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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: TheDev01dOne on November 13, 2008, 12:58:28 AM

Title: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: TheDev01dOne on November 13, 2008, 12:58:28 AM: Did a search and couldn't find this posted, seen it over on the Telecaster forum today and have been admiring the beauty all afternoon.

http://www.kenparkerarchtops.com/archtop.html

Love a nice acoustic and been wanting an old archtop type for some blues slide etc. just looking at these has scratched the itch a bit, some great playing in the soundclips too, ust be a good think when Charlie Hunter road-tests your guitars for your website..

No prices listed on the site but the guy that posted it on TDPRI says $40 000 gets you the Mrs Natural :?

Lovely anyway, going on the dreamGAS list..
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: noodleplugerine on November 13, 2008, 09:59:40 AM: PHWOAR!!!
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: ailean on November 13, 2008, 12:56:42 PM: Where do you put the pickups? :)

Nice looking but I'm not sure I'd spend that kind of money on them!
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: ToneMonkey on November 13, 2008, 12:57:34 PM: Those guitars might end up having my babies.

Not to keen on the droopy willy headstock though.
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: Oli on November 13, 2008, 01:29:01 PM: They look really nice! Love the way you can see inside them, but beautiful :) Only thing i'm not too keen on, is that block of cheese/butter that the neck joins the body with!
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: MrBump on November 13, 2008, 03:14:23 PM: Ooo... No. Really don't like the Parket Fly headstock... Just doesn't seem to fit.
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: opprobrium_9 on November 13, 2008, 03:52:55 PM: Quote from: MrBump on November 13, 2008, 03:14:23 PM
Ooo... No. Really don't like the Parket Fly headstock... Just doesn't seem to fit.

+1

and +1 to "where do you put the pickups?"
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: noodleplugerine on November 13, 2008, 05:36:32 PM: All the things that people have said they don't like so far... I $%&#ing love!
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: Philly Q on November 13, 2008, 06:00:55 PM: I think it was quite brave putting the normal Parker headstock on there, and it looks good.

But I'm not really keen on archtops in general, TBH. Nice to look at and admire the craftsmanship, but I've no wish at all to own one.
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: d1dsj on November 13, 2008, 06:15:10 PM: Very nice, I'd love one of those... they look well built and classy, cool.
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: ToneMonkey on November 13, 2008, 06:18:09 PM: Quote from: Philly Q on November 13, 2008, 06:00:55 PM

But I'm not really keen on archtops in general, TBH. Nice to look at and admire the craftsmanship, but I've no wish at all to own one.

But sooner or later, you'll run out of normal guitars to buy :P
Title: Re: Ken Parker Archtops! Beautifulll
Post by: Philly Q on November 13, 2008, 08:51:52 PM: Quote from: ToneMonkey on November 13, 2008, 06:18:09 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on November 13, 2008, 06:00:55 PM

But I'm not really keen on archtops in general, TBH. Nice to look at and admire the craftsmanship, but I've no wish at all to own one.

But sooner or later, you'll run out of normal guitars to buy :P

'Tis true, but I physically have severe trouble playing archtops and even 335s* - they're just way too big for me. Which is a big disincentive to laying out ££££ for them.

(* many would argue I also have severe trouble playing solidbodies... )

I'll just have to keep selling stuff to make room for... more stuff. :|