simonXsludge
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So cleanly crafted. Drooling over these photos, dude!
NGD: Parker Fly 7-string Lime Gold Metallic - One of my Dream Guitars!
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PBGas
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What a beautiful guitar! Congrats and especially on getting one that you've wanted for some time.
It's a great feeling! The pickup combo you are putting in sounds like a great idea as well!
Enjoy!
It's a great feeling! The pickup combo you are putting in sounds like a great idea as well!
Enjoy!
Yup, this looks like an amazing guitar. Happy shredding!
Absolutely awesome guitar! Love the truss rod cover fix 
s_k_mullins
!@#$?!
Gorgeous guitar, Matt!
HighGain510
Contributor
Better late than never, my Seymour Duncan Custom Shop pickups have arrived! 
I ended up going with a Ceramic Pegasus 7 bridge (with an Alnico 5 included in case I want to swap it out later, or it ends up having too much sizzle right out of the box, but I think the Ceramic should keep things nice and tight! ) and Alnico 5 Sentient 7 neck, satin black bobbins, gloss black Seymour Duncan logo and black chrome poles and screws (obviously direct-mount without tabs for a Parker 7, so all the screws except the two outside screws were filed flat and the outer screws are used to mount the pickups to the body)! Couple pics:
I'm going to hold off on installing these as a buddy of mine will be coming to visit in the next month so we're going to do some A/B clips with the Kemper once he arrives, should be fun!
I ended up going with a Ceramic Pegasus 7 bridge (with an Alnico 5 included in case I want to swap it out later, or it ends up having too much sizzle right out of the box, but I think the Ceramic should keep things nice and tight! ) and Alnico 5 Sentient 7 neck, satin black bobbins, gloss black Seymour Duncan logo and black chrome poles and screws (obviously direct-mount without tabs for a Parker 7, so all the screws except the two outside screws were filed flat and the outer screws are used to mount the pickups to the body)! Couple pics: I'm going to hold off on installing these as a buddy of mine will be coming to visit in the next month so we're going to do some A/B clips with the Kemper once he arrives, should be fun!
ghostred7
Banned
O damn. HNGD!!
DC23
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My favourite 7 ever. You are my hero.
HexaneLake
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OMFG!!!!!!!!!! So nice man, HNGD!
madloff
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Dang man that is sick. Looking forward to the A/B test with the Kemper!
HighGain510
Contributor
Finally had the 2014 Brodown Weekend with my buddy Ryan and we ran through a bunch of random guitar setups, pickup swaps, etc. that I've just been too lazy to do for the last few months! One of the big items on the list was taking the time to sit down with my MaxxFly-7 CS and get her set up with my Custom Shop Seymour Duncan set.
Basically I asked for a Pegasus 7 modified with a ceramic bridge and possibly a few winds taken off to ensure it would stay tight and defined on the more complex chording stuff under high gain, and then for the neck I wanted a Sentient 7 that would match that custom bridge pickup, possibly slightly over-wound if MJ thought that would work out well. Seems she delivered in spades!
Here's a few new pics, then thoughts below:
P.S. In case you were wondering, wiring up a Parker is a bit of a PITA until you remove that Piezo preamp so you can cleanly solder the tabs!
End result was worth it, the matte black bobbins, black chrome screws/poles and gloss black logos look PERFECT since the trem is satin black as well!
So hot! Tone-wise, MJ absolutely nailed it! The stock set was a Seymour Duncan Distortion-7 Bridge and '59-7 Neck and to be honest at first I wasn't blown away but the more I played them, I felt the pair was actually pretty darn good overall, just seemed to be missing that little extra "something" I guess. This modified Pegasus Ceramic/Sentient set was just the ticket! It's funny because the set ran about what a set of BKPs would, and while I love Tim's stuff, I'm also surprised more folks don't opt for the SD Custom Shop considering how good these turned out! I've owned/played a LOT of different BKPs and to be honest this set really feels like a great set of BKPs would as far as clarity goes, but still sounds like a quality Seymour Duncan with a little bit of extra magic going on which is pretty cool!
Next time I want something unique for something needing some passives, I think I'm going to be giving Derek Duncan and MJ another call to work out something cool with them again as this was a great experience overall and the end product kicks major ass.
Unfortunately since we went through a bunch of guitars working on some modifications (major understatement, think we did about 6+ pickup swaps and setups/string changes galore over the last few days - to put it into perspective, I haven't been posting all my NGD's over the last year so…
) we didn't have time to sit down and put together the A/B clip like I had hoped, but believe me when I say the pickups sound fuggin' awesome! Hopefully I can get a DAW set up with my home rig and can churn out a few clips with the new pickups eventually as this thing sounds badass and I think these pickups would sit very well in a mix! 
As an aside, between this baby and my Dutkiewicz Signature Model, my Parker GAS has seriously gone back into overdrive and sadly I don't have anything I really want to let go to swing another one right now which is painful. I've had a bunch of Parkers over the years and I know some guys like to bash the US Musicorp-built Parker stuff (to be fair, some of the earlier "refined" models did seem to have issues however it seems they have worked out those kinks at this point! 
) but I feel like the more recent models I've played actually killed the older ones I've owned by a large degree! Sadly (well maybe not sadly, perhaps "fortunately" I guess depending on how you look at it!) Ryan confirmed I'd have to be an idiot to let go of that PRS 513 AP so now I'll need to work on a different way to grab another Parker! 
It WILL happen, it's more a question of "when" and not "if" at this point!
