Parker Guitars P8En

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I'm sure you can find what you're looking for here.

One thing that the site won't give justice too is the case. The case is just beautiful. A smooth brown suade feel with little black dots and emerald green interior. The case initially was my favorite part. Thank God its the guitar now.

I ordered my P8e right off the bat. Having seen the guitar, and having read the reviews, I was skeptical if it could live up to such hype. I already own a Parker Fly Mojo Flame which takes my breath away each and every time I play it, so I knew Parker could make top-shelf electric guitars, but could he do the same with acoustics? At first strum, I played it, and it was in tune, but it sounded weak for such an expensive guitar. I dealt with it, and friends loved the tone and look, but I couldn't hear what they did, though it is stunning. Recently I changed the strings, as a few broke due to tuning fluctuations, and these new strings make it sound phenomenal. I can finally hear what everyone else heard, maybe even better. EXP's are the way to go, as I can't seem to put it down now. The pickups, when plugged in, make it a versatile machine. It can tackle full acoustic, or can even create the sound of a jazz box. With the treble and bass eq, as well as the pickup blender, everyone is sure to be please. Now I try to play everything, but bought this to branch out more into jazz, classical, and solo acoustic guitar (Justin King, etc.), and it's handled everything I've thrown at it to date. Definetly a 10 (now that I changed the strings).

From the factory, it came setup perfectly. No adjustment required here. The action is nice and low, but there is no buzz that acoustics are sometimes known to get. Easily playable up to the final fret. The wood choice is phenomenal and really makes the guitar what it is; Canadian Cedar top, Flame Maple sides and back, Macassar Ebony fretboard, Mahogany and Rosewood neck, Rosewood bindings, they spared no expense in turning this guitar out. The finish was flawless, the bridge properly balanced, and nothing I can see demeans it.

I haven't used it live but when I have used it, it stands the test. I trust Parker with my electric, which has given me a year+ with no problems, so I will depend on this guitar until it proves me wrong.

Haven't dealt with customer support yet.

Overall, this guitar is a fantastic buy. I even tried other guitars in the same price range, and none has stood up to the test. Full on acoustic, or playing through a P.A., this guitar can take it all. I've been playing for almost 4 years now, and I've taken up things quite quickly, so branching out on this will be a piece of cake. Everything about this guitar is great, but the things I love the most are the neck with its smooth finish, easy playability, and breath-taking looks, the headstock (same applies), the Grover Gold tuners (I just love the look for some reason, a perfect compliment to the guitar), and the zero-fret, which few guitars feature, but everything rings like a bell with it. Overall just a beautiful guitar, front and back, inside and out. And it smells great too.

The P8E is a wonderful acoustic guitar. Its strikingly unusual body style just begs you to pick it up and play it. The guitar features solid Canadian cedar top and USA flame maple Back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge. The Fishman mag/piezo pickup system has both ? and XLR out puts that can run independently or simultaneous which is an awesome config for both recording and live use. It has a smooth glossy finish and came with one of the nicest hard cases I have ever seen, its almost like a fo-suede cover with a wonderful crush velvet green interior and satin embroidered cover blanket.

I play a variety of styles but primarily finger style. I have spent experimenting with different tunings on the p8e and it performs wonderfully. The Cedar top creates organic and earthy warmth acoustically and the maple back and sides provide great projection. Tonally and volume wise it compared very well with the Taylor 614ce with ?slightly? softer highs/midrange and fuller lows (probably due to the cedar top). In the store I plugged into a Roland ac60, a Fender Acoustasonic 30dsp and a Behringer acx1000. I was thoroughly impressed with the control of the p8e?s electronics. With little effort I could pull out everything from realistic jumbo tones to vintage archtop timbres. I have a 1932 archtop at home so I was blown away to be able to coax out those tight tones with such a modern guitar. I then experimented with running the Roland (xlr out) and the Fender(1/4out) together and I cant even explain how full the tone was. I a/b tested the P8En with a Lerrivee DO3e (the closest they had in the store to the price) and the P8E killed it. Once I got it home I went down to my studio and plugged straight into my PA with the P8E?s XLR out and my wife did not see me for the rest of the night

The fit and finish were awesome, from the glossy finish to the case. The action did not need to be adjusted from the factory and it was tuned perfectly ? step down straight out of the box. Everything is great. There is an attention to detail I just love. Inside the sound hole they put the model and serial and all that jazz on an oval of wood that looks like it was taken from the sound hole. Way nicer that a little square of paper in my opinion. It has a little list of where all the components are from inside the body of the guitar so when you look down from the top of the guitar you can read the list. It is little details like this that really make me appreciate. The only issue so far is the Grover open back tuners are somewhat sticky on my 1st 2nd and 3rd strings and quite loose on my 6th. I am hoping with time and a string change they will even out.

As far as ?Gigability? I have not gigged with her yet but I feel very confident she will hold up with flying colors. I have already put quite a number of hours on her in my rehearsal studio and my living room and have not had so much of a hint of concern. Other than the tuner issue, which I have already mentioned.

1 year warrenty.

If this guitar was stolen or lost I would definatly repurchase it. I have been playing for 20 yrs and have owned many acoustic and electric guitars. I Purchased a Parker Flame Mojo last year and I also own a Matt Welsh custom (hand built electric) and now with my P8E I am a proud Parker Player all the way!

A GK or RMC 13pin option would be nice ;)