Technical Description
• Body o Wood: Mahogany o Finish: Polyurethane
• Neck o Wood: Mahogany o Scale: 25.5 in. o Radius: 10-13 in. Conical form o Fingerboard: Composite o Nut width: 1.68 in. o Finish: Polyurethane o Frets: 22 Stainless steel o Fret size: .052 in. High .0103 in. Wide
• Nut: GraphTech • Bridge: Parker cast aluminum vibrato bridge, with stainless steel saddles • String Spacing: 2.14 in. wide at bridge, 1.38 in. wide at nut • Tuners: Sperzel Locking
• Electronics o Pickups: 2 Custom DiMarzio humbuckers, 6-element Fishman piezo system Mag Volume: 500k Mag Tone: 500k Piezo Volume: 2k Push/pull coil tap selection on the magnetic tone knob (M only)
o 3-Way Mag selector switch: (position 1 closest to neck) Neck humbucker Inside coil of both humbuckers (in series) Bridge humbucker
o 3-Way Mag/Piezo Switch: Mag pickups only Piezo and mag pickups Piezo pickups
• Preamp/Mixer: Custom designed Fishman active circuit • Battery Life: Estimated 200 hours • Output: Split stereo or summed mono operation (Includes Stereo Cable) • Factory Setup o String Gauge: D'Addario EXL120 .09-.42 (Elixir SuperLite’s installed) o String Height: .050 in. treble .070 in. bass, at 12th fret (while fretted at 1st) Technical Description
NiteFly M Specific Detail
The M model sports a satin-finished mahogany body and bolt-on neck. Loaded with tonal possibilities, it's equipped with a Fishman six-element piezo pickup system that's coupled to a Powerchip active pre-amp with 'smart switching" jack for stereo or summed mono output. The two DiMarzio custom-wound humbuckers are controlled with a three- position magnetic pickup selector and push-pull coil-split switch. The precision-cast aluminum vibrato bridge with stainless steel saddles, brushed black Sperzel locking tuners, and black chrome dome knobs offer winning looks, smooth intonation, and tuning stability.
Manufactured in Parker's Massachusetts facility, the Parker NiteFly-M guitar offers incredible versatility and playability at a great price.
PRICING
From Parker's Website:
NFM/N, NiteFly Mahogany, Natural Satin $1,550
NFHC NiteFly Molded Hard Shell Case $180
From Musician’s Friend Website (http://www.musiciansfriend.com):
NFM/N - $1,249 (Product #510664) NFHC - $125 (Product #541072)
Testimonials – Detailed Review
Nothing Plays Like a Parker
"I love music, and I love guitars. The guitar has been the most important musical instrument of my generation, and I think it will continue to be for a great long time to come. My fascination with the guitar and all the wonderful musicians who've embraced it has inspired and shaped my working life. More than 25 years ago, I started to build and repair guitars. I worked with thousands of guitarists, asking them to define their instruments' best features and worst failings. Their input helped design the Parker Fly, the models that have followed and those to come. I love creating new recipes from the ever- growing array of ingredients. Many of our designs and processes are protected by patents. We combine organic and man-made materials to create a uniquely musical guitar that performs as no other can. It's a lot of extra work, but we do it because we know you can feel and hear the difference."
"The Parker Fly neck lays perfectly in your hand. The neck shape swells into the guitar body to give easy access to every note. Our frets and fingerboard have to be experienced to be believed. Each note plays with a smooth consistency. The usual problems with dead spots, funny notes, and unevenness are absent. The guitar balances beautifully whether you're sitting or standing and its light weight allows you to stay relaxed and mobile. Most importantly, the guitar feels alive. You can feel it resonating against your body, singing along with you. It's a fine thing." -Ken Parker Nothing Sounds Like a Parker
The story of a guitar's tone is a tale of motion. Body and strings vibrate and dance in unison to create sound. The Parker story begins with responsive, vibrant guitars. Then their 2 pickup systems come together to expand the sonic message.
Fastened directly to the guitar body, the custom DiMarzio magnetic pickups produce powerful electric guitar tones. Each string also drives its own Fishman piezo pickup, designed by Larry Fishman specifically for the Parker Fly. The piezos sense every part of the string's vibration, providing the lush, complex tone of an acoustic guitar without feedback, even at stadium level volume.
The piezo and magnetic pickup systems are blended by a stereo preamplifier, which allows you to mix the volumes and tones of both systems. A stereo-mono switch lets you route the signal any way you like. The end of the story is what you hear when you play a Parker guitar. Parker has created the most flexible expressive guitar available, with qualities every player will love. Testimonials – Detailed Review
Nothing is Built Like a Parker You can't make an exceptional instrument from indifferent sounding materials. Ken Parker's understanding of materials and the physical forces on them allows him to create the most compelling instruments of our times. Wood, the original miracle fiber, is at the heart of every Parker guitar. They marry the magic soulfulness of wood with rock-solid modern fibers. The thin skin of carbon and glass fibers bond to the wooden guitar becoming a new kind of material, optimized to respond to the vibrations of guitar strings.
You can't make exceptional guitars without exceptional guitar-makers. At the Parker shop, skilled artisans design, create, and apply specialized tools to complete each demanding step along the line. Every handcrafted instrument embodies their skill and care.
The Fly Guitar neck is constructed from a solid piece of basswood. The union of body and neck is seamless, with carbon fiber overlaid lengthwise (Fly Std/Artist/Supreme). A veil of reinforcing glass fibers is oriented diagonally, creating tri-axial fiber reinforcement. This patented construction results in an amazingly responsive, lively, and incredibly stable guitar with even tonal response and feel.