Full Version: Parker P-42
hey guys, im looking for a guitar around the 400-500 range, and ive come across the parker p-42.its a $460(USD) guitar, and i know some guys on here have parkers and im wondering what you think of it, and if you think it would be worth the money.Click here
David, Kris and I each have more or less the same guitar, a nitefly SA. The p-42 differs in a few places from ours, or the nitefly-m (which would be the more comparable guitar to the p-42, priced the same as an -SA).
For one thing, the neck is not the same. You'd be getting an ebony fretboard instead of the composite ones we have. I like ebony though, but I can't say how this neck would feel. The frets are also nickel rather than steel (which is okay, the majority of guitar frets are nickel but steel is a little smoother). One of my favorite things about my nitefly is the neck, and a lot of that has to do with the material. Other than that the neck is probably pretty nice, ebony is nice and smooth.
I don't know much about the humbuckers you'd be getting. Mine has made-for-parker-by-dimarzio pickups in them, and while they're not perfect they're pretty good. Nitefly-M's have seymour duncan pickups.
Other differences are that I can't seem to confirm whether or not it has locking tuners, so it probably does not. It also doesn't have a tremolo (which I actually prefer, but thats up to you). Doesn't seem to have piezo either.
So those are the differences from the higher end parkers, but it is probably a very nice guitar in the price range, do you know where it's made?
For one thing, the neck is not the same. You'd be getting an ebony fretboard instead of the composite ones we have. I like ebony though, but I can't say how this neck would feel. The frets are also nickel rather than steel (which is okay, the majority of guitar frets are nickel but steel is a little smoother). One of my favorite things about my nitefly is the neck, and a lot of that has to do with the material. Other than that the neck is probably pretty nice, ebony is nice and smooth.
I don't know much about the humbuckers you'd be getting. Mine has made-for-parker-by-dimarzio pickups in them, and while they're not perfect they're pretty good. Nitefly-M's have seymour duncan pickups.
Other differences are that I can't seem to confirm whether or not it has locking tuners, so it probably does not. It also doesn't have a tremolo (which I actually prefer, but thats up to you). Doesn't seem to have piezo either.
So those are the differences from the higher end parkers, but it is probably a very nice guitar in the price range, do you know where it's made?
QUOTE (stratman33 @ Feb 7 2008, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
its made in korea.
Yeah I figured it was either korea or japan, most guitars in that price range are. I'm sure it'll be of fine quality, schecters for example are made in korea.
QUOTE (JVM @ Feb 7 2008, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah I figured it was either korea or japan, most guitars in that price range are. I'm sure it'll be of fine quality, schecters for example are made in korea.
sweet then i think ill save up for this guitar then, thanks for the help
They are pretty good if you can't afford the higher range ones. I have a Parker Nitefly M which is the one just above the SA model in price but only by 100 pound. It is an awesome guitar and you can't go wrong with Parker guitars. I got the Nitefly M because I hate scratchplates. Look ugly.
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Feb 8 2008, 08:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They are pretty good if you can't afford the higher range ones. I have a Parker Nitefly M which is the one just above the SA model in price but only by 100 pound. It is an awesome guitar and you can't go wrong with Parker guitars. I got the Nitefly M because I hate scratchplates. Look ugly.
thats good to know....and i also hate scratchplates guitars look so much better without them IMO.
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