One of the big items on the list was taking the time to sit down with my MaxxFly-7 CS and get her set up with my Custom Shop Seymour Duncan set. Basically I asked for a Pegasus 7 modified with a ceramic bridge and possibly a few winds taken off to ensure it would stay tight and defined on the more complex chording stuff under high gain, and then for the neck I wanted a Sentient 7 that would match that custom bridge pickup, possibly slightly over-wound if MJ thought that would work out well. Seems she delivered in spades!
Here's a few new pics, then thoughts below: P.S. In case you were wondering, wiring up a Parker is a bit of a PITA until you remove that Piezo preamp so you can cleanly solder the tabs!
End result was worth it, the matte black bobbins, black chrome screws/poles and gloss black logos look PERFECT since the trem is satin black as well!
So hot! Tone-wise, MJ absolutely nailed it! The stock set was a Seymour Duncan Distortion-7 Bridge and '59-7 Neck and to be honest at first I wasn't blown away but the more I played them, I felt the pair was actually pretty darn good overall, just seemed to be missing that little extra "something" I guess. This modified Pegasus Ceramic/Sentient set was just the ticket! It's funny because the set ran about what a set of BKPs would, and while I love Tim's stuff, I'm also surprised more folks don't opt for the SD Custom Shop considering how good these turned out! I've owned/played a LOT of different BKPs and to be honest this set really feels like a great set of BKPs would as far as clarity goes, but still sounds like a quality Seymour Duncan with a little bit of extra magic going on which is pretty cool!
Next time I want something unique for something needing some passives, I think I'm going to be giving Derek Duncan and MJ another call to work out something cool with them again as this was a great experience overall and the end product kicks major ass. Unfortunately since we went through a bunch of guitars working on some modifications (major understatement, think we did about 6+ pickup swaps and setups/string changes galore over the last few days - to put it into perspective, I haven't been posting all my NGD's over the last year so…
) we didn't have time to sit down and put together the A/B clip like I had hoped, but believe me when I say the pickups sound fuggin' awesome! Hopefully I can get a DAW set up with my home rig and can churn out a few clips with the new pickups eventually as this thing sounds badass and I think these pickups would sit very well in a mix! As an aside, between this baby and my Dutkiewicz Signature Model, my Parker GAS has seriously gone back into overdrive and sadly I don't have anything I really want to let go to swing another one right now which is painful.
I've had a bunch of Parkers over the years and I know some guys like to bash the US Musicorp-built Parker stuff (to be fair, some of the earlier "refined" models did seem to have issues however it seems they have worked out those kinks at this point! ) but I feel like the more recent models I've played actually killed the older ones I've owned by a large degree! Sadly (well maybe not sadly, perhaps "fortunately" I guess depending on how you look at it!) Ryan confirmed I'd have to be an idiot to let go of that PRS 513 AP so now I'll need to work on a different way to grab another Parker! It WILL happen, it's more a question of "when" and not "if" at this point! 
Speedy Fingers
dat heel
Okay, so firstly... congratulations on your ridiculously awesome guitar. I am infinitely jealous and can only hope that I can get my hands on one of these in my lifetime. I do have some questions:
1. Finish-wise, would the custom shop be able to do a matte sparkly tangerine finish akin to the Belew models? That would definitely be my dream finish.
2. I have a pre-refined Deluxe and Classic and they have identical neck profiles. If you'd tried one of these, how would you say the 7 compares? I'd imagine it would be slightly thicker.
3. Is there any chance of a tone demo with the new pups installed?
Thank you, and congrats again!
1. Finish-wise, would the custom shop be able to do a matte sparkly tangerine finish akin to the Belew models? That would definitely be my dream finish.
2. I have a pre-refined Deluxe and Classic and they have identical neck profiles. If you'd tried one of these, how would you say the 7 compares? I'd imagine it would be slightly thicker.
3. Is there any chance of a tone demo with the new pups installed?
Thank you, and congrats again!
narad
Progressive metal and politics
But then where would I get my dented up, acid-washed pickup covers with stylized Bulb logos? No deal!
Dude, guitar looks amazing but that high e string looks way close to the edge of the fret board and looks like the bridge is not so centered? Someone else must have noticed this.
HighGain510
Contributor
Thanks man! I've seen a recent one done in matte emerald green and emerald green is color they offer, so I don't see why they couldn't do that. However you say "sparkly", Tangerine is actually a "pearl" finish, not a sparkle, there is a difference (sparkle usually implies the big "flake" finishes) so I'm just making the determination there.
If you're trying to get a Parker Tangerine finish in matte, then I believe the answer is yes. You could actually PM "Zimbloth" on here as he's a Parker dealer (and the dealer I bought my two latest Parkers from in fact) so he would know more on the specifics of custom orders.I've owned the original version of the Fly and the newer version of the Fly/Dragonfly and the necks are still the same. The 7 neck is maybe a tad thinner and obviously wider for the low B, but it's still definitely a "Parker" neck so it's almost like making a *slightly* thinner Parker neck for the 7. I'd probably have to A/B my two Parkers to see how much of a difference there really is, but if you like Parker 6'ers and you play 7's, you won't have any issue I'm sure.
I'm still working on a demo, I don't have any recording software and my buddy and I got caught up in other stuff on his last visit but he might be coming again in August so we'll see, maybe then.
JUGGS OR GTFO!
Yeah, I'm good... Yep, one of the best 7's I've owned!
It's certainly closer to the edge of the board, but no it's not the bridge being off center. I looked at my Parker 6'er and it's the same space on the high and low side. I agree, I noticed it's closer on the treble side, but it's not really an issue.
But is it suppose to be like that? Surely not? What happens when you do pull offs down there? The string will just fall off no?
HighGain510
Contributor
Nope.
