"Green Glo" / "Green Glow"

saturn · Post by **saturn** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:34 am

I've seen the ..distaste for all-things Ed Roman, but I checked out his site anyway. noticed something weird: Green rics?

$2000 http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/home_ric.htm
$2500 http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/rickenbacker/color_ric.htm

(scroll down until you see Green Lantern)

aside from the strange price differences, are those entirely custom paintjobs? and are those pictures edited so the glow seems to "glow"? (the earlier picture in the 2nd page makes it seem rather dull, actually)

it really caught my eye, but, if its just Green, and it doesn't really "glow", I'm not even interested, sadly.

I'd ask Ed himself, but he doesn't answer emails unless you leave a phone number.

saturn · Post by **saturn** » Sun May 16, 2004 10:31 am

maybe he should call his guitar "green goblin" instead of "green lantern".

the part where it says "it really seems to glow!" kind of bugged me... especially since the shadows and chrome on the guitar were tinted green.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Sun May 16, 2004 2:30 pm

He also offers "Pink Glo" and Union Jack paint jobs. All custom by his shop.

Based on everything I've read about him and his business, you'd be better off buying a RIC from a reputable dealer, and having it stripped and refinished by a reputable guitar finisher.

Would probably be cheaper too.

saturn · Post by **saturn** » Sun May 16, 2004 4:04 pm

the price difference is all that bothered me, not the price itself. when seeing something like that, I feel as if the price can just magically change, with no guarantee of "the customer is right" going into effect. I mean, I can just see him arguing that "we always discussed $2500!"

I've only seen such a "glow" finish on a Strat once. I fell in love with it but never saw it again. it's too bad he just edited the picture to look that way - having a ric with a beautiful finish like that would be the coolest.

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:18 am

Here is a closer look at a Shaded Green finish.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:45 pm

So Roman ripped off the picture too!?

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Mon May 17, 2004 12:58 pm

Those are soitainly the same pics!
I love that color, though. I will someday buy a beater just to have it re-done in that color.

blur · Post by **blur** » Mon May 17, 2004 1:23 pm

So the question is... has he actually made one, or has he just nicked the concept photo, and is hoping someone stumps up the $$$ so he can, essentially, experiment with making his first one?

saturn · Post by **saturn** » Mon May 17, 2004 2:14 pm

to clear things up:

the photo I posted is the results of me in photoshop. I took the bottom guitar and cleared it up to look realistic. it appeared Ed edited the picture to "glow"... it became evident to me when I noticed a green tint to everything (even the chrome).

I'd assume he has yet to make one that looks the same in-person... and that's all I can do - he won't write me back.

bottom photo: Ed's claim to a "glowing" guitar
top photo: realistic rendering of his guitar

saturn · Post by **saturn** » Mon May 17, 2004 2:21 pm

woah posted too soon. now that I look at that page, he DID ripoff that photo.

what a silly man.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Mon May 17, 2004 4:06 pm

To say the least, another fine example of "Ed's wacky world of guitars".

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon May 17, 2004 5:38 pm

The more I read about this guy, the more I think that he must have been an attorney in a former life. What a sleazeball!!
(No offense intended to anyone on the board who IS an attorney...you know, the rep...)