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Custom Bodies & Necks


Made to order for any guitar

Ed Roman Custom Shop Double Neck Body

Be aware if you order a body from Warmoth. It very well may  appear to look like a BC Rich Mockingbird or a Music Man EVH or a Peavey Wolfgang.

 

I CAN ASSURE YOU IT WILL NOT WORK ON THE STOCK ORIGINAL GUITAR.

A customer of mine recently brought me a Warmoth body that was supposed to be a PRS knock off. "Yeah Right"   What a Joke.  The quality was fine but the design was wacked out.  

The scale was totally completely wrong and it actually had a flange sticking out of the body to bolt the neck on.

As near as I can figure all Warmoth products are basically Fenders with Fender scale & neck joints.

I say again, The Warmoth product is decent enough quality. They just the same old tired designs that all the big corporate guitar companies insist on using because they have paid so much for their trademarks.

 

 

Quicksilver Body

We Also Build Replacement Gibson & PRS Bodies Right Here in Ed Roman's Custom Shop



Korina Body

A Custom made Korina Tonewood body made to retrofit on Albert May's Ibanez Petrucci Guitar.  When Albert rebuilt his Petrucci Guitar, he used his original neck and my shop made him this wonderfully resonant Korina body. The tonal difference was so incredible that a even a beginner could immediately hear the difference. 

Notice the step routed pickup cavity.  This allows the replacement pickups to mount directly to the body instead of floating on springs. This factor makes the pickups and guitar resonate together.  More gain before feedback and significantly clearer highs and tighter lows.

We compared the original Dimarzio Pickups (Stock) against the Seymour Duncan Black/Backs TM  We were astounded by the difference. The Dimarzio's distorted horribly on the low end compared to the Duncans.

The other comparison of note was the Tremolo.  We compared the Ibanez white metal Tremolo against the Original Floyd Rose. The tonal difference was again immediately apparent. The Original Floyd Rose is made to extremely close tolerances. The steel is hardened to 60 Rockwell. Not only did the guitar hold tune better, it sounded better. The original Floyd was much more responsive than the Ibanez. 


Because I build so many replacement necks
 I always have new or used original Ibanez, BC Rich, ESP & Jackson necks on hand.

Call for Prices & Information
Click Here For List Of Necks For Sale

NO Risk!! We Will Match a Neck Up to Your Body Perfectly

 When Ed Roman builds a custom body every neck joint, every nook, every cranny,
every nuance is EXACTLY like the original manufacturer.
 90% of the time Ed Roman uses much better wood than the original


 

Custom made Pearlcaster body Quilted maple with a Korina back,  Lighter than the original nicer top than the original, better sounding than the original


 
Gibson Custom Rebuild
New Fingerboard,  New Inlays On Neck,  New Binding on Neck, Real Abalone Binding On Body,
All New Hardware, Strap locks
Solid Mounted  Duncan Black/Back TM Pickups


Custom Made Abstract Elitist Model
Korina & Quilted Maple
 

CHECK OUT SOME COOL VERY OBSCURE GUITARS


 

Retopped PRS Bolt On
We even laminated quilted maple on the headstock


 

Finished example of a single cutaway styled Guitar  
Ed Romans Custom Shop Mid 90's


 

Double neck Virgin Body

An Individual may have 2 bolt on guitars that he is not using
 Ed Roman could create a double neck body for him. 

Ed Roman can build one in any size, shape, weight or scale!!!


Ed Roman doesn't build too many Dulcimers! Occasionally Someone May Want Something Weird.
Weird we are used to, Weird we can deal with, Nothing is too weird for us to build. 

We Must Be Weird !!!!


Hamer Californian Styled Custom Made Guitar


Custom Made in 1996


Problem: The Customer wanted a fat neck that would never break !!!

Ed Roman's shop removed the original neck and made a brand new one.  
It's real easy to make them smaller but when they want them bigger it can be a royal pain.

 
Finished Guitar


Neck Through Body Construction, All Korina Including Wings



Solid Quilted Maple Steinberger Replacement Tops
These are made from 1 single piece of wood.
It costs a little more to do it that way but the sound is worth it.

We have also experimented with filling the plastic cavities with Korina
 


In January of 2008 we did an inventory of body cores We had 161 original BC Rich Cores 338 Abstract Cores and about 250 assorted other models. Now that we have downsized the operation we no longer have the room to store these 750 body cores.
Here's The Deal   Serious buyers please call with question's (Don't Email)

With any in stock "Body Core" purchase we will sell you your parts package for an incredibly low price!!!!!   read on    

Normally Neck Thru Body cores can be as low as $600.00 and as much as $2,200.00 most are in the low teens.

Not only will we be discounting The Body Cores lower than we ever have.
We have put together this "Killer Deal" on a parts package for you.

Parts Package List Priced at $650.00 for only   $295.00  read on    

2 Seymour Duncan 59' premium pickups or Dimarzio's (Or Equivalent)
1 Tun- A matic fully adjustable Bridge (Or Equivalent)
1 Tun- A matic Tailpiece (Or Equivalent)
6 Original Grover or Kluson Tuners
3 Potentiometers
3 Knobs
1 Toggle switch
1 Set of strings
We will also throw in a real nice fully padded $18.00 wide guitar strap for free & a lower cost economy gig bag that we are also overstocked on. We bought 1000 economy gig bags in 2006 for Xmas guitars and we have 400 left.

Floyd Rose Original Tremolo   Add only
$140.00 That's right, this is not a misprint !!!!!
EMG Pickups 81 & 85   Add only
$70.00
That's right, this is not a misprint !!!!!

If you need any other special parts we will discount them accordingly.
Call the Custom Shop Shop with questions we will be running this deal for a while but the people who move quick will get the best selection and the best deals.

EXAMPLE
Buy a real "BC Rich Warlock" USA Neck through original hand made "Body Core for $900.00 buy your parts package for  $265.00 add a Floyd Rose if you want for an additional $100.00 

Your total cost is $1,265.00,   You will probably need a couple of small items 60.00 and you have to paint it and assemble it yourself. Or you can go out and buy a new one for a minimum of $3,500.00 many sell as high as $5,000.00 brand new.

Mockingbirds Stealth's, & Bich Models are more popular, they will be several hundred dollars higher. Ironbirds, Exclusive's, Wraiths & Seagulls will be cheaper.  We also have 100 or so bolt on models these will be even cheaper yet.  (Call For Pricing--- Do Not Email   We have over 150 different styles to choose from, it takes a while to see them all.   Plan on at least a 15 minute tel/con.

Obviously if you want more or fancy items added,  it will cost more,  we have attempted to put together an affordable package so that we can get people into a real quality US made instrument and lower our overstock.

Or you can go out and buy a new one for double or triple.  Incidentally we will never be undersold on any USA made guitar unless it's a limited edition.

Ed collects & sells Rockstar owned guitars
Back in 1999, Ed Decided To Make Himself An Artist Styled Guitar
Ed thinks "The Artist" is Awesome !!!!!