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PA R K E R G U I TA R S 2 0 0 8 P R O D U C T G U I D E
P8E*
PM20
PM20PRO*
P44PRO
PM24V
P42
P44V
TONES/SOUNDS
Bold sounds of cedar and
flame maple yielding bright
compressed balanced tones,
capable of cutting through an
ensemble mix.
Over the top crunch tones with glistening clean sound.
Brilliant, crisp and balanced;
creamy, powerful distortion.
Over the top crunch tones with
glistening clean sound.
The P42 screams with
lightning fast response
and a sweet full midrange.
Brilliant, crisp and balanced;
creamy, powerful distortion.
BODY
Wood
Solid Cedar Top with
Rosewood binding
Mahogany
Mahogany
(Flame top optional)
Mahogany (Quilt top optional) Mahogany (Flame top optional) Mahogany
Construction
Solid Maple Back and
Laminated Maple Sides,
Rosewood Binding
Solid two piece
Solid two piece
Solid two piece
Finish
Polyurethane
Bridge
Bass Balanced Ebony bridge
with compensated bone saddle String-thru bridge
TonePros
®
String-thru
Parker Bridge with
Fishman
®
piezo saddles
Parker Bridge with
Fishman
®
piezo saddles
Traditional Stop Tail Bridge
Parker Bridge with
Fishman
®
piezo saddles
Vibrato System
NA
Parker
NA
Parker
NECK
Wood
Mahogany with Rosewood
Headstock
Mahogany
Hard Maple
Neck Design
3 Piece Construction
Two Piece
Neck-To-Body Joint
Dove-Tail Style
Set Neck
Bolt On
Scale
25.5"
25.5"
No. Of Frets
19
22
Fret Material
Nickel S
Nickel Silver
Fret Size
.045” high, .095” wide
.039" high, .106" wide
Fretboard
Ebony Fingerboard with
microdot inlays
Ebony
Ebony
Finish
Polyurethane
Nut
Bone
Graphite
Nut Width
1.69"
1.653"
String Spacing At Bridge
2.14”
.409"
.409"
String Spacing At Nut
1.43”
.275"
Truss Rod
Lightweight Steel
Double 17.322"
Tuners
Grover
®
Sta-Tite (97 series)
Gold Machine Heads - 14:1
Grover
®
18:1 tuners
Sperzel
®
Locking
Sperzel
®
Locking
Grover
®
18:1 tuners
ELECTRONICS
Magnetic Pickups
Exclusive Fishman
®
Blender System
Parker Stingers
Seymour Duncan
®
Jazz (neck) & JB (bridge)
Seymour Duncan
®
Jazz (neck) & JB (bridge)
Parker Stingers
Parker Stingers
No. and Config
1 Undersaddle Pickup, 1
Exclusive Rare Earth
®
2/HH
2/HH
2/HH
2/HH
Magnetic PU Selector
Blend Option
3 way pickup selector
3 way pickup selector with
push/pull coil
3 way pickup selector
3 way pickup selector with push/pull coil
Piezo System
Fishman
®
Piezo
NA
Fishman
®
piezo bridge
NA
Fishman
®
piezo bridge
Preamp/Mixer
Hum-cancelling neck position
Fishman
®
Humbucker,
complimented with a
Fishman
®
Acoustic Matrix
Undersaddle pickup
®
NA
6-element Fishman
®
piezo
NA
6-element Fishman
®
piezo
Other Controls
Top mounted master volume,
magnetic/piezo blend,
independent boost/cut-style
bass and treble controls
Mag volume with push-pull coil tap/Mag tone with
push-pull coil tap
Mag volume, Mag tone w/
push-pull coil tap,
Mag/Piezo 3-way selector
Mag volume with push-pull
coil tap/Mag tone with
push-pull coil tap
Mag volume, Mag tone w/push-pull coil tap,
Mag/Piezo 3-way selector
Output
1/4" and XLR mono/stereo
Mono
Split stereo or summed mono; "Smart Switching" jack
Mono
Split stereo or summed mono;
"Smart Switching" jack
MISCELLANEOUS
Weight (Varies Slightly)
4.5 pounds
7.72 pounds
7.9 pounds
7.72 pounds
7.9 pounds
Strings
Vinci
®
.012" - .053"
Vinci
®
.009"-.042"
Other Features
Ships With
Parker Hardshell Case
Custom Gig Bag
THE PARKER UNIVERSE
