Aug 22
Parker Guitars Acoustic
Posted on Saturday, August 22, 2009 in Instruments
Why do people who don’t know anything about music hate jazz but love pseudo jazz acts like Buble and Sinatra?
Just an honest question. I’ve talked to so many people who HATE jazz with a passion. But I can’t take them seriously, because 99.9% of them don’t know anything about music (they might know how to play a few johnny cash or sublime songs on an acoustic guitar, but most of these “musicians” don’t even get the concept of modes or improvising). I live in New York, which is pretty much the mecca of modern jazz and nu-jazz, but I still run into tons of people who hate Coltrane and Miles. Why? I just can’t understand it….. Is it not catchy enough (what about Kind of Blue or My Favorite Things?). Are the musicians not talented enough (Even though they spend most of their childhood studying music). How can someone like Buble or Sublime or Nirvana or Dylan or Kenny G but not Mingus or Charlie Parker or Bill Evans? I’m not trying to be offensive, but I take great offense when people say: “I don’t like jazz.” I just don’t get it……….
You must exposed this music when they are young. Before their peers get to them. In my city there are some jazz music, mostly on public radio or college stations. But commercial radio is what has the music sales. In the 70’s there were a few jazz bands that could fill large places. Weather Report drew well as did Return to Forever. Their music did a good job getting me into others.
Parker Guitars – Four Seasons, P8E Acoustic
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Parker PM24V $839 Parker PM24V – Color Shown – Black Parker PM24V Description: They’re guitars that deliver everything you’d expect from a Parker, at a price that acknowledges the concept of budget. When he designed the P-Series, Ken Parker used traditional materials without compromising the high standards and precise tolerances that have made Parker Guitars the ultimate in tonal spectrum and playability. With the combination of Parker playability, piezo, and magnetic voices, and the rockin’ Parker look, the P-Series represents the finest guitar for the money on the market, bar none. Importantly, all P-Series guitars sold in the U.S. are set up in our Mundelein, IL factory to ensure spot-on tuning and playability. The PM24V delivers the quality and tone you expect from the PM20 with the added benefit of the Parker Vibrato with Fishman piezos for even more versatility. No limits here. Use the piezos for a realistic acoustic sound or mix it up with the humbuckers for a new dimension. Mahogany Arch Top body, Mahogany set-neck, HH config. Parker Stiners, Vibrato Parker PM24V Features: Mahogany body and Mahogany set neck Parker Stinger pickups 3-way mag pickup selection with dual coil-tapping Parker bridge w/Fishman piezo saddles. Grover 18:1 tuners 7.72 lbs Parker PM24V Specifications: Tones / Sounds: Over the top crunch tones with glistening clean sound. Body Wood Mahogany Construction Solid two piece Finish Polyurethane Bridge Parker bidge w/Fishman® piezo saddles Vibrato System Parker Neck: Wood Mahogany Neck Design Two piece Neck-Body Joint Set Neck Scale 25.5″ # of Frets 22 Fret Material Nickel silver Fret Size .039″ high, .106″ wide Fret Board Ebony Fretboard Shape 12″ Neck Shape Width: Regular, Thickness: Fat Finish Polyurethane Nut Graphite Nut Width 1.653″ String Spacing .409″ Truss Rod Double 440mm Tuners Grover® 18:1 Electronics: Mag Pickups Parker Stingers Mag. Config 2/HH Mag. PU Select 3 way pickup selector Piezo System Fishman® piezo bridge PreAmp/Mixer 6 element Fishman® piezo Other Controls Mag volume w/push-pull coil tap, Mag Tone w/push-pull coil tap Output Split stereo or summed mono, “Smart Switching” jack Miscellaneous: Weight 7.72 pounds Strings Vinci® .009 – .042 Other Features Case/Bag Custom Gig Bag Get your Parker PM24V today! |
