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Ted NugentSee Ted's Quicksilver Gun Guitar, Built By Ed Roman
Denny Laine Founder Of The Moody Blues
After Blind Faith's separation
Bob Driscoll Playing his Spalted Maple Quicksilver
Leslie West
Meatloaf & Ed Roman Pearlcaster
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 Pete Kuperschmid of Steel Horse With one of his custom Quicksilvers, & Kim with her Ed Roman Baker Guitar. Peter Kuperschmid is a songwriter, engineer, producer with more than 20 years experience. He has worked with artists and companies such as Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, RUN DMC, Public Enemy, Third Base, LA GUNS, ZEBRA, Taylor Dayne, Christina Aguilera, Gary US Bonds Laura Nyro, The Billy Joel Band, Ziggy Marley, The Fat Boys, Salt N' Peppa, Sony Records, Universal, Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Arista Records, Geffen Records, Def Jam Records, Time Warner, and the list goes on. Soundtrack, Film,
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| Hello I just received Quicksilver #03-220 which is white korina body with a beautiful transparent green quilted maple top. I ordered this guitar sight unseen and was a little apprehensive about spending almost $4,000 for an instrument that I had never heard or played. I am primarily a bass player and use several extremely high-end instruments from Fodera, MTD and F-Bass. I am therefore very accustomed to high quality, hand made bass guitars, but, playing more and more guitar, I found my old Strat Plus and Les Paul Deluxe somewhat lacking. After playing the Roman Quicksilver for about five minutes, I realized that I had just acquired something quite different and very special. The neck and fingerboard felt great (this is an understatement!), the fit and finish were superb, and last but certainly not least, the sound was amazing. To be clear, each sound was amazing as the Quicksilver is quite a chameleon, being able to shift from Strat-like sounds (with sustain) to meaty Les Paul tones with a simple flip of a switch or two. I knew I was in for a night of little sleep and much guitar playing, and the more I played my new Quicksilver, the more I liked it. Thanks Ed for designing a guitar that I believe represents the state of the art in electric guitars today. I now only wish I had two. Bill Evans |
| Yo Ed
That Cherrywood Quicksilver U sent me is exactly what I wanted.. Very understated & minimalistic. Several of my friends here locally in Duluth have Quicksilver's. I have played theirs and fell in love. Currently I have 2 PRS Customs a PRS Santana (bad mistake I hate it and nobody will buy it) I also have a Terry McInturff and a Timtone Headless (I wish I had found out about you sooner) The Timtone is nice but it was very expensive and not worth what I bought it for. The McInturff sits in the closet with the PRS Santana. I am not fond of either of those and I have tried to sell them on Ebay and it has cost me about $100.00 from feeBay. It's like throwing good money after bad. The Quicksilver you sent me is a marvelous piece of machinery. I can't get over the neck, the tone is creamy like BB King's Lucille, I can switch to a burning Les Paul, Brown sound and best of all I can even get a funky Strat tone. This guitar is everything U said and more, It has made me a better player and except for that bad Sperzel tuner it's been totally perfect. I am coming to Vegas in January for CES, I
want to buy another guitar I will bring both my PRS customs to trade. Don't
worry they are both 24 fret models. I think I want to get one of your neck
through the body models this time. Thanks for everything |
| Dear Ed: I just wanted to drop you a note regarding my visit to your store. I was very impressed with your setup and your staff. Can you really be excited about a guitar store? My answer is yes! The inventory was remarkable. Items that I have seen in photos, but have never been available in my town, plus the guys (Scott and T.C. were in that Monday morning) put up with a lot of my questions, and in the end were very professional and helpful in helping me make a decision on what to purchase. I ended up choosing a Warlock, a Dean Razor, and a Jackson RR 24. I like the guitars that have a unique look to them. And talk about unique…… that Rockingbird and Rockingbat models are in a class of there own, not only for design, but for the way they are built. All the Abstract Guitars are exceptional. We spent about 2 hours in the store looking at everything …. new, used and those Van Halen guitars. Initially, I was looking to purchase the “Shark” guitar. It was something that has been a dream since the 80’s. But after seeing it up close, I couldn’t justify the $5,000 price tag! It really does look like a piece of crap (what was Eddie thinking). It would be a lot better looking unit if it has a glossy lacquer finish. I may just have to settle for the kit version of one of the other styles. It would just be to hang on the wall anyway. I can’t forget to say thanks to Bob. We were only in town for a couple of days and I brought along my Kramer for a setup and some missing parts. Bob did an awesome job of cleaning, setting and restringing it. He also made a template for a cavity that was missing at the back, to send it to the custom shop to get fabricated as he did not have the ability to do that in the store. He was going to send it out later. I had my guitar back in less than a day. Outstanding! Good service, good people, awesome product……..Most impressive! We are going to be back to Vegas in August, and after the hotel check in, your store will be the first stop on my list! I will definitely be looking at the 1984 or 5150 kit guitar (or both), as well as something in a bass guitar. Can you do the paint work on these kit guitars, or do you have to sell them unfinished, and if you can paint them…..how much extra? I’ll send you a note closer to when we will be leaving and hopefully you could be at the store next time, so I could thank you personally. Keep up the good work! Carl Wedenig Hello Carl The Shark guitar is available 2 ways: I can get you a beautiful one with neck through the body and a nice glossy paint job The price would be the same. There are a number of other things I could do to refine it and make it a real beauty... I'm glad you liked the store, Those guys down there are all bent on making sure the store has a good vibe and a warm feel. If you are interested in the Shark, I suggest you give me a call, The shark I would build you would basically be an Abstract. I can pretty much guarantee you will love the way it plays and looks.. Thanks for your business, we all appreciate it ! Ed Roman |
 Squeaky
Williams has purchased 4 or 5 guitars from us, Her latest is this Green
Quilted Quicksilver handmade.All Quicksilver's are generally one of a kind, We have never built any cookie cutter exacto models.
