User manual PARKER GUITARS NITEFLY

[. . . ] Your input will continue to inspire us as we develop new instruments with new capabilities for years to come. Meanwhile, we expect you'll enjoy many years of faithful service from your NiteFly. Thanks for your support. Play from the heart! Ken Parker SPECIFICATIONS Body Neck Fingerboard Neck Radius Scale length Frets Tuning Machines Bridge Magnetic Pickups NFV-SA: Ash NFV-M: Mahogany Mahogany ??Compound Radius (10" to 13") 25 ½" 22 medium jumbo hardened stainless steel Locking Sperzel® Custom Parker cast aluminum bridge featuring Fishman® piezo pickups Custom DiMarzio® magnetic pickups NFV-SA: One Humbucker and two single-coil NFV-M: Two Humbuckers NFV-SA: Magnetic Pickup Volume, Tone, and 5-way Pickup Selector NFV-M: Magnetic Pickup Volume, Tone, and 3-way Pickup Selector Fishman® active preamp/mixer Piezo Volume, 3-way Magnetic/Piezo Selector Switch Sperzel® locking Magnetic Controls Piezo System Piezo Controls Specifications subject to change without notice. 3 FEATURES 1 1. [. . . ] Just switch to stereo mode, and switch the Magnetic / Both / Piezo selector switch to Magnetic and PLAY the blues! PIEZO BALANCE TRIM POT Your guitar is equipped with a Piezo Balance Trim Pot. We set this control at the factory so that the full volume outputs of the piezo and magnetic systems are equal. Since string gauges and pickup height affect the output of the magnetic pickups, you may want to change the relative levels of the two systems by adjusting the piezo output. To do this, remove the three pickguard screws nearest the controls. Carefully lift the pickguard and adjust the small white control located on the Stereo / Mono switch circuit board with a small screwdriver. This "trim pot" adjusts the output of the piezo pickup. PIEZO FREQUENCY RESPONSE Piezo pickups have a far greater treble response than magnetic pickups. Some amps have no trouble with the additional high frequency output, but others may distort. If this happens, either lower the piezo volume at the guitar amp, or try lowering the treble control of the amp. 6 GROUND LOOPS Sometimes when using two amps, there may be a loud hum when the guitar is plugged into the second amp. This ground loop isn't the fault of the guitar (or the amps for that matter), but rather the result of essential electrical safety code requirements. Ground loops can occur whenever two pieces of electronic equipment are connected. NOTE: Do Not Disconnect Or Otherwise Attempt To Defeat Ground Connections On Your Electrical Equipment !!There is ONLY ONE safe way to rid yourself of ground loops: Use a Direct Box with a ground lift to isolate the two amps. Plug the magnetic end of the stereo "Y" cable into one amp and the piezo end into the Direct Box. Plug the Direct Box's output into a balanced input on the second amp. ADJUSTING YOUR PARKER GUITAR If you're unfamiliar with adjusting instruments, we suggest that you take your NiteFly to a qualified guitar technician. He or she can help demonstrate these adjustments and you can decide which ones you might prefer to have made professionally. VIBRATO ADJUSTMENT Start from HOME When the bridge is adjusted parallel to the top of the guitar (see illustration 1) and the guitar is in tune, the bridge is in the HOME position. Illustration 1 7 NiteFly Guitars are set up at the Parker Guitar Factory with D'Addario® . 009" - . 042" strings. Three coil springs balance the tension of the strings. When you change string gauges or use alternate tunings, you alter the string tension. This changes the attitude of the bridge, and therefore you will need to re-adjust the bridge to the HOME position. To do this, remove the back cover, and with the guitar tuned to pitch, tighten or loosen the two Phillips head "CLAW" screws (illustration) to reset the bridge parallel to the top of the guitar. The NiteFly Vibrato is a high quality, stable system that can be operated in three modes: 1. Balanced - In this mode the bridge can bend up and down ("free floating"). The Stop Screw must be adjusted (lowered) so that it won't prevent the bridge from bending up. [. . . ] The eraser end of a pencil is a safe tool for sliding the saddles. (Be nice. ) 9 TUNING MACHINES >>>>>(need description of use) We proudly use Sperzel® tuners - designed and manufactured in the USA - because they combine excellent quality and design, the best string locking system, and minimum weight. Sperzel's® patented string clamp eliminates the need for tying and multiple string wraps, greatly improving tuning stability. FRETS Our patented fret and fingerboard consists of hardened stainless steel frets bonded to a glass and carbon fiber fret-board. Not only will these unique frets outlast ordinary soft nickel frets, but due to our totally super-accurate manufacturing processes, they all have the correct "half-round" shape. [. . . ]