Parker Nitefly NFV1 (1996-1998)
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The Parker NITEFLY 1 and 2 (NFV1 and NVF2) were built from November 1996 to February 1998. The NFV1 model had three DiMarzio single coil pickups and Fishman piezo transducers.
The NFV1 and NFV2 were first introduced to the public at the July 1996 Summer Namm Show in Nashville, and began 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. 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.
Specifications (17)
Body
| Body material | maple body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
Hardware
| Bridge | tremolo bridge |
| Tuners | Sperzel locking tuners |
Electronics
| Circuit functions | passive |
| Pickups brand and model | DiMarzio pickup(s), Fishman Piezo pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 3 single coil pickups, piezo-transducer bridge |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, blue finish, red finish, white finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish, transparent finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 1 pickup selector switch, 5-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Prices (4)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $1000 | good | ||
| 1997 | $500 | excellent | ||
| 2001 | $1100 | excellent | ||
| 2018 | $635 | poor | Mike | One chip on bottom. Neck pickup listed as not functioning, possible issue with A string piezo. |
