve, maybe because it's THEIR instrument? I'm very particular about any of my instruments (see my Webber Roundbody acoustic guitar or Kramer Sustainer electric guitar reviews). If the guitar is not a true "10", we won't be keeping each other company for long. That said, I didn't give this guitar a "10" because I bought it... I bought it because it was a "10".

I honestly think the Parker Fly MOJO HAS to be the ultimate electric guitar you can buy -for any price. It's not cheap, but then again you get what you pay for. Value is more than money... it's what you're getting for your money. You're not going to get more guitar at ANY price -and that says quite a bit.