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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Parker, PDF70 ( !!! WTF !!!! )

Parker, PDF70

Who Knew?
The Parker PDF70 at least acts like it has a Double Action Truss Rod.
Took me a while, I just started cranking on the Truss Rod Nut.
Figured the worst I could do was break the Truss Rod.
Lo and Behold, the D**M Neck started to move towards the strings.
Raised the Bridge, Futzed with the Truss Rod, Futzed with the Bridge!
Just kept Futzing & Futzing, Dang I finally got the strings a fraction of an inch off of the Fretboard.with no buzzing.

If I ever meet the person who designed the Parker Bridge/Whammy Bar,
I Am Gonna Slap Them!!!
Slap Them Silly!
The Allen Wrenches that came with the Parker do "NOT" ! fit any of the bolts that are on the Parker!!!
WTF!!!!!!!

I have a complete set of both SAE and Metric Allen Wrenches.
I have been using these for years, just Fine
Not a one of them fits any bolts on the Parker.
So!
The Standard set do NOT fit!
The Parker issued ones do NOT fit!
I am at a Loss!!!


 Parker PDF70
I am of Two Minds about this guitar.
I have been playing it non-stop for a while now.
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After I "Fixed It"
But I am still Grumping over the Build Quality
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This Is Just NOT a $500 Guitar!
Me?
"If" - I bought this model again, I would not pay over $300
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