Parker Nitefly-M Guitar User Reviews at zZounds

"Made In America with Premium Features!!" submitted June 14, 2007

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Musical Background: Hobbyist

Music Style: Classic & New Rock and Metal

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Sound: I like the custom DiMarzio pickups. The ability to blend the Fishman piezo acoustic pickup with multiple combinations of humbuckers or single coils (split) either direct to one amp or stereo-split to two amps translates into refreshing versatility of sound. This guitar meets all my sound needs. Feature: Read the specs. I mean, c'mon, first off it's American made ... made in the good 'ole USA! Coil-splitting DiMarzio pickups, Fishman acoustic pickup, Sperzel locking tuners, steel frets, a GraphTech nut, a steel whammy bar with fixed, floating or down-only options, a lightweight and thin mahogany body and neck. The composite fretboard feels better than any ebony or rosewood I've every played. Ease of Use: Parker posts a PDF manual on their website. It's adequate but can be improved and I've sent them instructions on how to do so. I hope they'll listen. The whammy bar options can be changed with the turn of a screw. The Sperzel locking tuners keep the guitar in tune and make it easier to change strings than traditional, non-locking tuners. I'm still not sure about how to adjust intonation and such. I'll probably rely on my local guitar tech even though it doesn't look too complicated. This is an area where the manual could do a much better job. Quality: I haven't found any problems with my Nitefly M. I can see that real attention and care goes into manufacturing these guitars. I was hoping that my guitar would arrive perfectly setup as many of them do. I wasn't as fortunate. My bridge height was set a bit low on the bass side and I got a little buzzing on the 6th string. Value: With these features and Made In America ... I can't think of another guitar that comes close. Manufacturer Support: I've emailed Parker and have received fast replies, though often the replies seem too hastely, like the representative didn't thoroughly read my email and just wanted to get rid of me. One or two went completely unanswered. The Parker website is a pretty good source of info, especially the User Forum. The Wow Factor: I love the neck, the head, and the fretboard. I don't think the body shape is the sexiest I've ever seen nor the natural finish. I find the upper horn somewhat bothersome in my chest when I play seated. Overall: I've bought, traded and sold many guitar. I'm going to keep my Parker Nitefly M.

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"For those open minded people who can past the unusual body design of this guitar, you owe it to yourself to try one. You won't" submitted August 31, 2003

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Music Style: All types of rock based music

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Sound: As close as you can get to the "perfect" guitar....actually makes you play better for some reason. It's alive or something!?!?!? Wow. Feature: Every useable option....intelligently made with sophistication. Quality: Top notch appointments, high high quality. See www.edroman.com for his opinion on these (and he's a picky m.f.s.o.b.) Value: Blows away other guitars in the same price point. Something is actually different about this guitar though. It feels and plays like nothing else out there. It's a very "reactive" thing. Manufacturer Support: No opinion...haven't dealt with them. The Wow Factor: This "M" model is really a best of both worlds, even compared to other Fly products. You get the warmness and round tonality of Mahogany, with the incredibly reactive and stability of the composite neck, stainless steel frets, etc. It makes for an incredibly useable guitar. Overall: I have found a guitar that I will actually keep and be satisfied with for a LONG time. The closest guitar I had to this prior was a Musicman Axis Sport which I kept for almost 5 years before I got G.A.S. and had to have something else. In hindsight, I wish I would have kept the Musicman instead of the "custom" guitar I had made, as the Musicman was something I enjoyed more, but c'est la vie.

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"parker nitefly wants you" submitted March 28, 2006

By a customer from hotmail.com

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Musical Background: active musician, recording engineer

Music Style: metal, math metal, death/black metal

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Sound: this guitar has a great feel and a variety of sounds. the piezo picks and the coil split function can make the nitefly sound like any style of music Ease of Use: once you learn how to use it, it gives a great sound Quality: one of the most finest guitars ive played Value: its definately worth it but i/others would still like parker to lower the prices The Wow Factor: very good with a nice new age look Overall: this is one of the best guitars i have ever played

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Parker Nitefly-M Guitar Customer Review submitted April 12, 2004

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Sound: The sound is inconstant, the tone varies, needs to be tuned with every use (if not, it goes way way flat), definitely not the best guitar i have, the product sounds fine by itself, but when playing a duet, the sound worsens. higher notes sound more pleasing to the ear, as when low notes are less impressive. the guitar is the style i'm looking for, but i'm not completely satisfied with the quality. one big problem is the constant need to re-string. because of sharp metal pieces on the bridge, the strings are consistently being broken. i've never experienced this with any other guitar. for a beginner, i recommend this guitar, it was a good learning experience for me. i learned how to tune and how to re-string thanks to the parker nightfly

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"Made In America with Premium Features!!" submitted June 14, 2007

"For those open minded people who can past the unusual body design of this guitar, you owe it to yourself to try one. You won't" submitted August 31, 2003

"parker nitefly wants you" submitted March 28, 2006

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