Parker Guitars P-30

Mine is a Parker P-32, which I didn't bother to start a new category for because it's the same as the P-30 except with HSS configuration.

Poplar body, maple neck and fretboard, 22 frets, Grover 18:1 tuners, H-S-S Parker Stinger pickups, 5-way switch, 1 volume, 2 tone, vintage-style tremolo. Came with nice Parker gig bag.

I play all kinds of music - jazz, blues, various forms of rock and metal. Mostly though, I play Paul Gilbert-esque fast major-scale rock stuff. This guitar is fun for every style, but I'm really digging the cleans, which I don't normally play.

Overall a pretty bright guitar, but not shrill by any means. I'm using a Crate RFX65 combo (I know, it's a Crate, but it sounds good!) with no effects. The single coils are noisy, but that's no surprise. Also, there is a large volume dropoff from the bridge to the neck. Again, no surprise, but even after pickup height adjustment, it's too much a difference for my liking. I'm getting a mini-humbucker to put at the neck to fix this problem, but the single coils sound good.

Versatile sounds, percieved output of the bridge humbucker is about medium, and sounds surprisingly thick for cleans. Not a screamer, but handles distortion well and remains articulate.

I got it new through ebay, and it arrived in good shape. Some microscopic cracks near the neck joint, but oh well. Action was almost perfect. Neck feels good. It was a bit of a switch from the Ibanez neck I'd been playing, but I like it. It's got a satin-type finish on the back of the neck that I had to get used to at first, but I've been playing up a storm the past few days. The body digs into my arm a little, but it's nothing like a Les Paul. Overall very nice. Oh, mine's the cherry red color, and it's very nice - sparkly and gets darker or lighter depending on the light.

I'm a little worried about the finish holding up because of the cracks near the neck (hope they don't get longer) but worst-case scenario is I have to sand it down and refinish it - which I very well may do someday anyway. Love a stained-wood guitar. Strap buttons are good, jack came loose, but that's easy. Knobs and five-way feel good. I think this thing will last, and I plan on taking good care of it.

ebay seller shipped quickly and didn't lie, but that has nothing to do with Parker.

I really like this one. I had a PM-20 once that was a nicer guitar, but this one sounds better and I like the double cutout body better.

I've been playing about ten years now, have had over two dozen guitars, built three, and seem never to keep one for very long. I was sick of all my gear and just sold three guitars and three amps. I got this Parker and the Crate, and am quite happy now. I really like this guitar, and have no plans of selling it. I probably will someday, but the two Parkers easily beat all the other guitars I've had. I plan on sticking with this company. This guitar seems hard to find, so I wonder if they don't make it anymore. Still, I recommend it if you can find one.

Parker-style body.Regular shaped.Three parker custom single coil.Maple neck and maple fingerboard without markers!!!Grover 18:1 tuners.Coloured in sherry red.Tremolo.

Cool and great sounds like Lenny Kravits!Very comfortable to play.I love it.

Absolutely great quality and very well done.Looks better than the photos!

Just got it!

No experience.

I love this guitar.Variete of sounds on it's own.When you wanna found your own style with a new sound,- test it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regular parker shaped guitar (the only one they had for years). 3 custom parker (dimarzio) pickups. Maple neck that is incredible comfortable, Poplar body in creme, red or black. No Piezo pickup. NO figerboard markers (that's a moot point to most but worth mentioning). Doesn't have locking tuners but does have 18 to 1 Grovers. Lightweight at 7.5 pounds

Variety of sounds available from some pretty versatile pickups. I use a Traynor tube amp and they do each other very well together though the bridge pickup can be a little thin (IMO)

Bautiful paint job, Low action out of the box .Perfectly set up even the intonation was right on. Everything snug and tight and very well done...Great quality control on this guitar.

Who knows?

Never needed repair but I've heard customer service has not been the the same since Parker was sold th Washburn. (I have a pre-wasburn Nightfly M) Haveing no experience since the buyout I have no opinion.

Cool guitar with lots of neat sounds. Body shaped like my USA made Nightfly M but an entirely different guitar. Fun to play, lots of great sounds but this guitar DOES NOT replace the Strat. It does some great things on it's own and is incredibly comfortable to play but it is by no means a Stratocaster so if your looking for that sound...pick again