Parker Introduces the Hardtail
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February 3, 2000
At the Winter NAMM show, Parker Guitars will introduce
a new member of their Fly family of guitars. The Parker Hardtail is a
non-vibrato guitar with a number of special treatments.
The Hardtail® features a basswood body, selected specifically for
its low-end response. Its dappled stealth-gray finish and all-black hardware
give the Hardtail its distinctive look and feel. A non-vibrato bridge,
in a patented die-cast aluminum housing, provides solid tuning and sustain.
Two custom DiMarzio® pickups are fastened directly into the body.
Each string also drives its own custom Fishman® Piezo pickup. These
piezos sense every part of the string's vibration.
Other unique features of the Hardtail include the Sperzel® D-Tuner,
which allows mid-performance tuning changes on-the-fly, and jumbo stainless
steel frets.
Like all members of the Fly family of guitars, the Hardtail neck is constructed
from a solid piece of basswood. The union of the body and neck is seamless,
with a veil of reinforcing glass fibers overlaid to create a tri-axial
fibre reinforcement.
The Parker line includes the Parker Fly and NiteFly, both solid-body
electrics equipped with custom Fishman piezoelectric and DiMarzio magnetic
pickups. The company offers two solid-body acoustic guitars, the steel-stringed
Fly Concert and the nylon-stringed Spanish Fly. The company recently introduced
the MidiFly.
For more information,
visit Parker Guitars at www.parkerguitars.com.
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