Parker Fly Deluxe Hardtail Redwood Neck

1993 Parker Fly Deluxe Hardtail Redwood Neck

Here’s a small piece of guitar history, one of the first Parker Flys from the factory, made with the originally specified redwood neck, RP serial number.

Specs / Measurements

  • 1993

  • Poplar body

  • Redwood Neck, RP serial number

  • ~1.70” nut

  • ~25.5” string length

  • ~2.18” string spacing at saddle

  • Stainless steel frets

  • Sperzel locking tuners

  • Hardtail bridge

  • Corian nut

  • Pre-Levy’s Original style gig bag, bridge adjustment tool

Condition / Setup Notes

Excellent; Considering its age and rarity, it’s in very clean shape. Aside from a chip in the headstock, it remains largely free of other surface wear. There is some rusting visible in the Allen screws holding the saddles. For a guitar approaching thirty years of age, it looks great. Currently set up with string height about 4/64”-3/64” from bass to treble, with light relief in the neck.

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This one is for the Parker Fly enthusiast or collector that has an appreciation for the company’s history. It seems that only about 60 of these Flys with redwood necks made it out into the world, as the quality control for controlling resonances was challenging with this material. Eventually, the standard neck stock became basswood. This one has survived in extraordinary shape, with minimal discernible surface wear(aside from the chip in the headstock). In addition to the redwood neck, the guitar has some other specs of these original Flys, like a Corian nut, a truss rod adjustment that takes a standard hex screw, and a pre-Levy’s original style Parker gig bag. Aside from its rarity, it of course has the playability and versatility of tone that Flys have become known for. It’s amazing to see that the company’s vision was so apparent from the first guitars produced.

$6000

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