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tjon901 « Parker with Mojo »
Published on 09/13/11 at 09:30This is one of the higher end Parkers out there. Parkers are cool guitars known for their use of composite materials and very modern designs. I think this is the best sounding Parker they make. This guitar has a mahogany body and mahogany set neck. The fretboard is Parkers composite design which is very similar to ebony. The fretboard is made from a carbon class composite. The fretboard is wide with a compound radius design. The frets on the fretboard are stainless steel which is great. Stainless steel frets do not wear out like nickle frets so once you get them leveled correctly they will stay perfectly leveled. The electronics on this guitar are very cool. The guitar comes with a normal set of Seymour Duncan magnetic pickups. You get the good JB Jazz set with those. The guitar also has an active piezo pickup built into the bridge.
UTILIZATION
This guitar is super comfortable. The guitar has a super light weight design. The guitar is thin so it does not really feel like mahogany. The body has nice cutaways and bevels that give you good upper fret access. There are no inlays on the fretboard but there are always side markers. The composite fretboard is super smooth. This along with the stainless steel frets means you get nice smooth playability. Stainless steel frets dont get rough for worn out so they will always be smooth. The tremolo design is pretty interesting. It works pretty well it seems and stays in tune well for being non locking.
SOUNDS
Parkers are always unique sounding guitars because of their design. They tend to be a bit brighter than your normal guitar. The Seymour Duncan pickup in this guitar compliment this well but giving you a nice singing tone that can really cut through. The JB in the bridge with the Jazz in the neck is a very common set that is very versatile. The Jazz is similar to the 59 but with more bite on the high end. The 59 is so vintage and smooth on some guitars it can get pretty muddy. The Jazz fixes that by added some more treble to the voicing of the pickup. When playing fast leads in the neck position the Jazz will have a clearer sound than the 59. The 59 is more voiced towards slower bluesy leads while the Jazz is better for fast shredding or even jazz. Having slightly less low end than the 59 means the Jazz is less boomy and will have more clarity when it comes to playing. This also means the clean tones are very good. With less low end the high strings in the clean tones will really ring out and do not get overpowered by the bass end strings on the Parker. The JB is great as well. The guitars brighter sound complements these two relatively bright pickups. I did not have a proper amp to test the Piezo on this guitar but from what I have seen and heard it sounds like a normal Piezo pickup.
OVERALL OPINION
These Parker guitars are pretty cool and unusual. Their modern design seems to throw off a lot of people and so not many people play them. The people who play them love the design. The guitars are super comfortable and the neck plays extremely smooth. With its unique bright sound you wont get lost in any mixes any time soon. If you are looking for a guitar that is something different the Parker Mojo is a good one.
UTILIZATION
This guitar is super comfortable. The guitar has a super light weight design. The guitar is thin so it does not really feel like mahogany. The body has nice cutaways and bevels that give you good upper fret access. There are no inlays on the fretboard but there are always side markers. The composite fretboard is super smooth. This along with the stainless steel frets means you get nice smooth playability. Stainless steel frets dont get rough for worn out so they will always be smooth. The tremolo design is pretty interesting. It works pretty well it seems and stays in tune well for being non locking.
SOUNDS
Parkers are always unique sounding guitars because of their design. They tend to be a bit brighter than your normal guitar. The Seymour Duncan pickup in this guitar compliment this well but giving you a nice singing tone that can really cut through. The JB in the bridge with the Jazz in the neck is a very common set that is very versatile. The Jazz is similar to the 59 but with more bite on the high end. The 59 is so vintage and smooth on some guitars it can get pretty muddy. The Jazz fixes that by added some more treble to the voicing of the pickup. When playing fast leads in the neck position the Jazz will have a clearer sound than the 59. The 59 is more voiced towards slower bluesy leads while the Jazz is better for fast shredding or even jazz. Having slightly less low end than the 59 means the Jazz is less boomy and will have more clarity when it comes to playing. This also means the clean tones are very good. With less low end the high strings in the clean tones will really ring out and do not get overpowered by the bass end strings on the Parker. The JB is great as well. The guitars brighter sound complements these two relatively bright pickups. I did not have a proper amp to test the Piezo on this guitar but from what I have seen and heard it sounds like a normal Piezo pickup.
OVERALL OPINION
These Parker guitars are pretty cool and unusual. Their modern design seems to throw off a lot of people and so not many people play them. The people who play them love the design. The guitars are super comfortable and the neck plays extremely smooth. With its unique bright sound you wont get lost in any mixes any time soon. If you are looking for a guitar that is something different the Parker Mojo is a good one.