Product: Parker Guitars P-42
Price Paid: 499 (CDN)
Submitted
02/06/2005
at
05:38pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
10
2004 Korean Made, 22 Fret 25.5" scale bolt-on neck, Ebony Fretboard. Mahogany Neck & body. Grover 18:1 Locking Tuners, 2 Parker Humbuckers, 3-way switch, single Volume & Tone with Coil Tap. Finish is Metallic Grey. Comes with a Gig Bag.
Sound
:
9
This is a very versatile guitar, it handles blues and metal quite well, with both a humbucker tone and quasi-single-coil tone in both positions courtesy of the coil taps. There's little noise even with the coil taps, quite full sound. It does lack the Piezo bridge pickup of the odler P-Series and the highend Parkers.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
The action is superb. Nice and low, with no fret buz. Strings are .009-.042 D'Addario's. Action does vary between guitars (The store I bought from had another with an even lower action).
Pickups are dead on, fit & finish of the body is perfect.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
It's pretty solid, especially considering the light weight. Haven't had it long enough to really know the durability.
Customer Support
:
5
1 year limited wrantee, requires return to US Factory. haven't deat with their support, but they have an excellent rep.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing for 2 years. Have an Ibanez AEG10BK and play though a POD2.0.
I would definitely buy this guitar again if ever stolen, it's a steal at twice the cost.
Compared to an Ibanez RG550, half-price, plays a little better, does lack the single-coil.
