I really don't like that "zombie mode" Parker currently seems to be in.
Even with a lot of sympathy and understanding for troubles during the move to Buffalo Grove it's been promises and reassurances that things are looking up and great things are on their way for over a year. Yet so far none of that could be seen, not even from afar. Since I joined here I've really come to like the product, the brand, and the people involved, although I don't really know anyone in person. But right now it's getting harder and harder to ignore the symptoms.
Posts and replies from Parker employees got from few to scarce to downright rare. The number of serious quality issues from high end to low end models seem to be ever increasing with repair times beyond six months for some customers while others interested in new models literally have to wait for a year or more with almost no updates, delivery dates pushed back, and still no guitar in their hands, or even worse, guitars in such bad shape that they have to send them back right away.
Is this "zombie mode" a brand waiting for a slow death as part of a big company about to have a Parkerectomy done or is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
Is all that frustrating silence just corporate censorship or people working their asses off to get back on track?
I would really like having Parker around for many years to come.
Greetings from a concerned customer...
Nef