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Parker Introduces the DF842 Adam Dutkiewicz & the DF824 Vernon Reid

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Parker releases signature models for Killswitch Engage and Living Colour guitarists
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Chicago, IL (July 1, 2009) -- Parker announces the release of two new signature guitars: the DF842AD from Killswitch Engage guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz, and the DF824VR from Living Colour guitarist, Vernon Reid.

The DF842AD from Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz 
Grammy-nominated heavy metal group Killswitch Engage has become one of the hottest touring bands since they hit the charts in 2004 thanks to influential guitarist, Adam Dutkiewicz. Parker teamed up with Dutkiewicz to create a guitar that reflects his extremely articulate yet wild and unpredicatable style.

 
The DF842AD

The DF842AD is expertly crafted of a mahogany body and top, mahogany neck with a Parker Finger Joint set neck, and carbon composite fretboard. Additional features include a Parker Tremelo bridge, Sperzel locking tuners, an EMG 85 pickup and an EMG 81 bridge pickup. Available now in black ice and dusty black finish with black hardware.

The DF824VR from Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid
Vernon Reid is best known for his role in Living Colour, which he founded in 1984. The DF824VR was crafted in his honor.



The DF824VR

The DF824VR is constructed of a poplar body, top and neck with a Parker Finger Joint set neck, and carbon composite fretboard. The DF824VR has a Floyd Rose original bridge, Grover tuners, EMG SAX neck and middle pickup and an EMG 81X bridge pickup. Available now in a violet pearl and black cherry finish with black hardware.

For more info, visit parkerguitars.com.

     



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adam
on 07/09/2009 		LOL, I think Ken is too busy making archtop guitars to see what washburn has done to his original design. If I want a parker fly, I will buy an older one, and if I wanted a super strat, I will stick to something else. No need to blend the two at all. Just my $0.002
Guitartec
on 07/09/2009 		I once toured the Parker factory in MA during a job interview there. I was impressed with the factory, and they were very nice. They were ramping up to produce a lot of guitars. Several months later, I found myself working at a large music retailer in MA which was where Parker must have sent most of the guitars they had just produced. We had zillions of them, and it was my job to sell them all. While Parkers are good guitars, they're not right for everyone. They can be a tough sell, especially to people who have never seen composite guitars with epoxied frets. These new models look hot, though.
kerry kruger
on 07/09/2009 		Thank God he finally fixed that top horn...this body is WAY better, the visual flow is very much improved. And the added weight at the tip of the headstock is growing on me. I'm not ignoring whether these guitars function well, Parker has shown for years that they make great stuff, but after that's under control, aesthetics do matter. Kudos, Ken- few have the courage to edit themselves.
I might stretch the body toward the tail by 3/4" or so and JUST round over the top of the lower horn to mirror the top one, but nobody listens to me...



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