Blues Deluxe Available with TV Jones or Choice of Pickups!
The Blues Deluxe is the finest slimline guitar I have seen anywhere
They sound far superior to anything even at 3 times the price.
See How Thick The Piece Of Solid Maple Is
Our Competitors Gibson, Heritage, Washburn, D'Angelico All Use Plywood
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One Of A Kind Solid White Blues Deluxe ...
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The Best Slimline Model in The World
NOTHING, I REPEAT NOTHING, Touches the Blues
Deluxe !!!!! |
As a major retailer and guitar builder over the last 15 years I have been privileged to work with some of the worlds best guitar companies.
The Tacoma V series was designed in conjunction with Julian Henslee of Tacoma & myself. I worked with Heritage to co-design 7 different models, I am responsible for the original designs of the McNaught Guitars (Centurion) I am not going to go into all the different guitars I have designed and or co-designed because it would take too long. I have partnered up with John Bolin, Joe Veillette, Rick Turner & Steve Helgeson to develop new designs & Models. I worked at Steinberger and designed the Mega Axe headstock guitar.
Recently I have been working extensively to develop the new Slimline All Solid Top, Back & Sides double cutaway model that we are calling the Blues Deluxe.
Seeing as how I designed & owned the original rights to the now defunct Original Blues Deluxe for Heritage back in 1997, it was only fitting that we call this guitar by the same name.
The new Roman Blues Deluxe is available in 4 different models and 5 colors on the first run. These guitars have been designed to approximate the look of the traditional 50's & 60's double cutaway slimline that resembles the BB King, Alvin Lee, Eric Clapton style. Currently Chuck Berry Has One, BB King has one, Kerry Livgren has one to mention a few known 335 players.
These guitars have been designed to look like the old retro models but that's where the similarities end.
99 percent of all the slimline guitars manufactured today by Heritage, Gibson, Washburn, are made out of plywood. That's right you read it right, PLYWOOD. In case you don't know what plywood is I will explain for the uninformed.
Plywood is made from lots of thin pieces of wood that are all glued together with grains facing in different directions for added strength. The main problem with plywood is that it does not sound like real wood. In fact the glue between the layers gobbles up all the sweet resonant overtones. These plywood guitars are not carved they are simply shaped with a scalding hot steam press. The Blues Deluxe is hand carved like a violin or a $20,000.00 Archtop Jazz Guitar.
The Blues Deluxe is available with a hand carved maple top or a hand carved Spruce Top. The guitar is completely manufactured, assembled and set up in Ed Roman's custom shop in Las Vegas, Nevada USA.
This model comes with a real Bigsby Tremolo or a Tone Pros bridge. These guitars are available with Mahogany back & sides and/Flame maple back & sides. We also offer more than 50 custom options. We offer over 5 different custom tailpieces including the classic finger tailpiece, Custom ebony tailpiece. You can even get a D'Angelico stair-step art deco tailpiece.
There will be no
proprietary HRW or 410 pickups, The Roman comes stock
with premium top end Seymour Duncan pickups. Ebony Fretboards,
Multiple binding all around, even the F holes. As far as
Ed Roman is concerned the Heritage HRW pickups are the same $12.00
pickups that Heritage uses in all their guitars. They may have one
or two windings difference but the fact that Heritage is charging
far in excess of $150.00 per pickup
Buyer Beware Big Time. |
Click here for Blues Deluxe Price List
Solid
Wood!!
Look at the thickness of
the wood in the pickup cavity !!!
Over 1" Thick Real Solid Wood --- NO PLYWOOD HERE !!!
Prototype fingerboard for Roman Blues Deluxe With Real MOP,
We Are Now Offering Split Block Inlays Using MOP &
Abalone
Premium Ebony &
Premium Nickel Silver Frets
Blues Deluxe Specs
Ebony Fingerboard, Block Inlays, Optional Tremolo,
Optional Hardware,
Optional Electronics, Optional Knob Placement
Spruce or Maple Top,
Mahogany Or Maple Back,
Beautiful All Mastergrade Tonewood Construction
Hello Ed, My name is Michael Amadio. I'm from the Bay Area and I just finished going through most of your site. I have to say I'm highly impressed with your products, attitude, frankness and this amazing ability to teach within such small paragraphs. I learned a real lot this evening reading your views and opinions, sharing with me the knowledge you have amassed throughout your years doing what you do and love. Thank you. I was curious about one thing though, You mentioned how production model
semi-hollows from the big guys are made of plywood. I had read the specs of
Gretsch guitars seeing that they are made of laminate.
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Ed Roman Offers Full Financing Anywhere In The USA
Heritage |
Gibson |
Roman |
Pressed Maple Plywood Top |
Pressed Maple Plywood Top |
Hand Carved Solid Spruce or Maple Top |
Pressed & Steamed Plywood back & sides |
Pressed & Steamed Plywood back & sides |
Hand Carved Solid Mahogany or Maple Back & Sides |
Roll-o-matic Bridge |
Tun-o-matic Bridge |
TONE/PROS Tun-o-matic Bridge |
Mop Dot Inlays |
Mop Dot Inlays |
Mop Large Block Inlays |
Schaller Made Inexpensive Pickups |
Gibson Proprietary Pickups |
Seymour Duncan Pickups Stock |
Available With Some Options |
NO Options Available |
Available With Countless Options |
Available In Double Cut Only |
Available In Double Cut Only |
Available In Double Cut Or Single Cut |
Available With Bigsby | Bigsby Not Available | Available With Bigsby |
No Custom Placement Custom Wiring add 300.00 Minimum | No Custom Placement Or Wiring Available |
Custom Knob Placement Free Custom Wiring Free |
I year Useless Warranty (Inquire) | Useless Limited Warranty | 1 Year Unlimited Warranty |
Stock Pickups any thing else costs big time extra | Stock Pickups any thing else costs big time extra | Any Pickup is Available |
Click here for Roman Blues Deluxe Price List
Solid Spruce Tops
The revolutionary slimline no heel neck
joint for 2009
Full Hollow Body All Solid Wood, Bent Side
Construction,
Archtops & Archback, 5 Piece Necks, No Heel, Gold Frets, Custom Radius
Custom Body Shapes, Custom Headstocks, Custom Hardware
Contact Ed Roman Custom Shop
Further Details
Ed Roman USA made All Solid Wood Blues Deluxe 2009
NEW USA MADE MODEL For 2009
Also Available in the standard 335 Style Shape
Wooden Binding, All Access Neck Joint