Ed Roman Heritage Class of 59

Special order, korina wood body, ebony fretboard, Ed Roman "blackback" humbuckers, slim taper neck...otherwise a Les Paul Standard copy. All promising to be quite an exceptional Les Paul! But the reality turned out to be.......

As you will see, this is more a review of Ed Roman & his retail establishment, than it is of "Heritage" brand guitars. After waiting over a year, & admitted mistakes made in manufacturing, the guitar finally arrived. After plugging it in to various amps, pedals, & configurations, I could only coax an average sound out of it. After insulting "Gibson" counterparts to me over & over, & convincing me to buy this guitar at twice the price, I was ultimately dissapointed!

Out of the box, I was horrified. The "Buzz Feiten Tuning System" that they retrofitted on the guitar was a mess. There were blemishes in the finish around the nut, & splinters in the wood. (They also over charged me for that). There were various mars in the finish and the binding. A big varnish drip on the bottom edge of the guitar, & the tiny scratches were not polished out of the finish in many places. By the way, I paid extra to have it set-up for intonation & low action. Both were awful.

I'll never know, because it went right back to Ed Roman. By the way, he kept my money, won't make anything right, & and won't even send back the guitar. He's requiring me to sue him in civil court for all my losses. Beware!

They don't answer emails, phone calls, or mailed letters.

The real sad thing here is, I have since purchased 3 other high-end guitars, with excellent results, from another dealer of course. Had Mr. Roman had any business sense at all, he could have had all this & future business. But you can't blatantly screw your customers!