P-SERIES
P6E*
P8E*
PM10
PM20
PM20PRO*
P30*
P36
P42
P44
TONES/SOUNDS
Bright, clear balanced tones
that yield an expressive
dynamic range.
Bold sounds of cedar and
flame maple yielding bright
compressed balanced tones,
capable of cutting through an
ensemble mix.
Delievers glistening
clean tones along with
massive crunch.
Over the top crunch tones with glistening clean sound.
Warm authentic
single coil tone.
Aggressive single coil twang
with percussive attack and
traditional tones
The P42 screams with
lightning fast response
and a sweet full midrange
Brilliant, crisp and balanced;
creamy, powerful distortion
BODY
Wood
Solid Sitka Spruce Top with
Rosewood binding
Solid Cedar Top with
Rosewood binding
Mahogany
Mahogany
(Flame top optional)
Poplar
Ash
Mahogany
Construction
Laminated Mahogany
Back and Sides
Solid Maple Back and
Laminated Maple Sides,
Rosewood Binding
Solid two piece
Solid
Solid one piece
Finish
Polyurethane
Bridge
Bass Balanced Ebony bridge
with compensated bone saddle
Traditional Stop Tail Bridge
String-thru bridge
TonePros String through
String-thru bridge
Fishman Powerbridge VT
String Through
Traditional Stop Tail Bridge
Parker Bridge with
Fishman® piezo saddles
Vibrato System
NA
Fulcrum-Style Tremolo
NA
NECK
Wood
Mahogany with Rosewood Headstock
Mahogany
Maple
Neck Design
3 Piece Construction
Two Piece
Neck-To-Body Joint
Dove-Tail Style
Set Neck
True bolt-on with half-round precision joint
Scale
25.5"
No. Of Frets
19
22
Fret Material
Nickel Silver
Fret Size
.039" high, .106" wide
Fretboard
Ebony Fingerboard with microdot inlays
Ebony
Maple
Ebony
Fretboard Shape
12"
10"-13" conical form
Neck Shape
Width: Regular Thichness: Fat
Finish
Polyurethane
Nut
Bone
Graphite
Nut Width
1.69"
1.653"
String Spacing At Bridge
.409"
.425"
String Spacing At Nut
.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
Grover 18:1 tuners
ELECTRONICS
Magnetic Pickups
NA
Parker Stingers
Seymour Duncan®
Jazz (neck) & JB (bridge)
Parker Stingers
T-Style
Parker Stingers
No. and Config
NA
2/HH
3/SSS
2/SS
2/HH
Magnetic PU Selector
NA
3 way pickup selector
Piezo System
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,
Mag Tone
Mag volume, Mag tone,
Piezo volume,
Mag/Piezo 3-way selector
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
Strings
Mojo® PHL .012" - .053"
Mojo® .009"-.042"
Other Features
Ships With
Parker Hardshell Case
Custom Gig Bag
FLY BASS MODELS
FLY SELECT MODELS
NiteFly-SA**
NiteFly-M
NiteFly-A*
Fly Bass 5 String
Fly Bass 4 String
Fly Mojo Bass
Fly Supreme
Fly Artist
Nylon Fly
Bronze Fly
TONES/SOUNDS
Lively, fast response.
Clean pickin', rhythm cuts
through easily.
Sweet, full midrange;
singing upper register
w/ immediate response.
Excellent fat warm tones,
with very good sustain.
A huge range of classic and
modern tones from the
magnetic and piezo
systems. Ergonomic controls
allow easy blending and
mixing of the two systems.
A huge range of classic and
modern tones from the
magnetic and piezo
systems. Ergonomic controls
allow easy blending and
mixing of the two systems.
Rich and clear tones
with a ferocious
low-end
Brilliant, crisp
and balanced; creamy
powerful distortion.
