I rarely use the term instrument when referring to guitars, however this technical marvel is indeed an instrument of high caliber. Mahogany laced with carbon fiber and stainless steel.
Parker Fly Mojo Single Cut
With an even swap of my Gibson Les Parts at Marshall Music in Portage, this Parker Fly Mojo Single Cut (good grief – that’s a ridiculously long name) was mine. It turns out the salesman’s big boss was not thrilled with the trade and asked if I would bring it back. Unfortunately, the request came a little too late.
Prior to them asking for it back, two things happened: first, Gibson released the ES-339 and second, I realized the Seymour Duncan Jazz/JB combo proved a horrible marriage. Prior to reading about the 339 I had always appreciated the ES series, but never played one. Therefore, after reading the press release, I headed to the local Guitar Center. I fell in love, not with a Gibson, but an Epiphone Sheraton.
Parker Case
Within a couple of weeks, the Parker was sold and with the proceeds I bought an ebony Sheraton, a windshield for my motorcycle and banked the rest. And this my friends… is when I stopped back into Marshall Music and they asked for their Parker back.
Months later, I ran into the original salesman that did the initial trade. He told me how the Goldtop was sitting in the back of their Lansing store collecting dust because they did not want to sell an amalgamated apparatus. I felt bad, not for the salesman or the store, no, I felt bad for the guitar — “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” So when I had a few bucks put aside, I called the manager and offered to buy her back when I heard the wonderful words, “it just sold.”
