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tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:07 am

I suspect this will be split and sent to HPC. If so no worries I'm fine with that.

Here is a nice sidetrack.....

Have any of you endured Ed Roman's diatribes. The self contradictions are amazing.

He praises OLP guitars over music man
http://www.edroman.com/rants/ernieball.htm

Then he rags on asian made guitars
http://www.edroman.com/rants/japanese.htm

He rags on magazines for not reviewing smaller brands (like his) who don't advertise. http://www.edroman.com/rants/magazines.htm
Well, Ed Roman is rich enough to advertise in them number one. Number two they can only review what they can get ahold of to review. Maybe if he wasn't full of himself he'd send a model off to a guitar magazine so they could review it.

He rags about the use of CNC machines when he uses cnc machines to produce a few of his own products. Sorry Ed. Guitars got more consistent due to the existence of CNC machines not less and the quality went up while the price went down.

http://www.edroman.com/rants/cncmachines.htm

Now he's decided he likes "some" imports but doesn't like the big Gibson/Fender buyout of old familar names.
http://www.edroman.com/rants/brand_loyalty.htm
He seems to miss out on the part where those old companies went out of business due to lack of sales. And that some cost cutting was required to keep the brand name alive when they were aquired. Also note his sense of "The older ones are always better which is a contradiction to this article.

But he thinks vintage guitars are a rip off
http://www.edroman.com/rants/vintageguitarno.htm

Over the years I've read a lot of his stuff. Mostly BS and often quite contradictory. Like how he loves american made guitars but hates american guitar manufacturers. (except his own brands) How EVH was the first to mount a neck pickup directly to the neck (yeah sorry not true) How he was the one who made Ken Parker switch from Duncans to Dimarzio's (um no) How there aren't any guitars worth buying or places worth buying a guitar from (accept his)

But in all of that there are some reassuring things I find in his articles that anyone with 10 years playing experience should already know.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:12 am

From what I gather, ed roman is a theif, a counterfeit and an enemy to guitarists WW.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:10 am

I love how he wants to shut down shop and cater by appointment only. Good luck with that one.

As well how he's going to open a guitar museum. With what rip off guitars? Does he really think people will pay money to stare at forgeries?

blueman · Post by **blueman** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:21 am

I read that he died in 2011. In any case, that store is a creepy operation

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:10 pm

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:59 pm

blueman wrote:I read that he died in 2011. In any case, that store is a creepy operation

Yeah so now I read his obit in Guitar World. I hadn't seen it on his site. Kind words from them about him especially after his unkind words about magazines.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:07 pm

Hink wrote:

Les Paul's are for the birds.

I'll get my coat...

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:35 pm

Wouldn't play or entertain anything by Ed Roman if it were given to me for free personally (Though I'd accept it and sell it to anyone dumb enough to want one). The man is an aloof piece of shit that is outclassed by plenty of other gentlemen in all areas. I hope it is chizzled into his headstone "Ed Roman, Born from a c**t 19-whatever - Died a c**t 2011"

Chris my friend yeah also Jaden Rose being based over here is a big factor but then again I've been eyeing up the ibby iron label range which has two or three 7-strings in the range...Time will tell. Just had to vent some frustrations that have built up and gnawed away

Mike mate I know its not possible to completely have my cake and eat it but sapele mahog seems like it might be a step in the right direction for my requirements

John, Are you suggesting I give up and buy a white les paul relic'd in bird shit? :O

Hell shall have to freeze over brother!

Cheers

Dean

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:05 pm

Dean Aka Nekro wrote:Wouldn't play or entertain anything by Ed Roman if it were given to me for free personally (Though I'd accept it and sell it to anyone dumb enough to want one). The man is an aloof piece of shit that is outclassed by plenty of other gentlemen in all areas. I hope it is chizzled into his headstone "Ed Roman, Born from a c**t 19-whatever - Died a c**t 2011"

Chris my friend yeah also Jaden Rose being based over here is a big factor but then again I've been eyeing up the ibby iron label range which has two or three 7-strings in the range...Time will tell. Just had to vent some frustrations that have built up and gnawed away

Mike mate I know its not possible to completely have my cake and eat it but sapele mahog seems like it might be a step in the right direction for my requirements

John, Are you suggesting I give up and buy a white les paul relic'd in bird shit? :O Hell shall have to freeze over brother!

Cheers

Dean

Eric said what I was thinking about posting but I figured a picture is worth 1000 words, we're overdue for a chat Dean...all kind of crazy things going on.

Meanwhile the stew mac order for the baritone arrives today, the body I'm expecting wednesday but am not 100% sure of that...could be earlier or it could be later

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:11 pm

So you'll have two baritones then or are they parts for further tweaking the Tele one with War-neck and Duncan P-Rails + JB Junior in? Having another baritone would be great I guess, Sorry/Excuse me if I'm abit lost with where everyone is upto as I've not had chance to read/post alot either mate

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:19 pm

blueman wrote:I read that he died in 2011. In any case, that store is a creepy operation

http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-maker ... ted-nugent

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:31 pm

Dean Aka Nekro wrote:So you'll have two baritones then or are they parts for further tweaking the Tele one with War-neck and Duncan P-Rails + JB Junior in? Having another baritone would be great I guess, Sorry/Excuse me if I'm abit lost with where everyone is upto as I've not had chance to read/post alot either mate

look at the tele body as a breadboard, I'm replacing the body now that I have it all configured the way I want it. Remember the tele body weighs a ton and is a squire body

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:56 pm

Right I gotcha now and very damned

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:12 am

@Dean,

Mahogany is a great choice. I think you'd be better off with dimarzio or emg then duncans. Duncans always sound "jazzy" to me with mahogany. Me I love the cheese but you may not.

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:24 am

Hink wrote:

Your next guitar?