Hello, I wanted thank the forum again for the important feedback, and to post a brief follow-up. The intermittent cut-outs are, presently and hopefully forever, a thing of the past after nudging the saddles slightly forward. Fortunately the piezos aren't broken. Putting 9's back on made little to no...

She should update her website if she's really out of the business, as it says exactly the opposite at present. On the page linked as "comments" it says: "We've received quite a few Parker Forum Members asking if ShazRock was still in business. We'd like to reassure the Parker enthusia...

"..we are guitar factory in China, we produce all kinds of electric guitar, electric bass, shaped guitar..." Unless you're willing to take the risk of throwing the money away I would not. I'd bet it won't look like the picture or play like you want, and if you do get it it will probably ta...

A technical answer for completeness: Piezoelectricity (/ˌpiːzoʊ-, ˌpiːtsoʊ-, paɪˌiːzoʊ-/, US: /piˌeɪzoʊ-, piˌeɪtsoʊ-/)[1] is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials—such as crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA, and various proteins—in response t...

Thanks very much for all that information, that's exactly what I needed to learn. I think and hope that it's just the wire and not the pickup itself. One thought is to try to reinforce the dodgy one with conductive epoxy instead of trying to re-solder, because I could probably do it without taking t...

...Careful with the wire coming out of the saddle. It's quite fragile and there have been instances of the wire breaking at that point. That's fairly unrepairable. Good luck! :o Ah! That's what I'm trying to understand! Why is that unrepairable? I hope going back to 9's and moving the saddle is the...

Thanks Patzag, You're reading my mind with regards to the strings. I'm using D'Addario 10's but the guitar was set-up for 9's. I think I'm going to switch back down and see where that take me. I think my next most brave move would be to re-touch the solder at those Piezo wires if it persists. It's c...

nfv1_1.jpg It happens sometimes that by seeking help one can help themselves. I took some close-ups of the bridge where the piezo wires come through in order to illustrate that the factory wiring looked right and was intact. I zoomed in and then I saw it . The slots in the bridge do not allow for t...

Hi everyone, thanks for the welcome and the replies. It's direct into the FM9, no preamp. When thing are behaving well, it's clear there is no need for a pre- and it sounds great. I am confident it's not impedance. There is a distinct "break-up" to the sound as the piezo pickups are cuttin...

Hello everyone, I'm thrilled to find this forum but bummed to need it. I have an NFV1 I bought new in '96 and am still in love with. I hardly used the piezos though over the years. I just got a Fractal FM9 that gives me two inputs (and godlike sound) and started working on getting a clean tone but I...