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Location: Orange County, California | I just read the review artical on the Parker P8E . It looks like yet another maker is answering the need for an acoustic that can sound like and play like an electric. Like the Taylor T5 , the new Parker P8E also has strong roots in it's acoustic design, but these guitars are really meant to be played plugged in. Instead of just slapping a piezo bridge on an electric, they're trying to get a more natural acoustic sound first. The new "trick" seems to be able to go from smooth, clean acoustic, to a fairly aggressive lead-electric sound with the twist of a knob, or to blend more than one voicing together. Watch the vieos, you'll see what I mean.
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Location: NJ | fred
that parker is hideous. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | :eek: I'm with Al on this one :eek: |
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Location: Orange County, California | I agree. You couldn't give me either of them, but I sure wish I had a Viper with a humbucker in it. Maybe something in a flame maple, koa, or NWT top ;) |
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Location: Scotland | Fred, The Parker P8 is conceptually completely different to the Taylor T5. The T5 is intended to be a hybrid guitar that can produce convincing electric and acoustic sounds. The Parker is an acoustic guitar which blends magnetic and piezo pickups to produce an amplified acoustic sound. There are certain Parker Fly models which could be compared conceptualy to the T5, but the Parker acoustic guitars are not intended to be hybrids. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by mtnbikerfred:
I agree. You couldn't give me either of them, but I sure wish I had a Viper with a humbucker in it. Maybe something in a flame maple, koa, or NWT top ;) been there done that with a single coil and coil tap and active emgs |
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Location: boulder | You might be interested in the C.P Thornton professional acoustic.
( www.cpthorntonguitars.com I think is the link)
He builds neck though semihollow bodies. On this one he offers an acoustic p/u, along with the Fralin unbuckers. Oh yeah, it sounds sweet. I can personally attest to!!! He is starting to gain a following, but still has only made about 60 guitars. At $3k, they are not cheap. But outside of the 1187 reissue, this is the best $3+k I have ever spent on a musical instrument.
And to me the viper ea -68 blurs the line of acoustic/electric anyway. just my $.002 peace mike |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mike, still waiting on that phone call!!!!
Kidnapped again or do I need to call you??? |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Hmm...are we being a wee bit conservative here... :) .I wonder what the guitar community thought when the stratocaster came out.. ;)
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Cutting to the chase...How many T5's are being sold these days?
...and how many USA Vipers are being sold? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | So, if I run my Balladeer through my Pastrami Overdrive, can I sound like that? |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by bauerhillboy:
Cutting to the chase...How many T5's are being sold these days?
...and how many USA Vipers are being sold? As they are conceptualy different guitars, what's the point of the question?. |
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Location: Oregon | You know, I like the looks of that. I would be scared that the square edge would cut off my arm though, but other than that... I'd take it. I'd really like it to be a nylon though. |
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Location: Maryland, USA | Originally posted by mtnbikerfred:
I agree. You couldn't give me either of them, but I sure wish I had a Viper with a humbucker in it. Maybe something in a flame maple, koa, or NWT top ;) A Viper with a humbucker? Like THIS?
It may not be the Viper EA68, but I couldn't resist ;) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Moody's GFKAV is a Deacon necked Viper with Phat Cats - very chunky flavor!
Here's my approach on the subject:
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Location: Maryland, USA | String thru? Is that a self-done modification woody?
If so, that's what Ovation should have done in the first place, in my opinion.
Looks great, love the one pup config. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Thanks,
It is a bit heretical. I did the string thru and with the mahogany body and neck it is Sustain monster.
I have been running th Piezo side through the Acoustasonic Jr. and the Twin blade through a Fender 25R. On some blends it has a neat two guitars sound. The Piezo can be a bit quacky though.
I will most likely change the twin blade for a mini P90. |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by fugot:
You might be interested in the C.P Thornton professional acoustic.
( www.cpthorntonguitars.com I think is the link)
Thanks for the link!
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What are we waiting for !?