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Parker P44V $769 Parker P44V – Color Shown – Natural Parker P44V Description: P44N, Natural They’re guitars that deliver everything you’d expect from a Parker, at a price that acknowledges the concept of budget. When he designed the P-Series, Ken Parker used traditional materials without compromising the high standards and precise tolerances that have made Parker Guitars the ultimate in tonal spectrum and playability. With the combination of Parker playability, piezo, and magnetic voices, and the rockin’ Parker look, the P-Series represents the finest guitar for the money on the market, bar none. Importantly, all P-Series guitars sold in the U.S. are set up in our Mundelein, IL factory to ensure spot-on tuning and playability. The P-44 has all the signature capabilities of the high-end Parker Fly in a beautiful solid-mahogany body. The humbuckers deliver twang and shimmer with plenty of attitude. The split coil lets you get a pseudo-single-coil sound, with zero hum. Count on the piezos for a very realistic acoustic sound, then mix them with the magnetics for a hybrid that introduces a whole new dimension to music. Carved Mahogany body, Maple Bolt-on neck, HH Config. Parker Stingers w/ Parker Vibrato and Fishman Piezos Parker P44V Features: Mahogany body and bolt-on Maple neck Dual Humbuckers with coil tapping Fulcrum style tremelo 3-way mag pickup selection Custom Fishman piezos and stereo voltage-doubled pre-amp 7 lbs Parker P44V Specifications: Tones / Sounds: Twang and shimmer. Incredible tonal range. Body Wood Mahogany Construction Solid two piece Finish Polyurethane Bridge Fishman fulcrum style tremelo Vibrato System N/A Neck: Wood Maple Neck Design Solid one piece Neck-Body Joint True bolt-on with half-round precision joint Scale 25.5″ # of Frets 22 Frets Fret Material Nickel silver Fret Size .052″ high, .103″ wide Fret Board Ebony Fretboard Shape 10″ – 13″ conical form Neck Shape Width: Regular Thickness: Fat Finish Polyurethane Nut GraphTech Nut Width 1.68″ String Spacing Bridge: 2.065″ Nut: 1.38″ Truss Rod Traditional design Tuners Grover 18:1 Electronics: Mag Pickups Parker Stingers Mag. Config Number: 2 Config: HH Mag. PU Select 3 way Piezo System 6-element Fishman piezo PreAmp/Mixer Active Custom Fishman stereo preamp Other Controls Mag volume, Mag tone, Piezo volume, Mag/Piezo 3 way selector Output Split stereo or summed mono Miscellaneous: Weight 7 pounds Strings Vinci, .009″ – .042″ Other Features N/A Case/Bag Parker custom Gig bag Get your Parker P44V today! |
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Parker P10EN $1679 Parker P10EN Parker P10EN Description: Parker’s first acoustic guitars are receiving accolades in the pages of such prestigious publications as Guitar Player, Guitar World,and Guitar World Acoustic. Featuring solid Cedar or Sitka Spruce tops and the finest Fishman electronics, these are some of the best sounding stage ready acoustic guitars ever produced Stunningly beautiful, sonically Parker. A solid spruce top with birdseye maple back and sides combine with an ivoroid fingerboard and bridge to produce a visual masterpiece. Parker’s exclusive Fishman® pickup system ensures that you sound just as good as you look. 1/4″ and XLR mono/stereo outputs are provided for performance and recording versatility. Parker P10EN Features: Solid Spruce Top Solid Birdseye maple back, Birdseye maple sides Bass balanced ivoroid bridge with compensated bone saddle. Mahogany neck,Ivoroid fingerboard with microdot inlays and Parker P, zero fret, maple capped headstock. Grover Sta-Tite (97 series) gold machine heads – 14:1 Parker P10EN Specifications: Tones / Sounds: Bright projected tones that are capable of cutting through an ensemble mix. Body Wood Solid sitka spruce top Construction Solid birdseye maple back, birdseye maple sides w/red tortoise shell binding Finish Polyurethane Bridge Ivoroid Vibrato System N/A Neck: Wood Mahogany Neck Design 5 piece construction Neck-Body Joint Dove-tail style Scale 25.5″ # of Frets 19 Fret Material Nickel S Fret Size .045″ high, .095″ wide Fret Board Ivoroid fingerboard with microdot inlays Fretboard Shape 10″ – 13″ Conical form Neck Shape Width: regular, Thickness: regular Finish Polyurethane Nut Bone Nut Width 1.69″ String Spacing 2.14″ Truss Rod Lightweight steel Tuners Grover® Sta-Tite (97 series) machine heads – 14:1 Electronics: Mag Pickups Exclusive Fishman® Blender System Mag. Config 1 under saddle pickup / 1 exclusive Rare Earth® Mag. PU Select Blend option Piezo System 6 Element Fishman® piezo PreAmp/Mixer Hum cancelling neck position Fishman® complimented with a Fishman® Acoustic Matrix® Undersaddle pickup Other Controls Top mounted master volume, magnetic/piezo blend, independent boost/cut style bass and treble controls. Output 1/4″ and XLR mono/stereo Miscellaneous: Weight: 4.5 pounds Strings: Vinci .012″ – .053″ Other Features: N/A Case/Bag: Parker Hardshell Case Get your Parker P10EN today! |
