Parker guitars - Opinions and Polls

Re: Parker guitars

bfloyd6969 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:04:31 +0000

My guess is 'cause you were asking for opinions, and that's a better fit for the "opinions and polls" forum. ... suppose...

Re: Parker guitars

kent_eh — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:31:43 +0000

My guess is 'cause you were asking for opinions, and that's a better fit for the "opinions and polls" forum.

Re: Parker guitars

bfloyd6969 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:16:55 +0000

Now I know why I couldn't find this thread, it has been moved. Though, I don't understand why - didn't this fit in the general guitar player's discussion?

Re: Parker guitars

bfloyd6969 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:09:16 +0000

bfloyd6969

I see you're in Ohio. JK Lutherie outside of Cincinnati is a Parker dealer and usually has several in stock. Might be worth a drive? He does a great job on set up and repairs also.

http://www.jklutherie.com

Take care,

Trey Thanks for the heads up. Cinci is a couple of hours away and I just found that Guitar Center in Columbus (about an hour away) carries the Parker line. I'll give them a call and see if they have any P-42's in stock. Thanks again.

Re: Parker guitars

Boogieman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:30:51 +0000

Re: Parker guitars

gnease — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:51 +0000

a pretty sharp, looking modern take on a Tele, but has a clear and disappointing design flaw

Parkers are not perfect. if at all possible, try before you buy. I don't think anything beyond the original Parker Fly guitar was designed by Ken Parker as he had some sort of falling out with his business partners and is off now redesigning and building archtop acoustics. I posted a link to an article on Ken Parker earlier this year - http://forums.guitarnoise.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=44346 not too surprised about that, H.

even the original Parker Fly -- and to be sure: it gets my vote for coolness -- had/has its share of design and build issues. IIRC these involved pup failure, frets detaching (glued-on stainless) and something about the bridge. all repairable ... if you can find a tech/luthier who knows the axe. but ... all these more exotic features except the signature shape have been removed or better addressed in the subsequent and lower cost models. many of these are now simply a Parker's (the company's) interpretation of guitars available from other makers. given that, I think it's a good idea to A-B the Parkers against their nearest similar competitors. the shapes and contours are important, and getting the one that feels good to you is pretty important. it's very difficult to judge that from the pics.

Re: Parker guitars

gnease — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:54:22 +0000

Best Buy (which recently opened it's musical instrument department - another discussion Is that just online? I did a search for a guitar once and they came up as a retailer, I thought it was odd...but after hearing you say that I guess they want a piece of the musical pie. not just on-line -- dedicated room with Gibby, Fender, Line6, Epi, Yammy, MXR, Danny EFX, various keyboards, even an acoustic room with Taylor, Gibby, Alvarez, Washburn ....

It's good in that the unknowing parent can find the real thing instead of dropping the same amount of cash on a dept store special. the downside ... well obvious.

Re: Parker guitars

TRGuitar — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:15:58 +0000

I suppose guitar is one of the few things that has been hanging on as a specialty item with it's own stores. (Unless you count First Act in Wally World)

Re: Parker guitars

JoeHempel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:43:55 +0000

Re: Parker guitars

bfloyd6969 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:04:19 +0000

Thanks for the replies and links all. Good points to keep in consideration.