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Gibson guitars are now available with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System

From Ed Roman
 Gibsons Have A 12% Market Share & An 81% Problem Rate In Our Shop.

 
Large Selection of Les Pauls
Dealers send me all your Broken Les Pauls  !!!
I Guarantee the neck for 25 years if It breaks in the same place I will fix it for free !!!
C'mon you got 'em in the back packed away, They are currently worthless.
I will send it back to you like new, but customized to where you will be able to get far more for it!!
If you can tell it was ever broken you won't have to pay your bill, It's Free !!!
I will never show any job done for any dealer on my website !!!
I have done Les Pauls, PRS's Hamer's etc for over 120 dealers in the USA alone.

  All Retops & Custom Inlays Done By Ed Roman's Custom Shop In Las Vegas !!!


Old Video From The Early 90's


Les Paul With A New Spalt Maple Top

Wow! Flamed Spalted Maple

Looks Great, Doesn't It?

Now It Looks Even Better


This guitar will cost about 20% of what Gibson would charge !!
The quality will be better than original Guaranteed or your money back !!
The sound will be better, it will play as good as this antiquated design possibly can !!!
New designs play better because you can reach the top frets!!!

For New Designed Modern Guitars Check Out Abstract Guitars



Another Ed Roman Retopped Les Paul


 

Lower Cost Ed Roman Retop


 
Spalted Top Done in Ed Roman's Custom Shop
Ed Roman also makes a guitar in this style It's called RVC
Roman Vintage Custom   Call For Info  (702) 597-0147


Ed Roman Retop 2001



Ed Roman Retop 1995

Beautiful Amber Retop With Abalone Purfling around the body.

Check Out Quicksilver Guitars They Are Truly Awesome
Available in Bolt On,  Set Neck  &   Neck Thru Body



The camera is making this look darker than it was
The edges looked more like the center
And of course the center was a gorgeous silvery finish
Ed Roman Retop 1999


This custom made Ed Roman Guitar has only the original neck and headstock overlay
Even the fingerboard and frets are replaced  !!

This way the serial number stays intact

The price was still less than 1/3 of what Gibson would charge
even taking into account we had to throw away the original Les Paul that this guitar was built on.



Ed Roman Lower Cost Retop Model

All Gibson Guitars are now available with the Buzz Feiten Tuning System


 

Ibanez Style Descending Pyramid Inlay
Notice Stepped Route For Solid Mounting Pickups
Ed Roman Complete Retop 2002

 


Ed Roman Les Paul Retop 2002
New Ebony Fingerboard, Custom Hard Mount Pickups, New Binding
Descending Pyramids, Ala Steve Vai Jem
All Work Done in Ed Roman's Custom Shop


 

Yet Another Quilted Retop Done At Ed Roman's Custom Shop !!!!
Tone Pros Bridge & Seymour Duncan Pickups Added
But Even After All These Awesome Ed Roman Mods
 This Guitar Will Never Compete With

  Maximus    Quicksilver   Turner Model One    Baker    Duesenberg


Perfectly Striped Retop Ready To Go Into Our Paint Department

Ed Roman Gibson Factoid

Did you know that Slash recorded "Appetite For Destruction" using replicated Custom Made Les Paul style guitars, built completely from scratch by several custom builders in Los Angeles.

Max Baranetta and Kris Derrig.

Are you aware that to this day, he still uses those guitars primarily on tour, and to record with.  Look at all the pictures of Slash. The story goes the ones with the pickguards are made by Gibson and all the other ones "The Replicas" Don't have pickguards.    (Musicians Have Been Duped For Years)
Check Out The Ghostbuilder Page For Details

Gibson released a guitar called "Appetite For Destruction" & people actually went out and bought it thinking it was the same guitar that Slash played.  It amazes me that people assume they will be able to sound like Slash because they bought a guitar that looks like his.



Hollowed Out Totally
Abalone Binding   Custom Inlays   Ebony Fingerboard
This Guitar Weighed In At 4.2 lbs


Freshly Retopped We Have Not Even Drilled The Holes For The Knobs Yet !!!

 

Dealers Send Me All Your Broken Les Pauls  !!!
C'mon you got 'em in the back packed away and they are currently worthless.
I will send it back to you like new, but customized to where you will be able to get far more for it!!
If you can tell it was ever broken you won't have to pay your bill, It's Free !!!
I will never show any job done for any dealer on my website !!!
I have done Les Pauls, PRS's Hamer's etc for over 120 dealers in the USA alone.

Blue is the Most Popular Color We Do !!!



This is still another Blue One look closely you will see they are different guitars




Custom Gibson Doubleneck

What !!  You Don't Want To Follow The Herd And Get A Red One ???
 Available in any color you want exclusively from Ed Roman


Here's what Ed Roman can do for your Gibson Les Paul
Or any other guitar you might like


Beautiful Spalted Maple Gibson Les Paul retop, 

 Another example of one of an Ed Roman spalted top conversion
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palted maple is one of the best top woods we use !!!! 
Use a Korina back & a spalted maple top. You will hear the difference in the resonance!!!


Dealers send me all your broken Les Pauls  !!!
C'mon you got 'em in the back packed away and they are currently worthless.
I will send it back to you like new, but customized to where you will be able to get far more for it!!
If you can tell it was ever broken you won't have to pay your bill, It's Free !!!
I will never show any job done for any dealer on my website !!!
I have done Les Pauls, PRS's Hamer's etc for over 120 dealers in the USA alone.
 


This is another example of an Ed Roman Custom Shop Retop.

This will cost you less money than you might pay for a stock one new 


 

 
In 1997 Ed Roman did over 150 Gibson Retops
Including many old one's
Yes We Have done original 58's and 59's also!!!
We are still delivering in less than 6 months so send us your guitar today !!!!
 


Ed Roman offers Custom Colors, Custom Pickups, & Real MOP Inlays
 


 

 

 

 

 

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