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Tech Article Excerpt |
7030TM Body
Finish System |
Coming Soon,
This is something new for 2009, We are now
offering a way for boutique high fashion guitars like PRS,
Centurion, JET, Thorn, Quicksilver, McNaught & Abstract to
look beautiful and sound up to 30% better. |
Choosing Correct Scale Length NEW |
This is one of the best tech
articles on this site. I have been struggling with these
concepts for years. Hats off to John Johnson for writing an
article that illustrates the things I have been unsuccessful
in doing in an article myself |
Fret Material NEW |
Gold-Tone Adamantium
Frets. Also the origin of this legendary metal whose
name comes from the word Adamant. |
Be Careful Before Buying A Guitar NEW |
This page will be in
constant flux. I will be adding things as I discover them or
deleting things that may no longer be applicable. |
1500 G Neck Modification |
The 1500G neck
modification TM,
is Ed Roman's secret recipe for unfinished necks. Originally
conceived by... |
22 Fret Necks Versus 24 Fret Necks |
This is a debate that
many people avoid, In fact many companies just look the
other way. Normally a progressive company looking... |
Acoustic Guitars |
This page
talks about Acoustics from a beginners standpoint. There is
a map of the USA to help with choosing a safe location
for an Acoustic to be built in. |
Adamantium
Frets 2008 |
Gold-Tone Adamantium
Frets. Also the origin of this legendary metal whose
name comes from the word Adamant. |
All Access Neck Joint
1983 |
No other company
offers this exclusive trademarked innovation on this style
guitar... |
Babicz Guitars Technical
2006 |
Lateral compression
is created by anchoring the strings directly to the guitar
soundboard. The stored energy is released acoustically e... |
BC Rich Versus Abstract
2000 |
Ed Roman doesn't ever make
same style guitars unless he can improve them over the
original. |
Bent Tops
1997 |
A bent top
guitar is a guitar that has a totally artificial veneered
archtop. It is yet another way for the bigger... |
Binding A Guitar 2005 |
The first step
after making the basic body is to route out an edge
evenly around the entire body...
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Black Saddle Piezo System 1999 |
The New "Black
Saddle" TM Piezo System is the first and only one I have
seen that I have been totally impressed with. There are many
significant... |
Buying A First
Good Guitar
2001 |
This article will help you to
dial in all the things you should be watching out for when
buying your first good guitar. |
Buzz Feiten Tuning 1997 |
Since we started installing Buzz
Feiten's revolutionary guitar tuning system almost fifteen
years have passed. We have done countless numbers of them
and... |
Composites 101 |
A primer on why composite
materials are superior in some ways to wood. |
Color Perception 2000 |
Our eyes contain sensors which respond
to different wavelengths of light. The human visual system
works quickly to respond to all the potential... |
Custom Guitars 2008
|
A brand new page to help the
potential buyer understand the scope of our custom shop. You
can see many of the different styles of guitars that we
build in our shop. |
Deep Set Neck Tenon 1997 |
A deep set neck tenon is an extremely
stable way to build a guitar. It also helps the tone and
sustain... |
Direct Coupling 1996 |
Direct Coupling will add
tremendous sustain to your guitar, It will also give you up
to 25% more audible overtones. You can really hear the
difference... |
Ebony Fretboards |
Good tone is derived from
combining different woods. We hang up fingerboards, & body
woods and tap them for resonance and pitch. |
Floyd Rose Tremolo |
Say
whatever you will about the Floyd Rose Tremolo. The fact is it is still the best straight ahead Rock n' Roll
tremolo on the market. Ugly and cumbersome as it may be it's the only one that
really stays in tune...
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Floyd Rose Speedloader 2004 |
The Speed-Loader Tremolo offers all
the versatility of the original Floyd Rose Tremolo™ with the
ease and performance of the Speed-Loader System. You can
still execute the most subtle... |
Frets From Hell
Told tongue in cheek but the product is an
awesome addition to your guitar |
New revolutionary fret wire
that sounds as good as nickel silver and has 80% the tensile
strength of stainless steel, This Material is currently
available...Gold-Tone Adamantium
Frets. Also the origin of this legendary metal whose
name comes from the word Adamant. |
Fretwork |
Fretwork is an art, there are few
people who have the fortitude, patience, level of
concentration and a steady enough hand to do fretwork.
