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Brad Gillis of Night Ranger, Ozzie & much more.
Eric Burdon,
Dean Restum & Ed Roman
Dean is the featured guitarist with The legendary Eric Burdon & The Animals for 13
years Joe Gareri Vibe Tribe
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Hey Ed, I’m playing in a corporate band called Downstream Signal. We play at corporate functions at some pretty cool places throughout the country. We’ll be playing at the Venetian Hotel in October. Here are some pictures from a recent gig in Arizona where we opened up for The Goo Goo Dolls. As you can see, I look a lot different than I did back in 89, but one thing that hasn’t changed is that I’m still playing my Ed Roman “Lefty” guitars! Stay in touch Ed. I really hope I get to see you in October. I’ll send you an e-mail when I get the exact dates but right now it looks like I’ll be out there the first week in October. Joe "Lefty" Gareri |
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield
Rick is currently using his Pearlcaster in the long
running Vegas show, EFX.
Rick Springfield, Songwriter, Producer, Actor & Performer
Extraordinaire
Pearlcaster Player
The M'Coys, Hang on Sloopy age 14. Played with Johnny Winter &
Edgar Winter,
Produced Cindy Lauper, Weird Al, Played on numerous Studio
Sessions, Rock & Roll Hootchiecoo
Guitarist, Producer, Writer, Performer
Currently I am building Rick Derringer a special headless
LSR Guitar
Leslie West, one of my
favorite guitarists ever.
Leslie only uses his Pearlcasters on one
or two songs.
I have seen him use it on "Theme from an
Imaginary Western" several times,
Usually he prefers the
LSR WB-1 or EB-1 that I built him in
1997.
 Todd
Rundgren/Utopia fans know Kasim Sulton for his bass, guitar, piano,
and singing skills on albums from "Ra" through "Redux '92: Live In
Japan." He has been very busy since those days. Somewhat overlapping
the latter Utopia years and continuing into the present,Kasim has played on albums and/or toured with Todd Rundgren, Cheap Trick, The Indigo Girls, Patti Smith, and Hall & Oates, as well as extensive work with Joan Jett and Meat Loaf. Recently, Kasim was the bass player on Todd Rundgren's power trio tour in support of Todd's album "One Long Year." Kasim is an accomplished singer performer and all around musician in his own right. We were very pleased and honored that he came to us to have a Pearlcaster made. We also felt very honored because Kasim could very easily have
gotten 2 or 3 free Fenders just by calling and asking for them.
For 35 years singer /
songwriter Kasim Sulton has worked with artists as diverse as Todd Rundgren, The
New Cars, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, Utopia, Celine Dion, Bon Jovi and Hall & Oates,
plus he played a series of appearances in the musical Movin' Out on Broadway as
well as having his own solo career.
Kasim's own CD, Quid Pro Quo, was released in 2002 on Sphere Sound Records and won the 2003 Kweevak.com 2003 People's Choice Award. To the delight of his fans, Kasim released a compilation solo album called All Sides in March'07! Kasim played 3 solo gigs last summer plus he played more in March this year. Kasim has just completed touring the both Japan and US as part of Todd Rundgren's following successful tours of the West Coast in September and the East Coast in December. In the early summer Kasim will be with Meat Loaf in Europe. Kasim has booked a solo gig in Woodstock, NY on 17th May and another in Boston on 27th May. Kasim Sulton another satisfied Ed Roman Guitars customer !!!. |
3
years ago he
toured the US and Europe with Meat Loaf to promote his latest album Bat Out Of Hell
III from February until the tour was cut short in October due to Meat Loaf
developing a cyst on a vocal chord.
Hi Ed, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for my recent Pearlcaster purchase. I have only had it for a few days and it has already exceeded my expectations! I have owned a couple of Fenders in the past and I got rid of both of them. They just were not all that great. But my Pearlcaster is a keeper! The fit and finish is excellent. Jeff Terwilliger's Caribbean Burst Finish is nothing short of a work of art. The bird's eye maple neck and fretboard are also eye catchers. I have left it sitting in a stand several times so that I could sit and look at all the cosmetic touches. Wow! But let's not forget the most important part: How does it play and sound? "Wow" again. I was thinking about switching to mini humbuckers until I heard the Duncan single coils; I'm glad I stuck with the single coils. My Pearlcaster has, by far, the broadest tonal palate of any of the guitars I own. Regardless of which position the 5 way blade is in, or where the volume and tone knobs are; the tonal palate stays extremely well balanced. I have read a few reviews online of Pearlcasters. They alleged that Pearlcasters had a thin sound and fell short of the classic Stratocaster sound. Well, there is nothing thin about sound of my Pearlcaster! It certainly does not fall short of the Strat sound; it meets and exceeds what a Fender is capable of delivering. I would describe a Pearlcaster as a 'Stratocaster on Steroids'!! (And that's without active circuitry.) Your method of direct coupling the neck to body makes a huge difference. Your bolt on neck method is probably much of the reason Pearlcasters sound the way they do.
The Pearlcaster's playability is fantastic! The action is light, quick and responsive. The worth or value of the raw, 2200g neck cannot be overstated. One really needs to play a guitar with one of your custom necks to fully appreciate the difference between your necks and the cookie cutter necks on most other guitars. The fretboard is also excellent. All things considered, my Pearlcaster has quickest action of any guitar I own. (I think it has improved my playing. It has definitely has made me faster guitar player.) I really enjoyed my tour of your facility on my recent visit to Las Vegas. After seeing your small, private showroom Guitar Center and other Music stores are laughable! (The small office downstairs has more variety in stock than Guitar Center.) I would also like to thank Bob for showing me how to fine tune the setup on my guitar (learning how to fine finish fretwires was invaluable). Yeah, yeah, yeah. They're supposed come that way! My guitar was not completely set up and I like to do my own work as much as I can. The result being: A custom fit!
