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Typical Pearlcaster Body
Royal Blue Quilted Maple
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ALL ACCESS NECK JOINT
I don't just dedicate my efforts to tonal improvements,
I also stress playability.
What good is a great sounding guitar if you can't
play it easily.
The Koa model above & below left, is built in the traditional Fender
format.
The Korina model in the middle and the Flame Maple model on the right sport all access neck joint.
These 3 Stratocasters Have Been Improved a Number of Ways
See Below
Tonally: 1995 | By using high quality highly resonant tone wood |
Tonally: 1995 | By adhering to the original pickup cavity configuration. |
Tonally: 1995 | By total elimination of glues & fillers |
Tonally: 1995 | By the addition of higher quality better sounding pickups |
Tonally: 2005 | By offering Brazilian Rosewood or Ebony Fretboards (plus others) |
Tonally: 2006 | By attaching neck to body with Ed Roman's exclusive brass inserts |
Tonally: 2007 | By offering titanium Bridge saddles as an option. |
Tonally: 2008 | By offering Gold Tone Adamantium frets. An Ed Roman exclusive |
Tonally: 2008 | We are now offering Nitrocellulose paintjobs. |
Tonally: 2008 | By offering "Stellar Tone" Circuitry, "Bullet" preamps & a host of electronics |
Playability: | The "All Access Neck Joint" TM |
Playability: | The original Fender necks are all custom re shaped to the player's hand |
Playability: | 1500 G modification |
Playability: | The tremolo system can be replaced with virtually any brand |
Playability: | We offer the Buzz Feiten System in all of our guitars and conversions |
Playability: | Frets are all redressed and highly polished |
Cosmetically: | The finishes are beautiful |
Cosmetically: | The color choices are limited only by your imagination |
Cosmetically: | Every single screw is replaced with high quality gold plated ones |
Cosmetically: | Pick guards are replaced with higher quality Latrinium or Wood |
Cosmetically: 2007 | Now offering extremely high quality distressing and aging process |
Ed Roman's Brass Insert System For Better
Stability It actually costs less to glue in a neck than to bolt one in correctly. Gluing up a neck is pretty basic. You apply glue inside the neck joint, slide the neck in and clamp it down. A bolt in neck requires a lot more work, there is no room for a sloppy fit like on a glue in neck. The cost of stainless bolts and press fittings are far higher than the cost of a little glue. The labor factor requires 4 holes drilled and countersunk. The tolerances are extremely tight on a good bolt on neck where the tolerances are far less important with the application of glue. If you make a mistake and drill incorrectly it’s time to throw away the body. On a glued up neck there are no holes to drill and less chances of a mistake. I know, I know it’s been done that way for 60 years! why change now? Why
not keep our heads buried in the sand & continue thinking like we did in the
50’s & 60’s ? Thanks to modern machinery and woodworking techniques neck joints are a lot
better & tighter today. We now know much more about guitar construction than we
used to. Guitars in general are a lot better today, even the Mexican ones are
better than some of those USA guitars from the 90’s. A tight neck joint equals a
good guitar !!!
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