the Fly Clone Project

Here's a story about my first Parker Fly. Today l have 3 'classics'. The first one my dad bought me in '95 and many, many years later l actually broke the bridge through the top of the guitar-it literally punched through the wood. I'm sure you know where this is going...about 5 years ago l noticed that the Parker had a buzz that seemed to come from the truss rod. This guitar was the only guitar l used for years in my old band and it was really used, let me tell ya. lnstead of adjusting the truss rod, which l was afraid to touch, l adjusted the 'wheel'. I kept turning the wheel until, you guessed it, the entire bridge punched through the top of the guitar. I was beside myself. What an idiot l was-go ahead and rag on me, l deserve it. LOL. l purchased 2 other guitars to replace it. The first was a 2001 with 2nd gen PU's and more red then wine colored-l never really liked it as much as my original but l still have it. The second replacement was a 98 and an exact replacement-near perfect condition. It is about a half pound heavier then my 95 and sounds fatter for some reason-maybe the PU height/position-not sure. I like how it sounds, though. It is a beautiful guitar. Back to the original Parker l broke. It was left in the rafters of my California garage for about 5 years (with many winter and summer temperatures to affect the body) when l finally decided to bring it down and put it back together. l used wood glue to attach the top wood piece back on (it looks crude but kinda cool, too)-put back together the internals-put the strings back on that were on the guitar when it broke and threw a battery in it. This time l cranked on the truss rod and the vibration went away-should've done that first. LOL. The moment of truth...l plugged it into my Groove Tube Soul o 75, and this f***ing thing came roaring back to life-sounded as good as ever! l was blown away-still am. It's like it never happened. It's still my main guitar and sounds and plays incredible. There is simply nothing like a Parker (pre-refined). They are built to last!