I was also impressed with the MaxxFly guitars. I have one of them (not a US made one but very high quality) that I got at a discount when becoming a "Parker Artist" like 10 years ago. It plays incredibly well and is leagues above most guitars out there. It really seemed they were trying to maintain that commitment to quality which was great. I also had a problem with it only having 22 frets as most of what I play calls for 24, so it is criminally underplayed. I've been using it a lot more lately though.jester700 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 3:09 pm This is basically the USA-made bolt-on MaxxFly guitars - DF524, 624, 724. They're my favorite guitars of all time, even though they leave out some of Ken's tech. I really don't get why they weren't a success, but then - I don't get why Teles and Les Pauls ARE!
Why aren't Ken Parker's innovations being used today?
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So this took me forever to finish. I had to repaint twice. The painting was really the most difficult part for me. It did not come out perfectly still haha, but I'd had enough.
Anyway, all it needs now are the frets. I had to reorder new fretwire since I made the mistake of ordering it precut before and they are too short for the higher frets.
But it holds string tension and the neck feels super stable. It's also super lightweight. The bridge is a little off... but I'm not going to worry about that right now. But it actually works!! I was really afraid the neck would warp or buckle with the string tension but the composites are doing their job.
Here's a picture where you can see the fiberglass before the first paint attempt.
And here it is now.
Anyway, all it needs now are the frets. I had to reorder new fretwire since I made the mistake of ordering it precut before and they are too short for the higher frets.
But it holds string tension and the neck feels super stable. It's also super lightweight. The bridge is a little off... but I'm not going to worry about that right now. But it actually works!! I was really afraid the neck would warp or buckle with the string tension but the composites are doing their job.
Here's a picture where you can see the fiberglass before the first paint attempt.
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Beautiful prototype, you have there. Can’t wait to see the next tweak/iteration or hear this one.
Summary of the Parker Guitars speculator market from 2020 onward: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory
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Wow! Looks great. Can’t wait to see and hear the final results.
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Thanks guys! I'm really excited about it. It's technically a fretless guitar right now but it's not setup to be fretless since I should be able to put the frets on pretty soon. Once I get it all dialed in, I'll post a video so you can see how it sounds in action! I can't wait!
I learned a lot from doing this and when I do another one I'll be able to avoid a lot of pitfalls. Timewise, doing the two tone color scheme as the first paint job I ever did was a really bad idea haha. The next one I'll plan to do a single color.
