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When I first laid my hands on a Parker Fly guitar I was blown away.
So much so that I had to have one. I still use that first Parker I bought
over 13
years ago.
I have been in the Guitar business for 30 years. I have been a large
dealer for a lot of companies. Many of these companies have given me guitars (beautiful
ones) for free. I have been given 5 or 6 PRS guitars for free. I had Brian
Moore # 25 given to me free, G&L built me a gorgeous S500 in 1993, Fender,
Heritage and Gibson have given me beautiful Custom Shop guitars. Kramer gave me
a spectacular Stagemaster for Xmas one year. Steinberger gave me 6 guitars as
severance pay in 1990 when I worked as their artist relations and domestic sales
manager. I could go on but you would only hate me more.
It is a common practice for companies to make it very easy for their large
dealers and/or their top salespeople to own their products for next to nothing.
Nobody can sell a guitar better than someone who personally owns one can.
Besides it's human nature for someone not to off-sell a company that gave him or
her a free guitar.
The point I am getting to is this: In 30 years of buying, selling and trading
thousands of new and used guitars, I have NEVER had to pay much money for any of
my personal guitars - With one exception.
I actually paid for my Parker I bought it at full dealer price. It was the
non tremolo model (All the Originals were non Tremolo). That is the absolutely HIGHEST
possible compliment I could pay to any guitar. When Parker first came out they were very scarce.
Incidentally it came to my attention that Eddie Van Halen actually paid
for his Parker also. So I guess I'm in good company.
The Parker guitar is light as a feather it resonates beautifully and it
plays almost too easily. It is definitely one of the best guitars to come along
since I have been in the business. Ken Parker is a genius!!!
If you happen to see one in a store, more than likely the salesman will
not be able to give you a good demo. Most guitar store salesmen are too busy
playing guitar to bother helping you. Give me a call and I will explain how you
should demo the guitar. (It's all in the demo).
I recently installed a pair of Seymour Duncan Pickups in my Parker and
that made the guitar sound about 4 times better than the stock Dimarzios. Don't
try doing it yourself it is a very tricky complicated job and it requires
special Seymour Pickups to make it work correctly. Contact my shop if you want
the modification done.
Parker is finally offering Seymour
Duncan Pickups as a factory option.....Yea!
Ed Roman
updated 12/05/07
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