Parker Fly User Manual

Nite-Fly History
T h e N i t e F l y h a s g o n e t h r o u g h a n u m b e r o f f e a t u r e a n d
specification changes since the original introduction in 1996.
T h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i s s u p p l i e d t o h e l p c l a r i f y t h e
differences between the various NiteFly versions.
N F 1 & 2 (Built from11/96 to 2/98)
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Introduced at the July '96 Summer Namm Show in Nashville, and shipping in
September of that year, the original NiteFly models featured Maple bodies and
composite reinforced bolt-on Basswood necks with a carbon and glass
fingerboard and 22 jumbo stainless-steel jumbo frets. Pickups included
custom-wound DiMarzios and Fishman Piezos in a simple passive system.
The passive piezo system allowed the user to split the magnetic and piezo
pickups, with a supplied stereo-Y cable, and send the signals to separate amps.
When a mono cable is used, only the magnetic pickup signal is heard. An
outboard piezo preamp is still needed when connecting directly to a mixer. *
See the section on the Parker NiteMix external piezo preamp below.
NFV1
Body: Maple
Neck: Basswood
Magnetic Pickups: Custom-wound DiMarzio®
Pickup configuration: Single/single/single
Piezo system: Fishman® passive
Bridge: Precision-cast aluminum vibrato bridge with Stainless-steel
saddles
Jumbo frets: 22 Stainless-steel
Tuners: Chrome locking Sperzel®
Scale Length: 25.5"
Colors: White Pearl w/white pickguard (NFV1/W)
Sunburst w/white pickguard (NFV1/SB)
Transparent Red w/white pickguard (NFV1/TR)
Black w/white pickguard (NFV1/B)
Transparent Blue w/white pickguard (NFV1/TB)
NFV2
Body: Maple
Neck: Basswood
Magnetic Pickups: Custom-wound DiMarzio®
Pickup configuration: Hum/single/single
Piezo system: Fishman® passive
Bridge: Precision-cast aluminum vibrato bridge with Stainless-steel
saddles
Jumbo frets: 22 Stainless-steel
Tuners: Chrome locking Sperzel®
Scale Length: 25.5"
Colors: White Pearl w/white pickguard
Sunburst w/black pickguard (NFV2/SB)
Transparent Red w/white pickguard (NFV2/TR)
Black w/black pickguard (NFV2/B)
Transparent Blue w/white pickguard (NFV2/TB)
NiteFly 3 & 4 - With built-in Piezo/Magnetic Mixer & Preamp
(Built from11/96 to 2/98)
The NiteFly 3 & 4 models were introduced at the January '98 Winter Namm
show and begin shipping the next month. These new "improved" NiteFly guitars
were equipped with a special Fishman® NiteMix™ active circuit that allowed the
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piezo and magnetic signals to be mixed right from the guitar. This new active
mixer & preamp circuit allowed the two signals to be summed in mono and
sent to one amp or to be split in stereo and each signal sent to a separate amp
selectable with a pickguard mounted Stereo/Mono switch. (Sound familiar?
Think Fly.)
Body and neck construction remained the same as the NiteFly 1 & 2.
NFV3
NFV4
Parker NiteMix
External NiteFly Piezo/Magnetic Mixer & Preamp Box
Along with the unveiling of the new active NFV3 & 4 models a new external
mixer & preamp box was introduced at Winter Namm '98. Designed
specifically for NFV1 & 2 NiteFlys equipped with a passive piezo system, the
Fishman® built NiteMix™ was an external piezo preamp and tone circuit as well
as a piezo/magnetic pickup mixer. This external box enabled both the magnetic
and piezo sounds of the passive NiteFly models to easily be played through a
single guitar amplifier. And, besides mixing the two sounds, the NiteMix also
(NFV2/W)
included level, EQ and phase controls for the piezo signal.
The NiteMix featured separate piezo and magnetic inputs and a summed or
mixed output. So using the supplied NiteFly stereo Y-cable connected to the
NiteMix inputs, and a single cable from the NiteMix output to the amp,
switching between the two pickup systems could now be done right from the
guitar, just like on the new NiteFly 3 & 4 models.
Body: Maple
Neck: Basswood
Magnetic Pickups: Custom-wound DiMarzio®
Pickup configuration: Single/single/single
Piezo system: Fishman® active
Bridge: Precision-cast aluminum vibrato bridge with Stainless-steel
saddles Jumbo frets: 22 Stainless-steel
Tuners: Brushed chrome locking Sperzel®
Scale Length: 25.5"
Pickguard mounted Stereo/Mono switch
9-volt battery compartment on back
Colors: White Pearl w/white pickguard (NFV3/W)
Sunburst w/white pickguard (NFV3/SB)
Transparent Red w/white pickguard (NFV3/TR)
Black w/white pickguard (NFV3/B)
Transparent Blue w/white pickguard (NFV3/TB)
Body: Maple
Neck: Basswood
Magnetic Pickups: Custom-wound DiMarzio®
Pickup configuration: Hum/single/single
Piezo system: Fishman® active
Bridge: Precision-cast aluminum vibrato bridge with Stainless-steel
saddles Jumbo frets: 22 Jumbo Stainless-steel
Tuners: Brushed chrome locking Sperzel®
Scale Length: 25.5"
Pickguard mounted Stereo/Mono switch
9-volt battery compartment on back
Colors: White Pearl w/white pickguard (NFV4/W)
Sunburst w/black pickguard (NFV4/SB)
Transparent Red w/white pickguard (NFV4/TR)
Black w/black pickguard (NFV4/B)
Transparent Blue w/white pickguard (NFV4/TB)