The guitar's combination of traditional magnetic pickups and piezo-electrics in the bridge allowed players to achieve both electric and acoustic tones.

Perhaps most significant to the guitar's design is the almost complete absence of a neck heel to permit greater ease of access to the uppermost frets.

[12] Parker guitars were characterized as thin and ultra-lightweight instruments; they were generally made from lighter woods like poplar, basswood, and spruce, although there were maple and mahogany Fly models.

They had composite materials (resin, epoxy and carbon glass skin) to reinforce a thin carved body and neck.

The proprietary vibrato bridge used a unique flat steel spring which helped the guitar to maintain the pitch.

Based on the Fly, the MaxxFly features a modified headstock (allowing the instrument to be hung a standard guitar wall hanger), a modified top horn (more ergonomically and traditionally shaped), standardized pickup cavities, 22 frets instead of 24, and a slightly thicker, heavier body.