New Titanium Floyd Rose

[indeedido]

I think I recall reading that his store front is closed and he is online only now.

[VanHalenFan5150]

Eh, touche, sorry guys, I guess I was really misled...

[kwame k]

Eh, touche, sorry guys, I guess I was really misled...

Better to find out from these guys here than to get hosed by that guy.......

[jhale667]

The only apology issued should be from Roman.

Eh, touche, sorry guys, I guess I was really misled...

No apology necessary, dude. First time I heard of him and saw his site (like 10 years ago I think), I thought "well, this guy seems to know what he's talking about" but then once you dig a little further...his reputation catches up to him quickly in the rare cases it doesn't precede him...


Here's an interesting thread on the Les Paul forum discussing dealings with him...

has anyone dealt with Ed Roman? - My Les Paul Forums

Funny comment in that thread:

I have no experience with the man, he seems to be terribly upset about a lot of things. I bet he goes through a lot of Antacids!!

[GAR]

I think I recall reading that his store front is closed and he is online only now.

Yeah, well there's an answer to prayer isn't it.

I felt sorry for his wife and employees, they were extremely nice and dedicated people. Unfortunately they hooked up with a loser and I hope they found better opportunity elsewhere by now.

I wasn't aware the store closed - but then again I didn't see the signage up last April driving thru Vegas.

[GAR]

Nice, straightforward men don't counterfeit other people's products, nor use other Manufacturer's product pictures and claim they're their own offerings.

OK he told me this once in 2004:

"I got Grover Jackson working for me now. Mike Shannon and Tim Wilson do stuff for me all the time too, so with the internet going I can run a very lean operation and offer the original stuff from the original people at a fraction."

So I asked Mike about that he goes ".. that guy is nuts saying that about me. I don't even have the time, my plate's full yknow."

Tim Wilson said basically the same thing, but I didn't believe him because he was was tripping over the scads of Miller Lite cans in the front yard trying to crush 'em while wearing his stupid white trash flipflops.

[jhale667]

Never dealt with him personally, and wouldn't have based on his rep before this shit even went down...

[jhale667]

Yeah, Ed Roman & Co. officially creeps me out now.

Hmmm...apparently someone lurks here...got this (from some "anonymous" person at 'Ed Roman CustomShop') email at my YouTube account (?) - where curiously I hadn't commented on the video page from which DJ posted the OP, btw... Interesting, why not answer directly here? Y'know, unless you were trying to come off creepy.

Hi, I noticed your post here: http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/gear-...loyd-rose.html and I just wanted to clear up something up concerning this part of your post "Well, Roman just HAD to pull FloydUpgrades product photos and listings off his site. His bridge is apparently made of the shittiest possible grade of Ti you can purchase (FloydUpgrades Ti can withstand something like 30k lbs more P.S.I.) , and he's using Adam's pictures to market it? NOT cool"

The pictures taken from FloydUpgrades on Ed Romans site were a mistake made by an employee working on Ed's website who thought that Floyd Rose Upgrades and the Titanium Floyd Rose were the same thing. Ed had them taken down as soon as he noticed they were the wrong pictures. Ed is carrying the Titanium Floyd Rose directly from Floyd Rose, nothing is counterfeit about it.

Thanks for clearing that up, but who said the bridge itself was counterfeit (yet)? Pre-emptive strike theory much?

And since we know you're trolling, I'll tell you here like I told you there: Funny you felt the need to state "the bridge isn't counterfeit" off the bat. Didn't contradict the assertion that it was crappy Ti, either...
Also, not buying the "Ed R. noticed the pictures were wrong" story. More likely you got a "Get my &%*@ing pictures off your site" call... Not like you haven't tried to rip that dude and EVH off before...(cough*counterfeit Dtunas!*cough) had to pull Eddie's pics of your site before too, haven't you? Hmmm?

Though I think I tried to be more polite in my email.., SHOULDN'T have - slightly annoyed. But the whole no-signature, "I'll show him, I'll email him at YouTube" stalker weird thing? Classy. :dafinger:

[GAR]

um.. I was right there watching him at his shitty BedBathnBeyond glass computer hutch he hides behind, adding new pics to his server account at the time.

Ed 'is' his own webmaster. He's the "employee."

[jhale667]

Ed 'is' his own webmaster. He's the "employee."

Figured as much, thought the referring to himself in the 3rd person thing was a nice touch.

[GAR]

You're joking, right..

[jhale667]

Uh, yeah.

[GAR]

Well I think it's only proper Floyd makes his own titanium edition.

[jhale667]

Well I think it's only proper Floyd makes his own titanium edition.

I don't think anyone had a problem with that part of it...

[GAR]

Does your guy make the entire thing in titanium?

From what you were talking about, he was making just the block and saddles.

I bet a real Floyd in titanium would be much cheaper, he and Schaller who make it for him finally figured out folks are willing to pay for a lighter version.