Parker Fly USA models £2,000 to £3,000
Ken Parker and Larry Fishman’s Fly was a futuristic, twincutaway shape with a carbon fibre exo-skeleton surrounding a highly sculpted wooden body weighing just 2kg (4.4lbs), with a splittable DiMarzio ’bucker and Fishman piezo pickup. Built between 1993 and 2016, its commercial failure masks a brilliant design that was ahead of its time. The later DragonFly DF524 (above) adds some more conventional elements to the mix.