Product: Ed Roman Rockingbird
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
12/29/2008
at
06:56pm
by
Johnny Roxx
Features
:
10
Purple w/ black bevels, neck-thru, 24 frets, Floyd Rose, Duncan Black/Back pickups, push/pull pots
Sound
:
10
I owned this guitar for about a year. LOVED it, but the neck was a bit long and top heavy for me. It was a custom built guitar that the owner never picked up so Ed gave me a great deal on it. The Black Back pickups sounded amazing. I use Duncan JB's in my other guitars and it seemed really close in sound. Maybe a bit more mids with the Black/Backs. The Rockingbird plays incredible nice but like I said earlier, just a little top heavy. I'm gonna have Ed build me my own in the future that fits my specs etc. I recorded in the studio with this guitar and it never failed me. Always stayed in tune and was always consistant. Tons of sustain!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Perfect action. No buzzes anywhere. Beautiful finish and paint. Totally unique purple color!!! A work of art.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Played it a few times live. Was always nervous about bumping it being that it was such a nice guitar. I mainly used it for recording. This is one of the reasons I gave it back. I am gonna have Ed build me a smaller scale Rockingbird. The one I owed was built for someone else.
Customer Support
:
10
People can say whatever they wish. Ed was one of the first people I looked up when I moved to Las Vegas. He was extremely nice to me and showed me around his shop, has given me deal after deal, offered me money for guitars I didn't want any longer etc. etc. I don't understand the stuff I read sometimes.. I guess you either get along well with someone or ya don't. I've always had good experiences with Ed's staff and Ed himself.
Overall Rating
:
10
Some of the best made guitars in the world! Hoping to get some custom work done in the future.
