odd Ed roman peice on ebay

[Estin]

just thought i'd share a odd ed roman peice i ran accross. i can't figure out why the stop tail is so far away from the tune O matic peice.....this is a weird guitar indeed. i'm sure it comes with Ed's well known sparkling personality.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3702909215&category=2384

 

[tvanveen]

I wonder if it makes it easy to do bends behind the bridge?

I can't think of any other reason, seems like too low of an angle.

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[Estin]

yeah its like everything is completely flat mounted with the body. maybe Ed thought you could use the string distance between the stopbar and the tune O matic peice as a mini harp! that could be funny.

 

[pack-rat]

interesting, very unique looking
i like the straight through neck which you don't see too many guitars with it, it gives nice sustain even better with a brass nut.
Also I like the simplicity look it has to it.

 

[tvanveen]

That was the first thought that crossed my mind, and that's why I thought of bending. I think if you were a country player who liked to do pedal bends by pushing down on the string behind the nut that bridge might actually make it easier.

Then again, maybe not.

 

[Estin]

neck thru's are pretty nice but i prefer set necks myself. i like to have just a little heel at the neck joint like my les paul. i do like the single humbucker tho, i've always been a fan of that since i rarely use a neck pickup.

 

[Estin]

interesting, very unique looking
i like the straight through neck which you don't see too many guitars with it, it gives nice sustain even better with a brass nut.
Also I like the simplicity look it has to it.

if you like sustain you should check out one of those old Travis Bean guitars.. they were a aluminum neck thru the body with koa body wings. it was a string thru body hardtail bridge where the strings went right thru the aluminum neck peice, accross alum. neck and up to the alum. headstock! it even had a brass nut! talk about sustain. i seen one these at a old music shop i worked at and it sustained for days.

 

[pack-rat]

The second guitar i ever owned was an Aria pro II ts-600 thor sound.
It had a straight through neck and a brass nut as well and also had active circuitry (which I didn't like).
At the time I didn't even have an amp, I ran it through a tape deck into a hi-fi system which actually works very well.
I sold it along time ago but wouldn't mind getting another one.
I keep searching the net for a used one maybe one day i will find one....(sigh)