Parker Fly Bass - User Manual

FLY BASS
P RELIMINARY O WNER’ S M ANUAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Body Sitka Spruce with Quilted Maple on the front and back
Neck Mahogany wrapped in a skin of carbon fiber
Headstock Curly Maple
Finish High Gloss Polyurethane
Fretboard Patented Parker glass and carbon fiber fretboard
Radius Parker's unique, conical section, radius 10" - 15"
Scale Length 34"
Frets 24 medium size, hardened stainless steel frets,
.045" high, .095" wide
Tuning Machines Lightweight aluminum locking Sperzel
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tuning machines
Nut GraphTech
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, width: 1.6", 4 string; 1.8", 5 string
String Spacing At the bridge, string to string: .750" for 4 string;
.670" for 5 string
Strings Fodera
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Nickel strings (.045" - .105" for 4 string models,
.045" - .130" for 5 string models).
Bridge Custom Ibanez
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Mono-Rail II™ bridge featuring
individual Fishman
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piezo pickups
Magnetic Pickups 2 Custom DiMarzio
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Ultra Jazz™ humcancelling
magnetic pickups with active Fishman EQ
Piezo System Fishman
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piezo system, individual string elements
Controls Master volume, magnetic pickup pan, magnetic pickup
active 2 band EQ, piezo volume, piezo active tone
Output Single mono
Weight 7 pounds, will vary slightly
FEATURES & CONTROLS
Control Description
Your Parker Fly Bass is equipped with the following controls shown
on the diagram.
Active Fishman Preamp & Battery
The Fly Bass features a special Fishman
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active circuit allowing you
to blend the magnetic and piezo pickup signals right on the
instrument.
Because the two kinds of pickups have "irreconcilable impedance
differences", their outputs cannot be mixed without the help of an
electrically powered (active) circuit. Certain critical elements of the
circuit benefit from our voltage-doubled system, which gives the
player the additional headroom of 18 Volts peak-to-peak to blend
the piezo and magnetic signals. The 9 Volt battery that powers the
Fishman
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piezo preamp has a life of approximately 80 to 100 hours
of continuous use. Please note that the circuit switches on when a
cable is plugged into the guitar, so to conserve batteries, unplug the
cable when you're not playing your Fly Bass. There is a light on the
battery box which glows when it's time to replace the battery.
NOTE: To replace the battery, release the catch and swing open the door. The flip-
out holder will not close if the battery is installed incorrectly. Please be gentle!!!
Piezo Trim Pots & Bass Tone Control
Since string gauges and pickup height affect the output of both the
piezo and magnetic pickups, when you change string gauges or
pickup height, you may want to adjust the relative levels of each
string or the piezo system as a whole. This is done by adjusting the
individual piezo trim pots (one for each string) or the piezo gain
control (for the combined piezo output). There is also a "set and
forget" bass tone control trimmer. All of these controls are found in
the control cavity as shown in the diagram below.
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Master Volume
adjusts the overall output of the instrument
Magnetic Pickup Volume
adjusts the output of the magnetic pickups
Magnetic Pickup Pan
pans between the bridge and neck magnetic pickups
Stacked Magnetic Tone Controls
outside ring adjusts the active magnetic bass tone,
top control adjusts the active magnetic treble tone
Stacked Piezo Controls
outside ring adjusts the piezo tone,
top control adjusts the piezo volume
(note, the tone control has a center de-tent)
B String
E String
A String
D String
G String
Piezo Gain
Piezo
Bass Tone

Parker Fly Bass Specifications