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Parker Nitefly-M
ENGL E530
VHT 2/90/2
I added bass to this clip. But the guitar still sounds thin as hell, no chunk or balls. I hope its the 9-42 strings. If it doesn't thicken up with 11-56 strings in D standard I don't know what I'm going to do.

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What kind of pickups there in that Parker? My Mark IV is INCREDIBLY picky when it comes to wood/pickups/resonance, especially concerning the degree of thickness/saturation. The Hamer with the Invader in it sounds huge and chunky as hell, and the Schecter with a blaze sounds relatively weak and thin. My Parker P44 with the Bill Lawrence sounds kinda trebly and unpleasant. Anyway that might be it.
The string gauge definitely makes a difference too. Thicker strings = beefier tone. I think the pickups affect such things more, but the strings definitely make a difference.

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This one definitely sounds better with the bass in it. I still think you are using a touch too many mids, but playing in D standard would definitely thicken things up. Maybe a different mic position would help out?

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D standard? I tend to 10-52, they feel nice and don't seem so thin sounding to me. I like a loose string, wouldn't do 11s.

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This one definitely sounds better with the bass in it. I still think you are using a touch too many mids, but playing in D standard would definitely thicken things up. Maybe a different mic position would help out? Perhaps. I've been experimenting with the Fredman technique with a pretty good bit of success. The guitar itself is very middy though I think. The mahogany doesn't give it much brightness and the thin strings take away a lot of chunk. Once I get the new strings I think it'll be much better.
What kind of pickups there in that Parker? My Mark IV is INCREDIBLY picky when it comes to wood/pickups/resonance, especially concerning the degree of thickness/saturation. The Hamer with the Invader in it sounds huge and chunky as hell, and the Schecter with a blaze sounds relatively weak and thin. My Parker P44 with the Bill Lawrence sounds kinda trebly and unpleasant. Anyway that might be it.
The string gauge definitely makes a difference too. Thicker strings = beefier tone. I think the pickups affect such things more, but the strings definitely make a difference. I honestly don't know what pickup it is. It's the stock pickup that comes on a Nitefly-M. I REALLY hope that the new strings fix the "thinness" issue, if they don't this gets sold... and I REALLY like the way it plays. But, hey, what can you do... if it doesn't sound good its worthless to me.
D standard? I tend to 10-52, they feel nice and don't seem so thin sounding to me. I like a loose string, wouldn't do 11s. I've used 11-56 for years, and I love it. I've got a pretty aggressive picking hand and the tighter strings provide the perfect response.

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I'd experiment with some different pups in that Nitefly before I sold it. I've never had a guitar that plays as well as my Parker. Holy crap, do they make some nice necks.

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Man, if you think your P-44 plays nice, you need to get a real one. I've played a P-42 and it was very nice, but the Nitefly DOMINATES it.

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I thought the clip sounded pretty good, maybe an external eq would help beef it up. It just needs a tad more bass. Putting a bass guitar on the track would help. I didn't hear one.

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There definitely is a bass guitar in the mix. Its mixed low except for the actual bass/low mids though, its a very dark sounding bass.

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:idk: then.

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Man, if you think your P-44 plays nice, you need to get a real one. I've played a P-42 and it was very nice, but the Nitefly DOMINATES it. P44 > P42 :cop:
But yeah. I'm definitely looking at another parker when I want to go for a high-dollar 6 string. I wish they made 7s though :(

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P44 > P42 :cop:
But yeah. I'm definitely looking at another parker when I want to go for a high-dollar 6 string. I wish they made 7s though :( Me too. I used to have a P42, it was a great guitar for the money. I want to try a P44.

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P44 > P42 :cop:
But yeah. I'm definitely looking at another parker when I want to go for a high-dollar 6 string. I wish they made 7s though :( Yeah... Parkers are pretty limited in terms of actual variation in the models. They've got a bolt on 22 fret, a neck thru 24 fret, a nylon electro-acoustic, and a regular electro-acoustic.

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