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Parker P9EN $1649 Parker P9EN Parker P9EN Description: Parker’s first acoustic guitars are receiving accolades in the pages of such prestigious publications as Guitar Player, Guitar World,and Guitar World Acoustic. Featuring solid Cedar or Sitka Spruce tops and the finest Fishman electronics, these are some of the best sounding stage ready acoustic guitars ever produced Stunningly beautiful, sonically Parker. Not just another acoustic guitar, this one is a Parker, so you can expect superior tone, both acoustic and amplified. The P9E features a solid cedar top and Indian rosewood back. Parker-exclusive electronics includes a Fishman® hum canceling pickup combined with their Acoustic Matrix undersaddle pickup. 1/4″ and XLR mono/stereo outputs are provided for performance and recording versatility. Parker P9EN Features: Solid Cedar top with Rosewood binding. Solid Indian rosewood back. Rosewood sides. Rosewood binding. Bass balanced Ebony bridge with compensated bone saddle. Mahogany neck, microdot inlaid Ebony fingerboard, zero fret,Rosewood capped headstock. Fishman® hum canceling pickup combined with Acoustic Matrix Undersaddle pickup. 1/4″ and XLR mono/stereo outputs. Grover Sta-Tite (97 series) gold machine heads – 14:1 Top mounted volume control Controls: magnetic/piezo blend,bass & treble cut/boost. Parker P9EN Specifications: Tones / Sounds: Bold sounds of Cedar and Rosewood yielding consistantly warm tone. Body Wood Solid cedar top Construction Solid indian rosewood and indian rosewood sides Finish Polyurethane Bridge Bass balanced bridge with compensated bone saddle Vibrato System N/A Neck: Wood Mahogany with rosewood capped headstock Neck Design 3 piece construction Neck-Body Joint Dove-tail style Scale 25.5″ # of Frets 19 Fret Material Nickel S Fret Size .045″ high, .095″ wide Fret Board Ebony fingerboard with microdot inlays Fretboard Shape 10″ – 13″ Conical form Neck Shape Width: regular, Thickness: regular Finish Polyurethane Nut Bone Nut Width 1.69″ String Spacing 2.14″ Truss Rod Lightweight steel Tuners Grover® Sta-Tite (97 series) machine heads – 14:1 Electronics: Mag Pickups Exclusive Fishman® Blender System Mag. Config 1 under saddle pickup / 1 exclusive Rare Earth® Mag. PU Select Blend option Piezo System 6 Element Fishman® piezo PreAmp/Mixer Hum cancelling neck position Fishman® complimented with a Fishman® Acoustic Matrix® Undersaddle pickup Other Controls Top mounted master volume, magnetic/piezo blend, independent boost/cut style bass and treble controls. Output 1/4″ and XLR mono/stereo Miscellaneous: Weight 4.5 pounds Strings Vinci .012″ – .053″ Other Features Case/Bag Parker Hardshell Case Get your Parker P9EN today! |
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Parker Guitars DragonFly Electric Guitar Tobacco Sunburst $3399 Parker Guitars DragonFly Electric Guitar Tobacco Sunburst |
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Parker Guitars DragonFly Electric Guitar Dusty Black $3399 Parker Guitars DragonFly Electric Guitar Dusty Black |
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Parker Guitars Fly Classic Case Standard $125 Parker Guitars Fly Classic Case Standard |