Gigantic Lush
bottom end; new levels
of velvet crunch
Powerful response;
luminous tones
Sparkling, warm tones;
exceptional clarity
and note separation
BODY
WOOD
Swamp Ash
Mahogany
Alder
Sitka Spruce with Quilted Maple face and back
Big Leaf Maple
Sitka Spruce
CONSTRUCTION
Solid one piece
12 layers of acoustic-guitar-top Sitka Spruce
Solid one piece
FINISH
Polyurethane
Satin Oiled
Polyurethane
Polyurethane
BRIDGE
Parker cast vibrato bridge with stainless steel saddles
Custom Ibanez® Mono-Rail II Bridge
Parker cast
aluminum vibrato bridge
Parker custom ebony bridge
with abalone inlaid tie-block
Parker custom cast
aluminum bridge with
stainless steel saddles
VIBRATO SYSTEM
3 spring; 3 mode stop screw; fixed, bend down only, or floating
NA
NECK
WOOD
Maple
Mahogany
Maple
Mahogany with Figured Maple Headstock
Basswood
NECK DESIGN
Solid one piece with carbon-glass-epoxy reinforcement
12 horizontal layers of continuos wood fiber w/ woven carbon reinforcement
Solid one piece with carbon-glass-epoxy reinforcement
NECK-TO-BODY JOINT
True bolt-on with half-round precision joint
Custom PAF deep pocket, long-tongue design
Composite-reinforced, carved multiple finger joint
SCALE
25.5"
34"
25.5"
NO. OF FRETS
22
24
FRET MATERIAL
Hardened stainless steel
FRET SIZE
.050" high, .105"wide
.045" high, .095" wide
FRETBOARD
Carbon-glass-epoxy .20" composite
FRETBOARD SHAPE
10"- 15" conical form
10"-13" conical form
Infinite (flat
10"-13" conical form
NECK SHAPE
Width Regular Thickness: Flat
Width: Wide Thickness: Regular
FINISH
Polyurethane
NUT
GraphTech
Corian
GraphTech
NUT WIDTH
1.68"
1.8"
1.6"
1.68"
1.9"
1.68"
STRING SPACING AT BRIDGE 2.14"
.670" string to string
.750" string to string
2.14"
2.25"
2.14"
STRING SPACING AT NUT
1.38"
.364" string to string
.422" string to string
1.43"
1.6"
1.43"
TRUSS ROD
Custom design, light-weight steel
Custom design, high strength music wire
TUNERS
Sperzel® locking
Satin black Sperzel® locking
Gold custom
Sperzel® open-gear
Sperzel® locking
ELECTRONICS
MAGNETIC PICKUPS
DiMarzio® Custom wound
DiMarzio® Custom Wound Ultra Jazz
DiMarzio® Custom wound
NA
NO. AND CONFIG
3/HSS
2/HH
3/HSS
2/SS
2/HH
NA
MAGNETIC PU SELECTOR
5 way pickup selector
3 way pickup selector
5 way pickup selector
Pan pot
Individual Volume controls 3 way pickup selector
NA
PIEZO SYSTEM
6 element Fishman piezo
NA
5-element Fishman® piezo 4 element Fishman® piezo None
6 element Fishman piezo
PREAMP/MIXER
Active custom Fishman® -stereo preamp
NA
Active custom Fishman® stereo preamp w/ voltage doubled
Active custom Fishman® stereo preamp
OTHER CONTROLS
Mag volume, Mag tone, Piezo volume, Mag/Piezo
3-way selector
Master Volume, Mag Tone,
Mag Tone w/push-pull
coil tap
Master Volume, Mag
Volume, Mag PU pan, Mag
PU 2 band EQ (stacked),
Piezo vol & active tone
(stacked)
Master Volume, Mag Volume, Mag PU pan,
Mag PU 2 band EQ (stacked)
Mag volume, Mag tone w/push-pull coil tap,
Piezo volume, Mag/Piezo 3-way selector
Piezo Volume, Mag/Piezo 3-way selector
OUTPUT
Split stereo or summed mono; "Smart Switching" jack
Mono
Split stereo or summed mono; "Smart Switching" jack
MISCELLANEOUS
WEIGHT (VARIES SLIGHTLY) 7.75 pounds
7.5 pounds
7.75 pounds
5 pounds
4.5 pounds
4 pounds
STRINGS
Mojo® .009"-.042"
Fodera® Nickel Strings
Mojo® .009"-.042"
OTHER FEATURES
SHIPS WITH
Parker Custom Hardcase
Parker Custom Gig bag
Parker Custom Hardcase
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