Parker PM20 Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)

Quilt bubinga or flame maple top. Mahogany body and mahogany set neck.

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"Parker PM20 = Amazing!!"

Feature:
The guitar came with a gig bag and chord.To me there are no uneeded features.I wish the hardware was in black and not chrome, but the Grover 18-1 tuners are a plus!And the above mentioned coil taps are a huge feature for the price of this guitar!

Quality:
I can say,for a guitar that is made in Korea,the craftmanship of mine was fantastic, it is a beautiful guitar in all aspects! Although I will not be playing any venues with mine(Hobbist) I would say it seems to be very dependable.I feel this guitar will last me for a very long time.

Value:
Yes this guitar is worth the price I paid in every aspect!

Desirability:
To me the finish is absolutely amazing, I love the color and the finish on the wood. The shape and the overall design is simply brilliant, Parker did not copy anyone, thats what makes them stand out and grab your attention!

Sound:
I gave this a nine due to the fact that you can replace the Pups' and get the sound you want in any guitar. But the factory pick ups are just as good as any, they deliver a good clean sound to a punchy hard rock sound, the only thing I was dissappointed with was the "pinch harmonics" they are there but no so noticable. Other than that this guitar can deliver some excellent sounds from clean to distortion and has some serious sustain!I use a Crate GXL212 120 watt combo amp with no other effects(besides what is built into my amp),at this time.The Coil taps rule on this guitar, the range of sound just from the coil taps is amazing in itself!I may end up upgrading the pups'in the future.But I'm not in a big hurry to do it.

Ease of Use:
Extremely easy to use,the neck is amazingly fast and the weight of the guitar itself is unbelievably lite! I love the feel of it! The manual explains the coil taps if your not use to them, very explanatory.

Support:
I have not needed support for anything at this time, nor do I feel that I will need them in the future.

Overall:
I have played a few guitars in my search for the "one" and I have to say Parker has the competition beat, in my opinion! Although I play other brands,Parker will be my "main" guitar from here on out,My next purchase will be a "Fly" Model.They have absolutely impressed this player, and have earned a devoted customer! If I'am ever seperated from this guitar I will buy another without any hesitation whats so ever!

Submitted: 11/26/2006

Style of Music: Hard rock,metal,blues


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Quilted Bubinga
Flame Maple Traditional Sunburst
Flame Maple Traditional Sunburst

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Description
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They're guitars that deliver everything you'd expect from a Parker, at a price that acknowledges the concept of budget. When he designed the P-Series, Ken Parker used traditional materials without compromising the high standards and precise tolerances that have made Parker Guitars the ultimate in tonal spectrum and playability. With the combination of Parker playability, piezo, and magnetic voices, and the rockin' Parker look, the P-Series represents the finest guitar for the money on the market, bar none. Importantly, all P-Series guitars sold in the U.S. are set up in Parker's Mundelein, IL factory to ensure spot-on tuning and playability.

The PM-20 delivers the first new shape in the Parker line-up since the Parker Fly was first introduced 11 years ago. Born out of innovative Parker engineering, the P-20 is a single-cutaway design with a mahogany body and mahogany set neck. Equipped with custom-wound Parker Stinger humbuckers, the PM-20 just screams, "play me!"

Features
Quilt bubinga or flame maple top, mahogany body and mahogany set neck

2 custom-wound Parker Stinger Alnico HH pickups

Traditional string-through design

3-way mag pickup selection with push-pull coil tap

7 lbs

Technical Info

Tones/sounds: over the top crunch tones with glistening clean tones

Body:
-- Wood: quilt bubinga or flame maple top, mahogany body

-- Finish: polyurethane

-- Bridge: string through design

-- Vibrato system: N/A

Neck:
-- Wood: maple

-- Neck design: solid one piece

-- Neck-body joint: traditional set-neck

-- Scale: 25.5 in.

-- # of frets: 22 frets

-- Fret material: nickel silver

-- Fret size: .060 in. high, .090 in. wide

-- Fret board: ebony

-- Fretboard shapet: 10 in.-13 in. conical form

-- Neck shape: regular width, fat thickness

-- Finish: polyurethane

-- Nut: black polycarbonate

-- Nut width: 1.650 in.

-- Bridge string spacing: 2.038

-- Nut string spacing: 1.325

-- Truss rod: traditional design

-- Tuners: Grover 18:1 ratio

Electronics:
-- Magnetic pickups: Parker Stingers - Alnico

-- Magnetic configuration: 2 humbuckers

-- Magnetic pickup select: 3-way mag pickup selection with push-pull coil tap

-- Piezo system: N/A

-- Preamp/mixer: N/A

-- Other controls: magnetic volume with push/pull coil tap and magnetic tone with push/pull coil tap

-- Output: split stereo or summed mono; "Smart Switching" jack

Miscellaneous:
-- Weight: 7 pounds

-- Strings: .009 in. - .042 in.

-- Case/Bag: Parker P-Series custom gig bag
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