Andy Eagle ( Guitar repair tech for 30 years )

[Eagle]

A stage played EVH guitar just came in ( and I don’t mean EVh brand). More later ;

 

[Eagle]

Carvel Art series; the ones Ed taped and played.

In for a full EVH set up because this get played.
The original setup has serious issues.
The Floyd has no clearance under the leading edge and the bolts cut in to the finish underneath.
The last fret is high because the fingerboard has pressure from underneath on the overhang.

 

[Eagle]

The issue was known because the pick guard was filled to fit under the overhang.

The damage under the Floyd.

This gave me the opportunity to look at the pickup and meter it. It’s basically a prototype Wolfgang EVH on a Fender platform.
The guitar would need a small shim to get the clearance and Also lift the overhang. Even with a modified pick guard.

Done.

 

[gearJunkie]

I would also find another tech.

 

[sandmannn69]

The issue was known because the pick guard was filled to fit under the overhang.
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The damage under the Floyd.
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This gave me the opportunity to look at the pickup and meter it. It’s basically a prototype Wolfgang EVH on a Fender platform.
The guitar would need a small shim to get the clearance and Also lift the overhang. Even with a modified pick guard.
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Done.

Had a brand new Player 2 Telecaster (22 frets) with same problem. After shimming neck pocket to verify source of problem, I used a dremel to thin the back of the pickguard under the overhang so I could remove the shim.

 

[Eagle]

This is pretty rare;

Solid sika spruce. In for a once over.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

This is pretty rare;
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Solid sika spruce. In for a once over.

I was 14 the first time I saw a Parker Fly. I thought it was the ugliest guitar I'd ever seen, however, the older I get the cooler they look to me. I've never gotten to play one but I'd like to.

 

[Eagle]

I was 14 the first time I saw a Parker Fly. I thought it was the ugliest guitar I'd ever seen, however, the older I get the cooler they look to me. I've never gotten to play one but I'd like to.

I used to have two Nightflys and a Deluxe. I like them but didn’t want to be the one trying to glue the frets back on or get hold of impossible parts down the line . Support is completely absent now.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I used to have two Nightflys and a Deluxe. I like them but didn’t want to be the one trying to glue the frets back on or get hold of impossible parts down the line . Support is completely absent now.

I'd mostly just like a go on one at this stage.

 

[Eagle]

I had this one in too a little while back, the rarest Parker. Spanish Fly;

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Wow, I've never seen one of those.

 

[Chocol8]

didn’t want to be the one trying to glue the frets back on

That would have to be the worst neck to have to refret! If you could get the old ones off cleanly, and I am assuming that could be a big if, I am thinking you would probably want to build a jig to hold all the new frets perfectly spaced and aligned. Do you know how they did it at the factory?

 

[Eagle]

That would have to be the worst neck to have to refret! If you could get the old ones off cleanly, and I am assuming that could be a big if, I am thinking you would probably want to build a jig to hold all the new frets perfectly spaced and aligned. Do you know how they did it at the factory?

It would never actually need a refret . They had a jig that put the frets on the fingerboard before it was fitted. The frets themselves are by far the hardest on any guitar. Substantially harder than the stainless steel wire you can get. I have glued frets that have come off a few times but that’s it . I’ve never seen anything like wear in them.

 

[Eagle]

Wow, I've never seen one of those.

That was just sold to a collector for 10k . It was bought in a small shop in Paris just over 10 years ago for €850. Nobody wanted Parker at the time .
The Bronze was even cheaper £695.