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I'm not a Parker salesman - just a customer. When I got my 524 I quit playing my Gibson, Epiphone and LTD guitars. I liked the guitar so much I had them make the 522 with my pickup recommendations. Now I have one to take to the gig, and one to play at home.



What do I like about them?
  • Light weight
  • Well balanced - no neck dive
  • Contoured body - no arm pinch and it's almost like wearing the guitar instead of holding it
  • Fast neck with 14" radius and 25.5" scale
  • Hardened Stainless Steel Frets and Ebony fretboards make bending a breeze
  • Sperzel locking tuners, Graph-Tec nut and bridge plus an almost straight string path makes for incredible tuning stability
  • Duncan magnetic pickups sound great
  • There is also a piezo pickup under the bridge that you can blend with the mags for some unique sounds
  • Great customer support - the wood on the body cracked 2 years after the warranty had expired, I asked them how to fix it, and they said the wood shouldn't have cracked and replaced it with a brand new guitar - they even paid return shipping on the broken one.
    • My Gibson, Epiphone and LTD are still just collecting dust because the Parkers are so easy to play it's like I'm cheating.

    Insights and incites by Notes]]>     Guitar Players Discussion notes_norton https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/light-guitar/#post-385748     Light Guitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/light-guitar/#post-45745 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:03:07 +0000 I have a Gretsch G5420T and I love it but its a bit heavy ...does anyone know if any of the other gretsch guitars are a bit lighter??? I have a Tele also and thats heavy enough too,
    I have seen the new Taylor Hybrid which is really light but also really expensive!
    Any thoughts welcome!
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