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markm · April 29, 2007, 08:59:43 AM

Congrats Paul, nice work!
I know nothing about Parker guitars......(are those like a Tele??

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But, it looks to me that you do and have certainly put some serious effort in and the results look terriffic!

Paul Marossy · April 29, 2007, 09:37:30 AM

Here's one I'm building that has a looper in it. You can select between a splitter box with built-in DI, or a pair of isolated FX loops. Now I need to find a battery holder like the one that CryBabys have on them now...

Paul Marossy · April 29, 2007, 11:05:39 PM

Hey, you Parker Guitar owners, can you possibly do me a favor? Can you verify that on your guitar that the piezo signal is the tip of the stereo cord and that the ring is the magnetic pickups?

Based on how my Mojo Nitefly is wired, I have been operating under the assumption that all stereo Parkers have the tip as piezo and the ring as magnetic PUPs. Anyone who wants to verify how their guitar is actually wired would really help me out greatly! If I find out that it varies, I might have to include a "reverse inputs" switch/jack on these things...

Cliff Schecht · April 30, 2007, 02:15:06 AM

Quote from: Paul Marossy on April 29, 2007, 11:05:39 PM
Hey, you Parker Guitar owners, can you possibly do me a favor? Can you verify that on your guitar that the piezo signal is the tip of the stereo cord and that the ring is the magnetic pickups?

Based on how my Mojo Nitefly is wired, I have been operating under the assumption that all stereo Parkers have the tip as piezo and the ring as magnetic PUPs. Anyone who wants to verify how their guitar is actually wired would really help me out greatly! If I find out that it varies, I might have to include a "reverse inputs" switch/jack on these things...

Does Parker's website not have the wiring schemes for their guitars posted? I'd assume they've made it a standard but good call on checking anyways

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Paul Marossy · April 30, 2007, 08:34:46 AM

QuoteDoes Parker's website not have the wiring schemes for their guitars posted? I'd assume they've made it a standard but good call on checking anyways

They do have a wiring diagram, but it's vague when it comes to those details - they use ribbon cables for all the connections in the original Flys. If you saw it, you'd see what I mean. I'll take a second look at it, though. Maybe I missed something...

Paul Marossy · April 30, 2007, 11:28:16 AM

Cliff,

You know what? They do have that shown on their wiring diagram, and it does show the tip as piezo, so I guess I can quit worrying about that. Whew!

http://www.parkerguitars.com/media/pdfs/original_wire_diagram.pdf

Austin73 · April 30, 2007, 02:44:58 PM

Beat me to it but my Parker Fly deluxe is the same

Aus

Melanhead · April 30, 2007, 03:17:53 PM

That's Great Paul! ...

You just reminded me that I want a Fly! ... Always though they were a great guitar and almost bought one a while back ...

I used one on a recording when they first came out and really enjoyed it ...

Best of luck with the boxes ...

Paul Marossy · April 30, 2007, 03:29:16 PM

QuoteYou just reminded me that I want a Fly! ... Always though they were a great guitar and almost bought one a while back ...

You can only resist for so long - it's a war of attrition. In other words, resistance is futile!

Melanhead · April 30, 2007, 03:41:38 PM

Quote from: Paul Marossy on April 30, 2007, 03:29:16 PM
QuoteYou just reminded me that I want a Fly! ... Always though they were a great guitar and almost bought one a while back ...

You can only resist for so long - it's a war of attrition. In other words, resistance is futile!

Well at the moment I play 75% acoustic and 25% electric live ... I'm using a Godin Telecoustic so it's not really an acoustic anyways. Would be a great way to get away with using one guitar! ...

I'll have to keep my eyes open for a deal ...

Paul Marossy · April 30, 2007, 03:50:32 PM

QuoteWell at the moment I play 75% acoustic and 25% electric live ... I'm using a Godin Telecoustic so it's not really an acoustic anyways. Would be a great way to get away with using one guitar! ...

I'll have to keep my eyes open for a deal ...

Yeah, a Fly would be right up your alley. I think they have a nice acoustic sound, too.

Ben N · April 30, 2007, 06:29:30 PM

A friend of mine who is a very good semi-pro guitarist has a Parker, don't know which one. He says it doesn't have the "character" of my Fenders and such, which he likes to borrow for recording, but that for gigging the Parker is the ultimate: absolutley reliable, nice range of tones, stays n tune like a mofo, and real easy neck, besides that the finish is incredibly durable. He gigs a fair amount, and never takes a backup--just the Parker, his pedals (2 ODs, chorus & delay), and a Comet amp. They tend to be bright, but that is easy to address in eq.

I doubt he is much interested in the stereo options, but I will definitely turn him on to you, Paul.

Ben

Paul Marossy · April 30, 2007, 06:39:59 PM

My Mojo Nitefly isn't bright at all. I would compare it to my Ibanez S470FM in terms of how it sounds, just with better pickups.

Ben N · April 30, 2007, 07:18:21 PM

IRC (ad I don't really know) the Nitefly is the most "conventional" Parker in terms of construction and pickups, no?

vanessa · April 30, 2007, 08:06:56 PM

Paul,

Great job! The first thing I thought of when I saw your box was Rick-O-Sound!

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/guitars/rickenbacker/section-13.html

You might stand to sell a lot more of these than you originally thought. I could never find the Rick-O-Sound box for my old 12 string. My friend has a Rick bass and was just asking about one of these. A little cross marketing might make that a bigger niche!

Paul Marossy · April 30, 2007, 09:54:10 PM

QuoteIRC (ad I don't really know) the Nitefly is the most "conventional" Parker in terms of construction and pickups, no?

Depends on the model, but generally speaking, yes.

QuoteGreat job! The first thing I thought of when I saw your box was Rick-O-Sound!

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/guitars/rickenbacker/section-13.html

You might stand to sell a lot more of these than you originally thought. I could never find the Rick-O-Sound box for my old 12 string. My friend has a Rick bass and was just asking about one of these. A little cross marketing might make that a bigger niche!

Huh, cool. You're the second person to bring up Rickenbacker guiars.

Paul Marossy · May 10, 2007, 10:27:03 AM

Quotejust curious, can you get any number on how many guitars Parker sold since they came out? and are they still selling a lot? i remember seeing a lot many years ago but i haven't seen many lately?

I think I may finally have an answer to that question! In an article in this month's New Yorker magazine, it is stated that 30,000 Flys were sold before Ken Parker Parker Guitars to Washburn in 2004. Still a relatively small niche market, but that's a lot more Flys out there than I thought!

Serge · May 10, 2007, 11:27:52 AM

Nice work, Paul! I like the looks of those boxes too! What type of enclosures are those larger boxes?

Paul Marossy · May 10, 2007, 12:02:50 PM

QuoteNice work, Paul! I like the looks of those boxes too! What type of enclosures are those larger boxes?

Thanks. The larger boxes were given to me by someone who works at a place that manufactures enclosures for various people. They are not something that you can buy off the shelf.

mwynwood · June 15, 2012, 12:02:18 AM

Hi guys, I just bought a Parker Nitefly NFV2 and I found this thread.

I'm interested in splitting the output so I can send the magnetic pickups to my amp and the passive piezo off to the PA.
This looks like it might almost be the right thing for the job:

There was talk of a version that had an active buffer in it to help the passive piezo - does anyone have any info on that?
Thanks!

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