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Published on 07/24/10 at 06:00
the beautiful is manufactured in the USA and has a fixed bridge (hard tail), to a handle 24 nikel frets, 2 custom wound DiMarzio pickups (the neck pickup is based on norton and treble tone on the area), mechanical Sperzel trim-lock.
the body is poplar and basswood handle.
ken parker concept is to have created a guitar with an extraordinarily light profile incredibly well studied, the neck and body are connected to the base with a carbon tape and the whole (neck and body) are caught in an envelope glass fibers.
the control panel, 4 control knobs (1 volume general 1Volume magnetic pickup, 1 tone and 1 volume pot for double the piezo system) and 2 switch 3 positions (1 for the magnetic pickups and one for the piezo).
Note that when we remove the shield of electronics, we can adjust the output volume of the piezo).

UTILIZATION

The handle is super nice and that is certainly the best round I had studied to play!
the ergonomics of this guitar is worthy of research to NASA!
ie it is more than good! it is unique!
weight, I do not even speak, 1.8 kg on the scales!
access to more than treble is easily seen that it's almost a race driver!
the sounds are super versatile and it is with the piezo that gives you the coup de grace!
he does not forget that Ken Parker worked with Larry Fishman to develop the fly, so here speaks for itself ...
but anyway, to make simple sounds appliances are falling!
in 2002, I saw Pain of Salvation Live in Paris, opening for Dream Theater vocalist and guitarist playing on a fly deluxe, already, the sound of microphones in saturated was super good, but when he played with electro the piezo, it was to die for!
I would put 14 if it were possible!

SOUNDS

already, it makes no noise and it is a big plus for studio and stage!
It's been a year since I have it and, I note with amazement that you can really play with everything!
The neck pickup gives off a warm jazz sound to fall!
for the blues is not even worthy of support, almost all alone out here!
center position is the funk and arpeggios that are waiting for you!
and, finally, with the bridge pickup, it ventures into the maze of rock and hard rock ...
tested on my laney lionheart is really the ultimate guitar!
more versatile, I have rarely found!
and besides, we have a dynamic crazy!
who wanted to sell me .... what con!
and I'm not talking about electro-acoustic sound that's so beautiful!
I understand why there are professionals who use it, it's really a guitar goes everywhere, which has grain, light and has almost everything!



OVERALL OPINION

it's been almost a year since I bought it and, frankly, in retrospect, I care!
it really unusual instrument!
I tried many guitars that eventually will look like by the end .... cons, my parker is really unique!
strangely, with a body and a wood handle surrounded by a sheath of fiberglass and carbon, it really has a sound with the grain!
it really is a guitar that music professionals should try before rushing to a stratovolcano, she easily nail it and the les paul sounds to post questions and ergonomics!
I had my parker to 1000 €, which makes the price / quality ratio is absolutely good!
if I had to redo this experiment with the choice, I would do it willingly!

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