Personally I consider... |
Gibson Les Paul Versus Baker |
Coming Soon |
Gibson Les Paul Versus Maximus |
The Maximus is a totally
custom made guitar it's closest competitors are production
made cookie cutter models. Ed Roman's Maximus has been in
development for 7 years and finally it has been released to
the market. |
Gibson
Necks Breakage Problem |
Why is it, that one of the most expensive
guitars on the planet is famous for the fact that the necks
always break? Question: Is the headstock angle designed
wrong? Answer:... |
Heel Removal |
Currently I do
this job on the PRS CE Models at least 10 times a month and
the custom models about twice a month. There has never been
a single problem with one of these jobs to date... |
Intonating a PRS |
PRS hardtail
guitars have no intelligent way to set up intonation, there
are no adjustments excepting for the outside strings. It is
hard to believe that a company of PRS's stature could
possibly... |
Intonating a Rickenbacker 12 String |
If you are a
Rickenbacker 12 string owner and you are having a problem
with keeping the guitar in perfect tune this little tech tip
will be of great interest to you... |
Neck Construction
2001 |
A bolt on neck has a large flange that protrudes from
the body. The neck is usually bolted onto this cumbersome
flange. On a "Bolt In" the neck is actually bolted through
the back of the body... |
Neck Mounting Myths 2005 |
Many players assume that to build a good guitar it
should have a glued on neck. I for one definitely do not
believe that... |
Neck Stability |
A stabilized neck means that you are getting wood to
wood contact all around at the base of the neck. A neck that
has wood to wood contact is certainly going to sound much
better... |
Parametric Equalizer Onboard
NEW |
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Parker Pickup Conversion |
The biggest problem with the Parker
guitars has always been the sound of the magnetic
pickups. Many people buy a Parker for it's rich deep piezo
electric acoustic sound, and easy playability. However... |
Pearlcaster Tremolo |
The
new full floating Guitar Tremolo Bridge unites state of the
art computer design and the highest quality materials with
the new patent pending... |
Preamp Information |
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PRS
Conversions & Upgrades |
Make Your PRS noticeably
better, This page offers suggestions on how to improve
stability, sound, looks & feel !!! |
PRS Retopping |
Beautify Your PRS |
PRS Vs Quicksilver |
Ed Roman doesn't ever make
same style guitars unless he can improve them over the
original. In the case of Quicksilver it was a monster
challenge to surpass PRS. Ed originally started Quicksilver
Guitars... |
PRS Tremolo |
Over the years
Paul Reed Smith has used a number of different tremolo
systems. The original was made by a company known as Mil
Com. The original tremolos are sought after because they are
cast from one solid... |
PRS VS
Baker B1 |
In 2003 Gene Baker filed for bankruptcy,
Ernie Ball was rumored to have bought the company. In
actuality Ed Roman outbid Ernie Ball and purchased the name
and all the rights associated with the name. Up until that
time Ed Roman was a Baker dealer. Ed & Gene... |
PRS VS
JET |
Two contenders slug it out
for who offers more options and which guitar is more
versatile. |
PRS New
Models Vs Old Models |
The original PRS Models
Versus what they are selling these days. |
Poly Vs Nitro Finish |
Polyester Paint jobs are easy and
inexpensive to make look very good. Most every company uses
it from Ibanez to PRS. Polyester finishes are easily
identifiable by the thick glossy... |
Potentiometers (Plastic Conductive)
NEW |
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Quicksilverizing Your PRS
NEW |
Make Your PRS noticeably
better, This page offers suggestions on how to improve
stability, sound, looks & feel !!! |
Quarter Sawn Lumber |
Plain sawn (or flat-sawn) lumber has
the growth rings of the tree parallel to the board's broad
face. Plain sawn wood highlights the grain... |
Scale Length Argument Settled |
This is one of the best tech articles on
this site. I have been struggling with these concepts for
years. Hats off to John Johnson for writing an
article that illustrates the things
I have been unsuccessful in doing in an article myself.
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Seymour Duncan Antiquity Pickups |
Seymour Duncan uses the exact
same materials as Gibson did in the 50's when they built
their original pickups. |
Set Neck Construction: I'm not a fan |
Usually I am not a fan of set
neck construction, Although I have found several (2) brands
that are exceptions. Both these brands employ radiused tops.
I wonder if that is a coincidence. |
Spruce Tops On Electric, Jazz & Slimline Guitars |
Experienced luthiers & guitar players
all pretty much agree that a solid spruce top is usually the
best kind of wood for Acoustic Flat Top Guitars & Archtop
Jazz... |
Stainless Steel Frets |
Nothing sounds as good as pure old
fashioned Nickel Silver Frets!!! Stainless frets make your
guitar sound less than natural... |
Steinberger Necks |
The original composite blend was a
mixture of Fiberglass, Kevlar, Strandular Carbon Graphite
Fiber & Epoxy. This blend works quite well it is designed
for stiffness reliability and stability... |
String Problems |
Playing an outdoor gig can be fun. Most
guitarists spend their time playing and practicing indoors.
So, when the opportunity arises to get some outside fresh
air and sunshine, many guitarists will jump on it. This is
especially true... |
Tone/Pros Bridges |
TonePros Sound Labs International is a
company comprised of professional luthiers and sound design
specialists with years of experience in the music
production... |
Tremolo Stabilizer |
No excerpt available. |
Transposing Tremolo |
To my knowledge my
shop "Ed Roman Guitars" is the only place in the world where
you can still buy a brand new original Steinberger Trans
Trem... |
Turner Guitars
Vs Les Paul |
The Turner & JET guitars are
absolutely the finest guitars we sell at Ed Roman Guitars. |
Van Campen Rickenbacker Mod |
This guitar gets my
vote as one of the best guitars on the market for the price.
It has all the right components... |
What To Be Careful About When Buying A Guitar |
This page will be in
constant flux. I will be adding things as I discover them or
deleting things that may no longer be applicable. |
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