User manual PARKER GUITARS FLY

[. . . ] ® Fly Guitar Player's Guide SUPREME · ARTIST · CLASSIC · CLASSIC STANDARD DELUXE · DELUXE STANDARD · DELUXE SINGLE-2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES · T-HANDLED 3/32 ALLEN WRENCH (Bridge saddle screws, Vibrato bar "swing" adjustment, Bridge height on non-vibrato models, pickup height adjustment) · L-SHAPED 5/32 ALLEN WRENCH (Bridge height adjustment on vibrato equiped models) · Torx wrench (T27) (Truss rod adjustment) · Stereo Y-Cable (20 feet) · Vibrato Bar (3/16" hexagon stainless steel) · Vibrato Spring (. 010 gauge flat spring) CONTROLS Dear Fellow Guitar Enthusiast: Back in 1973 my brother Alan had outgrown his short scale beginner bass. I had been studying furniture-making as an elective course at college, so building an electric bass seemed like a pretty simple project. Researching and planning a new instrument, I became fascinated with the union of strings and wood - the proportions, balance, look, feel, and tone. Alan and I were both happy with the bass and I never really looked back. [. . . ] He or she can help demonstrate these adjustments and you can decide which ones you might prefer to have made professionally. Additional support information can be found on the Parker web site at: www. parkerguitars. com. Action Most Fly models are strung with D'Addario . 009-. 042 strings at the factory. They are all adjusted to a very low action of . 070 on the bass side and . 050 on the treble side, measured at the twelfth fret (while fretting the first fret). If you lower your action even further, be aware that some buzzing may occur. The Fly's bridge is designed and made exclusively by Parker. The radius of the bridge exactly matches that of the neck. Therefore the Fly doesn't require the individual height adjustment devices that detract from tone and sustain. ® Pickup Height Each DiMarzio® pickup is secured to the body by two pole-piece screws. · HUMBUCKERS: On the coil closer to the bridge, adjust the screw under the B-string. On the other coil, adjust the screw under the A-string. Turn the screws clockwise to lower and counterclockwise to raise the pickup. · ADJUSTING ACTION ON FLY GUITARS WITHOUT VIBRATO: Action is set with three screws from the back of the guitar. Using the T-handled 3/32 Allen wrench LOWER supplied with your guitar, turn the screws clockwise to raise the bridge and counterclockwise to lower it. Since these screws also adjust the angle of the bridge to RAISE the guitar, to make more than a small adjustment you must adjust all three screws a little at a time, being careful not to tilt the bridge in its cavity. Do not adjust a screw more than a 1/4 turn at a time. RAISE LOWER · SINGLE COILS: Adjust the pole-piece screws under the B-string and A-string to raise and lower, or remove the pickup. Truss Rod Adjustment The truss rod is easily accessible via the hole located on the bottom side of the headstock. To adjust the rod, use the Torx wrench (T27) supplied with your guitar. Turn it clockwise to tighten the rod and counterclockwise to loosen it. Be aware that the rod is very sensitive - onesixth turn yields a lot of movement. The Parker Fly guitar is built with the correct amount of neck relief "dialed" in; therefore it is impossible to adjust the neck to completely flat. · ADJUSTING ACTION ON FLY GUITARS WITH VIBRATO: Action is set with two screws from the back of the guitar. Using the Lshaped 5/32 Allen wrench supplied with your guitar, turn the screws clockwise to lower the bridge, and counterclockwise to raise it. If you're changing the action a lot, it's good practice to alternate between the two screws, making no more than a 1/4 turn at a time. LOOSEN TIGHTEN If you're unfamiliar with adjusting action, we strongly suggest that you take your instrument to your favorite guitar technician. NOTE: If you're unfamiliar with adjusting a truss rod, we strongly suggest that you take your instrument to your favorite guitar technician for this adjustment. Intonation To set the string length or intonation, loosen the screw that clamps the bridge saddle in place with the supplied Thandled 3/32 Allen wrench. If the string plays sharp, slide the saddle back to make the string longer. If the string plays flat, slide it forward. The piezo-electric elements in the bridge are delicate, so be careful. [. . . ] To remove a string, loosen the knurled clamp knob at the back of the tuner. Before restringing, turn each tuner until the hole in the capstan is parallel with the string path. Feed the string through, pull out the slack, tighten the knurled clamp knob, and tune up. 5. Insert the new spring by placing either end of the spring into the groove near the Balance Wheel. [. . . ]