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The slight compressing that the Graphtech saddles have built in, really do keep it from sounding like a Piezo, and it really, really does sound like a well mic’d dreadnaught. The acoustic tones through a PA speaker were just amazing they were so close to a real acoustic guitar that it was jaw dropping. The neck pickup was smooth and rather jazzy, with a bit of pop-y snap to keep things interesting.
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The bridge pickup was bright, but still full sounding, it never lacked the character of a bridge pickup, but it was never too thin and bright, it just did what it needed to do. Lastly add in the fact that the PDF105 comes armed with Seymour Duncan humbuckers and you have a guitar that is just ready to take over your life.Ĭlean, this guitar sounds amazingly articulate, with lots of chime and snap, but it was still warm, and harmonically rich. The PDF105 also features a Graphtech Ghost piezo system, which has down right fantastic sounding acoustic tones thanks to the Graphtech proprietary polymer that was designed just for them, with a built in compression, meaning they never clip or get fizzy like some piezo units. This allowed the neck and the body to resonate a little more in tune with each other, resulting in more harmonic richness, and longer sustain of the fundamental. The PDF105 is also part of their radial neck series, which is designed to give a stronger, more musical connection to the body by eliminating the foot of the neck that connects to the body. The Carbon glass fretboard has been replaced with Ebony, and the Materials of the body were a little easier to remember this time around too, as this guy was a good ol’ chunk of mahogany, granted carved down into a thinner profile quite like the older Parker models. The Vibrato system has been redone, to have a more conventional spring arrangement, but it still has all of the bells and whistles of the old days, just without the big roller wheel on the back of the guitar.
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The first super noticeable thing to me is they have modified the shape a tad bit to make it a little less outlandish looking, with a more standard profile with all of the same Parker flair. So fast forward to today, when I got to sit down with a few, amazingly affordable new designs by Parkers, the most notable of which was the PDF105QVSB. The guitar felt, and sounded downright amazing, but just like everything else on this guitar the price tag was outlandish, like vintage guitar outlandish. From its arrays of knobs and switches, its ability to sound like an acoustic with the flick of a switch, its weird knob behind the bridge that controlled the flat spring for the vibrato, heck even its shape was out of this world.Įverything on the guitar felt like it was from the future, from that strange looking asymmetrical vibrato that just didn’t seem to want to slip out of tune, the carbon glass fretboard, the stainless steel fret wire, the weird not really there headstock, according to the flyer attached to the guitar, even the body and neck woods were weird, something like a sandwich of hard super resonant woods, and soft absorbent poplar to help shape the sound into perfection. The body was so amazingly thin and light that had I not felt strings under my fingers I might not have known I was wearing a guitar at all. I remember when Parkers first started getting big, I had the joy of trying one out in a store, it was weird, but in the same way being weightless would be weird, cool but confusing. Today I got to check out something I have only dreamed of since I was say 13 or so, I got to review a Parker guitar. “Woodshedding” is slang for practicing your musical instrument….Hey guys, Brian from World Music Supply again, bringing you your usual dose of gear and guitar reviews. Monday-Friday 9:30 am – 12:30 pm at Guitar Shedġ610 Hosea L Williams Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30317 The remainder will be charged to your account on. New Students – $275 and $100 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your spot. Who can sign up? Students with at least one year of playing experience.Įxisting Students – $250 and no deposit required At the end of the week, campers will feel more confident about their playing and have memories to last a lifetime. Throughout the week, students will learn arrangements of fun, popular songs while working on technique, music fundamentals, and playing cohesively with other musicians. What to expect: Our camp is 15 hours of individual and group instruction from our expert teachers at Guitar Shed. Have the best week of your summer jamming at Guitar Shed! CALL 40 TODAY or email to reserve your spot!