Anyone ever been to Ed Roman Guitars?

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Came across this site the other day, and I've been "window shopping" ever since.

www.edromanguitars.com

This guy has TONS of hand made guitars... Looks like it would be a great place to visit next time you're considering dropping $2500 on that new PRS.

(The owner seems to have an issue with PRS guitars, which I have always loved. Still, they definitely DO seem to be overpriced these days...)

Just wondering if anyone has ever been to his showroom, which is by appointment only. Otherwise, he's be dealing with losers like me with no cash coming in and drooling all over his stuff... :)
 
Its too far away.

But I have checked out that site for a long time now and called Ed about a guitar purchase. I have no doubt in the quality of his stuff. And I agree with him on most of his issues. One thing- If you decide to do business with him, know that he is a no BS kind of guy. Money talks BS walks. Don't waste his time unless you've got dough to drop.

H2H
 
Hard2Hear said:
One thing- If you decide to do business with him, know that he is a no BS kind of guy. Money talks BS walks. Don't waste his time unless you've got dough to drop.

H2H
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Haha... Yeah, that's DEFINITELY the impression I get from reading his site. Like it would be an almost unpleasant experience to buy from him until you actually had the guitar at home and were playing it. Then it would all seem worth it. :)
 
Check out www.prsforum.com and search around a little. Find out the scoop on this guy. It's not real favorable. The guy has an agenda and it's not necassarily always about your best interest.
 
Of course it will sound that way on the PRS forum. HE DOESNT LIKE PRS!! He does, though, have a selection of really great guitars that he sells at decent prices. Thats where it counts. PRS whiny butt owners don't like when someone says bad things about their guitars.
 
Well Hard2Hear, That would be a good explaination if it was true, but maybe just maybe there's more to the story. Like sales people and store owners have never twisted the truth to sell their stuff. What do I care what someone does with their money. Go buy wherever and pay whatever the hell you want. The guys sound like a dick to me. Who the hell wants to spend a lot of money on a guitar from a guy who has a bad opinion about what he is selling you.

Know the the truth before you speak.
 
Ha Ha Ha! Thats a good one!

You own a PRS..dont you.....or worse, you want to own a PRS.

No, but really. Ed Roman offers the best prices on stuff that I can find. So I will continue to call him when I am looking for a certian guitar. He only gripes about #1 How PRS guitars are machine-built, yet cost the same price as a hand built guitar. and #2 The new heel on the PRS guitars really sucks. Have you played them? The heel is like the size of that on a strat, or bigger. The older PRS's have this nice smooth heel tapered down to the body.

Thats not really much opinion in there. Just kind of how it is. I guess if not being a sheep makes me a dick then...ok! :)

H2H
 
You got to my post while I was changing it. Decided to be a little more diplomatic.

Anyway,

Well I own a PRS. With the thicker heel. Best damn guitar I ever played. But who cares!! First the heel is great to play. You just can't have sissy hands. A thinner heel will have dead spots as it nears the body. That's a inherent problem with double cutaways and thinner heels. The reason Les Pauls were a good design was the single cutaway with upper bout coming up deep into the fretboard. The PRS design is the best of both worlds. Dead spots on the upper end of the fretboard really suck. Oh and I love the heavy heel and thick neck on some Strat's too. That's the way a guitar is meant to feel like. Not these little thin Ibenez like shredder necks. YUK. No sustain, no tone. But like I said... "whatever"
 
Looking around at the PRS Forum and the Boutique Guitars forum, I see some positive and negative stuff about him.

The worst thing I have seen is a builder (Driskill Guitars) saying some negative things about him and their relationship. These Driskill guitars look mighty sweet too... www.driskillguitars.com The builder only sells direct - $2500-$3800 for most guitars. MMMMmmmm. :)

Dunno... All I know is Roman has some SWEET looking guitars on his page. ;)

Now... the real question: Which kidney do I sell?
 
See, truth is that I don't care about the heel. My Pauls are even worse. But they are old. I thought the smaller one would be better, more like my Parker Fly. It just seems like they took a step back when they redesigned it. But anyhow, I never play that high on the neck anyways, so what do I care?

PRS's are fine guitars. The guy who plays lead in my band plays one and he loves it. I just think they're (ANY year) too expensive for a machine built axe. Oh, Les Pauls are way overpriced now too. But my 2 are old, so they don't count:)

I like acoustic guitars better anyways. :)

Shred on!

H2H
 
oh sorry about the "dick" thing.

The truth of the matter is I never dealt with this Ed Roman guy. I truely could care less if someone buys from him or not. But the attitude that comes across from his website repels me flat out. I'm too old to put up with crap like that. Buying a quality instument is supposed to be a uplifting occasion. Not a cheap date. I just have a real problem when people spread misinformation and especially when they use the web to do it. And even more so, from someone claiming to be an expert.
 
I hope you except my apology H2H, I got a little excited for a minute.

The whole CNC thing is really overblown. The fact of the matter IMHO, is a person has more of a guarantee that every instrument coming off the line is a good as the previous. It's the quality control after the carving that counts. And the finishing work. Here is were PRS's still exceed many other high end guitars. Believe me I don't spend my money blindly. I checked out a lot of other guitars, the PRS was more expensive than the other, but it had the fine details that the other quitars(which were still quite pricey) were missing.

Im not without some criticism of PRS. I feel that as they grow there is a real danger of falling into the same trap that Gibson and Fender fell into once. $$$ winning out over quality.

Peace
 
Yeah KaBudokan, Ive been trying to figure out how to go without bodily organs for a while now. :)

And by the way just, find the right guitar for right price wherever it is. There's lot's of great guitars out there to be had.
Happy hunting
 
I am cool...its all good.

We all care very much about our guitars. I know I do.

Oh, another longshot place to look at guitars is Daddys Junky Music. Much of their stuff is crap...but it's worth going over the inventory, because I have found a couple diamonds in the rough there.


H2H
 
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