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Uncle Ted's New Toy
News of Ted Nugent's distinctive new guitar, designed by Ed Roman (reprinted from an interview)When Ted Nugent orders a straight shot, he ain't talkin' alcohol. The renowned veteran rocker (and hunter, and longtime Second Amendment rights activist) recently sought an instrument weapon that best suited his divergent passions.
"I've built a lot of guitars - for Brian May, Buck Dharma, just recently - and they are all novelties in some way," Roman said Monday during a phone interview. "But the thing with Ted, with the gun, was completely different." In a statement, Nugent said, "I am so jazzed to be associated with Ed and the team at ERG (Ed Roman Guitars). This guitar is a work of art and is absolutely magnificent. And what a concept - Ed and his team have outdone themselves once again." The guitar has a slot cut into the back of the body to house the handgun. Simple. But Roman, whose business, at 4721 S. Dean Martin Drive, is by far the most unique guitar store in the world, followed all of Nugent's other design specifics. This might be a bit technical for us air guitar virtuosos, but Nugent's requests included a 3/4-inch solid slab of Alaskan Sitka spruce for its top wood, and a solid black Korina back with a Macassar ebony neck. The fingerboard is Gaboon ebony found only in the most remote regions of central Africa. The guitar is worth about $7,000, not particularly expensive for a custom-made guitar of its type, Roman said. But that's not counting the gun, which is usually on Nugent's person at all times - even during a visit to the White House, as Roman noted. "He's a big supporter of the President and had the gun on him in the Oval Office once when he met him," said Roman, who also has plans for a new guitar for Rio headliner Prince. Roman is not quite ready to provide details on that instrument, saying, "I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you."
OK. I can wait "Ted Nugent's Guitar!
The top is completely cut & routed
The body is hand carved & sanded
The neck tenon is carefully
press fit into the body mortise. This fit is required to be so
tight that the Notice the striped ebony tenon
and the step routes where the pickup will be hard mounted. These
guitars are available with a glued in set neck at no extra
charge. This option is for those people who ask for it. Ed
Roman recommends a super tight press fit for better tone
transmission and clearer high end.
Notice how the machine screws are mounted through the back of the body. This makes the guitar a bolt in instead of a bolt on. Bolt on's are associated with large protruding flanges that extend off the guitar where the neck is bolted on. A bolt in is far sturdier, much more stable and will hold up a lot better than a bolt on.
Installing the Tone pros Bridge & Tailpiece
Pickups are bolted in rock solid
When Ted & myself designed the guitar Ted never mentioned anything about installing a gun in the body. When I delivered the guitar to Ted he was almost speechless. Anyone who knows Ted knows that Ted is rarely if ever at a loss for words. The surprise actually took him aback a step. When Uncle Ted regained his speech, it was only a matter of a nanosecond. I only noticed it because I have been in Ted's presence enough times to know his command of the English language is always there to serve him well.
There it is folks
Delivering Ted's Guitar 2006
"He'd ride it
naked into the sunset"
Ted
Nugent designated a plain Spruce Top, 
When I first met
Ted Nugent back in the early 70's, I was just a fan of his guitar
playing. s and of cours Ted may not be
the most diplomatic person in the world, Some say he may be a
little over the top but Damn! everything I have ever heard
this guy say is right on.
Readers of my site know that I can be pretty outspoken and sometimes even intimidating, When I am around Ted I am as quiet as a church mouse. Why? I don't want to miss a word of what he says. The guy is downright spellbinding. I admire him for his politics and his outspoken ways. This country needs a few more like Ted Nugent. I can't think of anyone I would rather see as President of this Country !! Ed Roman 1997 
Korina Back & Macassar Ebony Neck
Ted Nugent For President !!!
Mark Hitt's picture is on this page because he & Ted Nugent are the only two people I have built oversize Quicksilvers for. Mark like Ted used a large Gibson hollow body guitar for years. Mark is 6'5" with big hands & long fingers. He is also one of my favorite guitar players alive. Every fledgling & professional guitarist from the New York tri state area who was into rock music stood in front of this guy trying to catch some of his incredible licks. He was doing Eddie Van Halen style Paradiddles 10 years before I ever heard of Van Halen. I used to follow his band Ratrace Choir all over New Jersey, Long Island Upstate New York and Connecticut for about 30 years. (Check out Ratrace Choir on You Tube)
Mark on the cover of an old Dimarzio catalog almost 30 years ago.
Mark Hitt is one of my dearest and oldest personal friends Ratrace Choir, The Tubes, Torque, Hindenburg & Others
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I
put this little pictorial together to show how a handmade Quicksilver guitar is
built.. The first thing you have to do is go out and find a suitable tree and
cut it down. Then you have to slice it into a billet that you will later cut in
half to make the top of the guitar. These pictures
of giant logs of Alaskan Sitka Spruce were taken in N.W. British Columbia in
Canada. This was cut about 4 miles from the Alaskan border so technically it's
Canadian Sitka Spruce. This was the first time I have ever used Spruce on an
electric guitar and since I don't build too many acoustic guitars I don't have
too
many good solid sources for Sitka Spruce. 
reason he
doesn't take it, there are usually 10 fans lined up to buy the one that wasn't
delivered to him. 
builder must be able to lift the body off the table before any
screws are attached.
