Members DeathMonkey Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 What's the thumb wheel (looking thing) near the butt of the guitar, Mag/piezo blend?Trem spring tension adjuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrendanO Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Trem spring tension adjuster. Really now? That's a feature I've never even heard of. Does it actually work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olgluefoot Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Trem spring tension adjuster. i cant say ive ever used a trem on any guitar... but does having adjustable tension at your fingertips really matter? They are classy looking like no other. and i love that they have a tele copy lol rad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Argh! Zombies! Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 I like to think I'm progressive and willing to see conventions shattered, but I never quite bonded with my Fly Deluxe. I was incredibly excited about it beforehand, but over time it became somewhat of a stone around my neck as a guitar I loved owning but not necessarily playing. It felt too synthetic, a bit toylike, like aliens had seen us playing guitars from a distance and created their own from polymolded future matter in a molybdenum vacuum chamber. It felt dead, like a keyboard.And you see that sharp 45 degree angle that makes a shoulder in the top horn? That dug painfully into my chest every time I played the bitch sitting down; it was only comfortable standing up. I always thought it odd that someone would reinvent the guitar from the ground up with all those neat innovations and patents yet put a spike on it that made it hurt.Loved the look of it, though.My favorite feature was the stainless steel frets, how they are great for vibrato and always feel freshly polished.Eventually I sold it for $1100 just to be free.Now I play a parts Strat made out of actual wood, with a nitro finish and 20 times the acoustic resonance of the Fly. With stainless steel frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mustardmoose Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 The Fly is a great guitar, but has some drawbacks. It's unconfortable if you gig a lot due to it's shape. Also, my fly lacked a warm, fully rounded sound as a guitar with thin of a body isn't going to resonate much. That said, they sound great and play even better. The eboxy/glass fretboards are excellent. Just make sure you get a fly as the niteflys seemed pretty worthless to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SiCkboy78 Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hmm, the best thing about them as that they are the ugliest guitar on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GGWise47 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Nevermind, my Parker GAS is OVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Nevermind, my Parker GAS is OVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GGWise47 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 I know, I know....it was kinda a 1 hour brand gas thingy :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 The neck is the reason I bought mine. It's like nothing you've ever played before.{censored} man, that thing is gorgeous what model is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crave Case Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Brian Patton plays one. He's pretty good.http://www.metalkult.com/live-kult/soilentgreen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Loudness Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 I know, I know....it was kinda a 1 hour brand gas thingy :lol: FAIL:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 FAIL:poke:Fo realz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Osmosis Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 i cant say ive ever used a trem on any guitar... but does having adjustable tension at your fingertips really matter? It's actually a very useful feature, because combined with the trem-stop switch on the back, you can change from a fully-floating bridge, to down-only, to hardtail in seconds without even opening the guitar. So, you can do divebombs and whammy tricks, then flip the switch and you can do drop tunings without any hassles, or turn the knob and you can do double-stop bends and pedal steel licks and whatnot without going out of tune. It's actually a really cool and useful system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThudMuffin Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 It's actually a very useful feature, because combined with the trem-stop switch on the back, you can change from a fully-floating bridge, to down-only, to hardtail in seconds without even opening the guitar. So, you can do divebombs and whammy tricks, then flip the switch and you can do drop tunings without any hassles, or turn the knob and you can do double-stop bends and pedal steel licks and whatnot without going out of tune. It's actually a really cool and useful system.Is this pretty standard on most fly models, or are we talking about a discontinued oddball option?! Why don't strats have these?!?!? Double stop bends + strat = Fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Owens Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 i paid $350 for mine..its a nitefly..(w/case).its nice for the money. nice trem.there really delicate too..the finish you can wack easy. its the most "strat" sounding strat i have..(if you want to think of them that way.).the SS frets make it play very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 It's actually a very useful feature, because combined with the trem-stop switch on the back, you can change from a fully-floating bridge, to down-only, to hardtail in seconds without even opening the guitar. So, you can do divebombs and whammy tricks, then flip the switch and you can do drop tunings without any hassles, or turn the knob and you can do double-stop bends and pedal steel licks and whatnot without going out of tune. It's actually a really cool and useful system. DO WANT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric I Posted February 11, 2009 Members Share Posted February 11, 2009 Got a PM20 & the neck/heel are among the best I've played. Chuck in some coil-splitting & it's a workhorse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Osmosis Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 Is this pretty standard on most fly models, or are we talking about a discontinued oddball option?! Why don't strats have these?!?!? Double stop bends + strat = Fail It was standard on all the Fly models (not the niteflys or P-series) for a long time but recently they redesigned the system...they moved the wheel inside but you can access it with an included tool through an opening in the back plate. So, it's a little bit harder to get it fully locked-down but not much. The reason they did this was because although the original system worked perfectly, nobody in the stores knew how to use it. People would just go "I wonder what this thing does?" and turn it until they completely FUBAR'd the bridge tension or until something broke. At one point I saw 5 Fly's in a store an not a single one of them was properly adjusted. So basically, they dumbed the system down to idiot-proof it. At the same time they removed some of the controls for the piezo system, again, presumably to simplify. Personally, I think the older models are superior but the newer ones are still pretty badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ah, I was wondering why it didn't show up on Parker's website.... so can you still lock the trems down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FlamingFrets Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ah, I was wondering why it didn't show up on Parker's website.... so can you still lock the trems down? Yes, but the wheel is in the back under a cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 She liked her acoustic...yes it's an acoustic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thinkpad20 Posted February 12, 2009 Members Share Posted February 12, 2009 Is that Jennifer Batten? Oh and that's not an acoustic, it's just a piezo-only guitar :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbc83 Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 Ah, I was wondering why it didn't show up on Parker's website.... so can you still lock the trems down? Its also badass for switching strings in a hurry, considering its a full floating trem (when needed). Lock bridge -> remove strings -> put in new ones (locking tuners ftw) -> tune it -> unlock -> adjust wheel till its in perfect tune (that way it'll stay in tune when you lock it, perfect if a string breaks, which hasnt happened on my Fly Deluxe in 7 years). It takes a few minutes to switch the strings, seriously. While I'm not 100% happy with the pickups on my 96 fly, I just cant really do without the features it has... compound radius, carbon glass fretboard, no neck heel, the wonderful piezo, the amazing trem, the weight... I constantly GAS for strats and telecasters, occasionally an ES335 or LP. But they just end up feeling clunky and unmanageable to me. Been playing Parker for 8-9 years now... And I never even needed a backup for gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Uncle_Milton Posted May 5, 2009 Members Share Posted May 5, 2009 Very thin neck, but not incredibly flat; a great combination so it's both very comfortable and very fast. Incredibly nice playing; feels effortless. I wish they made hardtails, 7 strings, and/or Floyd Roses though. There are a bunch of us who wish they made 7s:cry:. I'd even learn to play a trem if they made a freakin' 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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