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"The Fly exceeded my wildest dreams," recounted Ken Parker who, with Larry Fishman, co-founded Parker Guitars. "I started toying with the idea of the Fly in the '80's and when we finally shipped the first one, I really didn't know what to expect. But the response turned out to be incredible. Musicians from every genre of music have told me unique and personal reasons why they love their Parker Fly." Professional guitarists have been among the most ardent enthusiasts for Parker. Over the years, Parker Guitars have been immensely popular with rock acts including Dave Navarro of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joe Walsh, Reeves Gabrels, Deron Miller of cKy, Mark Farner, Carl Verheyan, Todd Whitner of Tantric and many others. The guitar is also revered by Country and folk players like Merle Haggard, Greg Martin and Joni Mitchell, as well as by Funk/Boogie players-Spacey T of Fishbone, Blackbird McKnight and Boogie Mason of P-Funk are all Parker artists. Many artists have used Parkers in the studio, recording the many tones that can be achieved only with a Parker. In 1996, masterful guitarist Phil Keaggy recorded an entire album on his Parker, entitling it On the Fly. Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton is currently touring and recording with the newly introduced Fly Bass. "We've listened carefully to our customers and dealers as we mark our 10th Anniversary at Summer NAMM," says Parker President and CEO Drew Hannah. "We are tremendously excited about the improvements to our Fly Classic and Fly Deluxe models. We think the new Parker Mojo-this is the first Parker model designed specifically to get that crunchy, heavy rock tone-could be the hit of the show." The company's long-awaited Custom Shop was opened this past January, allowing authorized Parker Dealers to order custom-made Parkers for their customers. Parker allows clients to choose the wood, color, pickups, frets, tuning gears and much more when creating their own custom Parker Fly. The Parker Custom Shop also makes available models that have been introduced but discontinued over the last ten years including the Fly Supreme, Fly Artist, Spanish Fly, Fly Concert, Hardtail Fly, and the Fly Deluxe-Single 2. ### About Parker Guitars Founded by legendary innovators Ken Parker and Larry Fishman, the goal of Parker Guitars has always been to create the most versatile, responsive, dependable and beautiful instruments possible. Developing the original Fly Guitar was a painstaking process during which the company created new manufacturing approaches to making guitars. Parker's complete line of guitars is sold through independent music retailers throughout the world and includes the Parker Fly, the NiteFly, the P Series, the Standard Series, and the Parker Select line as well as the Parker Fly Bass. To meet the ongoing demand from players for a customized Parker guitar, the Parker Guitars Custom Shop opened its doors on January 1, 2003. Consumers can place Parker Guitars Custom Shop orders with authorized Parker dealers for the Parker Select line as well as custom models with a variety of options available including the choice of special woods, pickups, frets and tuners. Custom Shop details are available on the company's website at www.parkerguitars.com. Parker Guitars is headquartered in Wilmington, MA. The address is PO Box 388, Wilmington, MA 01887. The telephone number is 978-988-0102. The website is www.parkerguitars.com. |
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