Guitar Kit User Guide - Parker Fly
Step-by-step guide for the full build process.
DIY Electric Guitar Kit - Parker Fly — Basswood body, black hardware
Build your own Parker Fly–style electric guitar. Just paint, assemble, and adjust with solderless electronics—ideal for beginners exploring guitar building. Basswood body, Canadian maple neck, and rosewood fretboard with a bone nut.
Body wood: Basswood | Neck wood: Canadian maple | Fretboard: Rosewood | Nut material: Bone | Hardware finish: Black | Electronics: Solderless
- Beginner-friendly assembly and setup
- Paint-ready for a custom finish
- Solderless wiring simplifies build
- Includes black hardware components
This Parker Fly kit is a DIY Parker Fly style kit built around a carved basswood body and a full black hardware set. As a basswood guitar kit in black, this Parker Fly build kit gives you everything needed to assemble a striking, lightweight instrument from the ground up — in stock in the UK with fast UK delivery.
Build Considerations
Suitable for beginner builders with straightforward assembly and simplified setup. If you are weighing other options, browse the wider range of electric guitar kits or explore all diy guitar kits before you commit.
Key Features
- Body: Carved solid basswood with a bolt-on joint, no pre-applied finish.
- Neck: Canadian maple with rosewood fretboard, 24 frets, double-action truss rod.
- Hardware: Black solderless components, Tune-o-matic bridge, 2 humbucker pickups.
Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 648mm (25.5") |
| Hand Orientation | Right-Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Basswood |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 81x55.5x32mm (3.19"x2.19"x1.36") |
| Body Height (H) | 46/58mm (1.81"/2.28") |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates, and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | No pre-drilled pilot holes except for the neck pocket |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Inlay | No dot inlay |
| Nut | Bone Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 24 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CuproNickel |
| Neck Radius | 305mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Double action, on the head side |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Hardware | |
| Colour | Black Set |
| Bridge | Tune-o-matic |
| Pick-up | 2 Humbucker pickups, Black (H-H Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way toggle switch, Chrome with black tip |
| Machine Head | 3R3L, Black |
| Knobs | 1 Volume & 1 Tone |
| Neck Joint Plate | Black |
| Strap Button | Black |
| Covers | Back Cover tremolo, Back Cover knobs, and Cache for switch, Black |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
