Parker Spanish Fly User manual

Spanish Fly
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Your Parker Guitars®
Spanish Fly™, like all
Parker Fly Guitars®, is
extremely stable and
will hold its adjustment
indefinitely. For maxi-
mum enjoyment and
playability, take a few
minutes to familiarize
yourself with the con-
trols and features.
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1. Tuning Machines
2. Truss Rod Adjustment
3. Stainless Steel No-Tang Frets
4. Composite Finger Board
5. Spruce Tone Wood Body
6. Ebony Bridge
7. Custom Designed Piezo Pickup
8. Ebony Volume Knob
9. Ebony Tone Knob
•Bass / Treble (concentric)
10. Output Jack
11. Bridge Attachment Screw
12. Piezo Balancing Trim Pots
13. Battery Compartment
14. Battery Light
15. Back Plate

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The following information will help you understand how to
perform adjustments to the “ACTION” and “PIEZO
BALANCE”. If you have any doubts of your ability to make
them, please consult a qualified Guitar technician.
Action
Shims may be added or removed from under the Ebony
Bridge to adjust string action (height). Each color-coded
shim will change the action measured at the 12th Fret by this
amount:
Use the fewest possible number of shims to raise or lower the
action to your liking.
Before removing the Bridge Attachment Screw ,
be sure to loosen all strings completely.
When reinstalling the bridge and shim stack, make certain
that the pickup’s output wire is not pinched between the
bridge and guitar. The bridge must sit flat in the guitar pocket.
Truss Rod Adjustment
BLACK • .006"
WHITE • .012"
ORANGE • .015"
If you’re unfamiliar with adjusting a truss rod,
we STRONGLY suggest that you have this
adjustment made by a qualified repairman.
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The Truss Rod (14) is easily accessible
via the hole located on the bottom side
of the headstock. To adjust the rod, use
the Torx wrench supplied with your
guitar. Turn it clockwise to tighten the
rod and counter-clockwise to loosen it.
Be aware that the rod adjustment is
very sensitive - one sixth turn yields a
lot of movement.
Battery Light
The Battery Status Light (3) is located on the Back Plate
(2) . When the battery is good, this red LED flashes for an
instant when the guitar is plugged in. When the battery is low,
the light will glow continuously while plugged in. You then
have approximately two hours of battery life left. Finally, a
distorted output signal or a high-pitched whistle will serve as
an audio reminder that the battery is dead.
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Tighten

If you choose another string set, or for some reason prefer to
change the string balance, please follow the instructions
below:
1 • Set the guitar Volume Knob (12)to maximum (fully
clockwise).
2 • Set both treble and bass tone adjustment knobs (13) to
their center detents.
3 • Access the Piezo Trim Pots (4) from the back of the
guitar with the Back Plate (2) removed.
4 • Preset the piezo signal output levels by turning the six
Piezo Trim Pots (4) (small white pots) counter-
clockwise to the "quietest" position.
5 • Play the guitar amplified and compare the relative
loudness of each of the six strings. They should be
balanced (playing at the same loudness). If not, the
Piezo Trim Pots (4) must be adjusted.
Find the string with the strongest (loudest) signal and
set its Trim Pot (4) counter-clockwise to the "quietest"
position. Then boost the rest of the strings so they
match the output level of the strongest string.
Leave headroom when setting the Trim Pots (4). This
pickup/pre-amp is powerful.The guitar can be setup hot,
making it easier for the amp to clip (see the clip light at
the top of the amp's control panel in front). It should
never be necessary to set any pot higher than 50%.
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The battery has a useful life of approximately 100 hours. It’s
turned on when a cable is plugged into the guitar. To extend
the battery life, please remember to remove the plug when
you’re not playing your guitar.
Adjusting the Piezo Outputs
Parker®ships the Spanish Fly Guitar™with D'Addario®Extra
Hard Tension Composite Strings (SET # EJ44C). Two (2) "G"
strings are supplied with this set, Parker®utilizes the clear
nylon one.
The Spanish Fly™circuit has six (6) Trim Pots (4) to balance
the strings' outputs. They are already adjusted to suit the
supplied strings.
Piezo Trim Pots
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