Thanks Again, E. Richard Bowen |
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Charles Smith "Kool & The Gang" "RIP"
One of the founding members |
Christy McBride Caught on film with a
Pearlcaster |
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Hi Ed,
I appreciate you must get a zillion emails
a day so don't concern yourself to reply but I felt I must
drop you a quick note about your guitars.
I became aware of your website/store a
couple of years ago and found your views on guitars very
interesting and entertaining (i love the rants!) and decided
one day I must get one of your guitars.
However, I live in England and have had no
opportunity to visit Vegas and I didn't fancy just ordering
one over the phone, spending a load of money and crossing my
fingers to see what the hell arrived (especially as a number
of other websites are quite critical of your guitars).
Anyway... I occasionally look on evil bay
on the off chance a Quicksilver or Pearlcaster might turn up
at a price worth 'taking a risk' and a few weeks ago one
did.
I am the proud owner of a lovely
Pearlcaster (Serial # 403).
What a great piece!
It looks gorgeous, it's a pleasure to
play and it sounds fantastic.
I am really blown away by how versatile it
is, the different sounds you can get from this beast with
the different pickup combinations are awesome.
I have a pile of 'quality' guitars but
this is now my weapon of choice. In the past I'd switch
between different guitars on stage to get the sounds I
wanted, now I can get everything out of this one guitar.
On the strength of this, when I get some
spare cash I will be seriously thinking about getting a
Quicksilver to join it.
Thanks for making a great guitar!
Cheers!
Stu. Davison
(Solihull, England) |
Greetings Ed, First off I would like to say that I have purchased two Pearlcasters from you in the past months.... One from John and the other from Scott. Both had Buzz Feiten setups and Duncan Vintage Rails, both sound and play just absolutely amazing! The second purchase I made was for a good friend of mine, Jerry Jennings, who has been playing for 35 years. He is extremely picky and often disappointed with the guitars he checks out. Recently he was giving serious consideration to an Anderson guitar he checked out. However, when he played my Pearlcaster he fell in love with it, much more so than the Anderson. Subsequently, I purchased one for him and he is loving it! Thank you for your tenaciousness and your drive to make a great guitar. The industry giants may not like you, but there are plenty of us out here in the real world who are playing and loving your guitars. Thanks again. Now, onto the question of the day.... I have a PRS Custom 24 with a 5 position rotary switch that I am considering sending to your shop for some modifications. The modifications I am considering are as follows: Buzz Feiten Set Up Swap out for Seymour Duncan Black Backs that you are using in your Quicksilver's Swap out for Push/Pull Pots and the 3 way toggle that you are using in your Quicksilver's I guess I should ask this question first; Is it possible to change out the 5 way rotary for the 3 way toggle with the way the holes are drilled and the contour of the body? Depending on the cost, maybe I should just trade it in for one of your Quicksilver's?? The PRS is basically a never played guitar, so I don't know what it would be worth to you? Your thoughts and recommendations are sincerely appreciated. Kind Regards, |
Rich,
Thank you so much for guiding me to the Pearlcaster I purchased. While I was caught up in the 50th anniversary hype of the Stratocaster, I was convinced that if I purchased one, it must be a better version. And thanks to you, I know own one. Please also pass along my thanks and appreciation to the young luthier that crafted this phenomenal instrument. He's really gifted and has truly crafted a masterpiece. I'm stilled amazed by the Titan neck and am so glad Ed Roman Guitars is promoting the value that this luthiery represents. I am also proud to say that thanks to Ed Roman Guitars, I now own several masterpieces, and that while I feel they're worth every penny, my Pearlcaster and Quicksilver are at the top of my list in the value for money category.
In closing, it's reassuring that this luthiery talent continues to develop and that Ed Roman recognizes this and helps it flourish. I can occasionally be swayed by a pretty website picture, but when I try to dig deeper and understand what makes the guitar better, I come up empty. Ed Roman makes it very tough on the competition because you've lifted the veil. I owe you a great deal of thanks and appreciate Ed Roman's commitment to offer facts and details that educates the buyer and helps us discriminate the wheat from the chaff.
Thanks,
Mike Meisinger
Ed Roman has built many custom guitars for
numerous other Guitarists.
Many of
them are bound by contracts to say they play other brands.
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Ed
I love my new Pearlcaster
Serial #05358
It's everything I was hoping
for and looking for in a "strat" guitar... and then some.
And thanks for working with
me on the price.
There are some questions I
have though?
Firstly, there was no
warranty info or description included with product. I was
hoping to read up about the tech specs of the neck.
So, I was hoping you could
send me the description and photo
you had on your computer of my guitar, Ed?
Also, do you have
instructions on the Sperzel locking tuners?
I've never owned a guitar
with these before and want to ensure I work them properly.
Last question?
What weight and brand of strings do you guys use...?
I really like the strings
that are on this thing.
Are they 10's?
Again, I really
appreciate the help your sales guy, Jason, showed me and
his patience.
Buying a
guitar at Ed Romans is exactly the kind of experience
that every player/perspective guitar buyer should
experience firsthand.
And too think?
I might have settled for a Fender.
Best regards
Mark Feingold
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