Each guitar is a separate work of art unto itself. |
| Dear Ed First of all I would like to thank you for teaching me so much about the way guitars are built and some of the most important things that I feel every guitar player in the world should know as you do, before making a purchase on any guitar. Also I have to say if there's any guitar players out there that don't check out your website before buying any guitar they all should. Your website has to be the most informative website on guitars I have ever seen. Since I have been playing guitar I feel that you are the best man I have ever met on the planet when it comes to explaining in detail the differences in the guitars being sold on the market today and the ones your developing. When you walk into any Music Shop here in Vegas and I don't want to mention any names in particular because I've been to them all the people working there know nothing about how a guitar is made. Since I have met you I have learned more about why anyone should be buying any guitar from your shop. OK now lets get to the Quicksilver guitars that are built and designed by you. I have been a Gibson man since I've been playing guitar until now. I have changed my preferences from being a Gibson man to a Quicksilver guitarist for many reasons and I'm not going to go into to much detail as to why. Let anyone who reads this e mail visit you and they'll know what I mean. First of all the Tonal Woods used on your line of Quicksilver guitars are just incredible. The body designs had to be done so carefully and with every detail in mind for any guitar player to be able to play the guitar comfortably especially with the 24 fret guitars that most of the guitar builders out there can't build for the guitarist to reach. I mean why buy a 24 fret guitar if you can't reach the frets easily enough to play. Well, the Quicksilver is the first 24 fret guitar I have owned that makes it an ease to reach the frets in the higher registers. The way the guitar was designed in every aspect had to be for comfort, sound, looks, feel, and ease to play. I don't think I'll ever play a Gibson again even though I own several for all the reasons I learned from you and because the Quicksilver's are just an overall better guitar then anything out there today. I have now become a loyal customer of you for many reasons. In fact there's so many reasons that I can't type them all. You are the most knowledgeable man I've ever met in guitar building and I don't think anyone can even come close to you. And I do mean all the big companies out there that I really don't want to mention to protect you and myself from any kind of lawsuits but I'm sure any professional or learner out there knows the companies I'm talking about. When I first got my Quicksilver home I immediately got out my amp and tuned it up. The intonation was perfect. That happens to be the first guitar I ever bought that didn't need some kind of tweaking done on it to make it perfect. The Quicksilver was perfect. I really don't know what else to say except THANK YOU for educating me on why you should buy a quality product which the major guitar companies just can't afford to build anymore I'm sorry to say. I now love the Quicksilver guitar I purchased from you and I'm sold on them. I don't think there's anything that can come close to the value of these fine crafted guitars you have developed. Well, I do still want to have a Leslie West Rocket made for myself and I will in time but for now I'm a Quicksilver man and can't go back to the Gibsons. I'll hold on to them but they are all retired now and the Quicksilver is my main guitar at this time. After the Rocket I'll probably be satisfied and stop buying guitars. Well, until your next development comes out at least. Thank you Ed Roman for having me as one of your customers. Its always a pleasure to talk to you because it seems every sentence that comes out of your mouth is a teaching experience and I feel all the professional guitarists out there and the learners should all experience a conversation with the most knowledgeable man on the planet before buying any guitar. And if they don't buy one from you they are definitely making a huge mistake. Thanks again Ed for everything. Your a huge asset to anybody that plays a guitar or bass. Best Wishes, Charlie DiBuduo Jr. Hello Charlie Thanks for your kind letter and endorsement. I will try to live up to all those fine compliments you bestowed upon me and the Quicksilver. You just might be my greatest fan. I am glad you love your guitar. Letters like yours make it all worthwhile! Thanks again and I won't let you down! Ed Roman
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| Dear Ed,
I just had to write another E. Mail about my two Quicksilver Guitars I bought from you. As you know I was ALWAYS a Gibson Guitar Lover from the time I was Nine Years old until 2002 when I first walked into your old store with my wife to see what Ed Roman Guitars was truly all about. I had found your web site about 9 months before getting off my butt and going down to see the REAL DEAL in person. I also had a 1972 Gold top Gibson Les Paul Deluxe which I toured with and used as my Main Guitar for 12 years. I had a FULL Plate at that time and didn't have time to even THINK about buying a REAL Guitar like the 2 Quicksilver's I have now. But after reading just about everything on your Web Site, before going down to the store and meeting you in person which I finally got around to back in 2002 was one of the smartest things I've ever done in the 41 years I've been playing Guitar. I had called and made an appointment with you so you could look over my 72 Les Paul Deluxe and see if you could get it back the way it was when I first bought it when I was 12 years old. Well, again that was one of the smartest things I've done in the 41 years I'm playing. Meeting you for the first time and just listening to the knowledge you have about Guitars & anything with strings on it just blew me away. I'm keeping my Old Les Paul's but I'm playing my Quicksilvers !!!!!!
Goodbye
to Gibson
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