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Parker P36 $769 Parker P36 – Color Shown – Natural Parker P36 Description: They’re guitars that deliver everything you’d expect from a Parker, at a price that acknowledges the concept of budget. When he designed the P-Series, Ken Parker used traditional materials without compromising the high standards and precise tolerances that have made Parker Guitars the ultimate in tonal spectrum and playability. With the combination of Parker playability, piezo, and magnetic voices, and the rockin’ Parker look, the P-Series represents the finest guitar for the money on the market, bar none. Importantly, all P-Series guitars sold in the U.S. are set up in our Mundelein, IL factory to ensure spot-on tuning and playability. The P-36 has all the signature capabilities of the high-end Parker Fly in a beautiful ash body with maple bolt-on neck. And when it comes to sound, the marriage of Parker technology with the vintage Tele electronic and control layout is mind-blowing. The pickups deliver twang and shimmer with tons of attitude. Count on the piezos for a very realistic acoustic sound, and then mix them with the magnetics for a hybrid that introduces a whole new dimension to music. Carved Ash body, Maple Bolt-on neck, pickguard, single coil bridge-soap bar neck pick ups with Fishman Piezo Parker P36 Features: Ash body and bolt-on Maple neck 2 Vintage Style Single-Coil Pickups with Alnico Magnets (Neck & Bridge) Fishman Powerbridge VT string through 3-way mag pickup selection Custom Fishman piezos and stereo voltage-doubled pre-amp 7 lbs Parker P36 Specifications: Tones / Sounds: Twang and shimmer; incredible tonal range. Body Wood Select Ash Construction Solid Finish Polyurethane Bridge Fishman Powerbridge VT string through Vibrato System N/A Neck: Wood Maple Neck Design Solid one piece Neck-Body Joint Traditional bolt on Scale 25.5″ # of Frets 22 Frets Fret Material Nickel silver Fret Size .060″ high, .090″ wide Fret Board Maple Fretboard Shape 10″-13″ conical form Neck Shape Width: Regular Thickness: Fat Finish Polyurethane Nut Black polycarbonate Nut Width 1.650″ String Spacing Bridge: 2.110″ Nut: 1.325 Truss Rod Traditional design Tuners Grover 18:1 Ratio Electronics: Mag Pickups Parker designed Alnico Mag. Config Number: 2 Config: SS Mag. PU Select 3 way Piezo System 6-element Fishman piezo PreAmp/Mixer Active Fishman designed stereo preamp Other Controls Mag volume, Mag tone, Mag/Piezo 3 way selector Output Split stereo or summed mono Miscellaneous: Weight: 7 pounds Strings: 009″ – .042″ Other Features: N/A Case/Bag: Parker P-Series custom gig bag Get your Parker P36 today! |
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Parker Guitars Adrian Belew Signature Fly Electric Guitar Tangerine $8999 5-way Pickup switching: . Position 1 (back) – bridge pickup. Position 2 – bridge pickup and Piezo acoustic pickup. Position 3 (middle) – Piezo acoustic pickup. Position 4 – neck pickup and Piezo acoustic pickup. Position 5 (front) – neck pickup. |
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Parker Guitars Adrian Belew Signature Fly Electric Guitar P0901088 $9599 5-way Pickup switching: . Position 1 (back) – bridge pickup. Position 2 – bridge pickup and Piezo acoustic pickup. Position 3 (middle) – Piezo acoustic pickup. Position 4 – neck pickup and Piezo acoustic pickup. Position 5 (front) – neck pickup. |
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Your Country $9.00 For nearly 30 years, Parker has coupled punk’s energy with his love of American R&B, country, and soul that has rightly earned him a spot in rock’s pantheon of original and influential figures. He’s got a snotty barroom brawler’s rasp and sneer, a soul man’s swagger, and an ear for indelible hooks and pop songcraft. “Your Country” is a warm and melodic genre-bending masterpiece. His songs go from … |
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Sevens $12.99 Track Listings 1. Longneck Bottle |
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Tony Parker $12.95 Acoustic ballads featuring finger-style guitar, melodic keyboards, harmonica, and rich vocal harmonies. ALBUM CREDITS: Tony Parker: compositions, arrangements, recordings, engineering, production, acoustic guitars, harmonica, piano, keyboards, bass, vocals, inventions, research, and development; Writers: Tony Parker & Pete Mackey; Photography: Jackie & Andy Henry; Recording: 4-track analog to d… |