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06-14-2007, 03:40 PM
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Project Manager, Akai Professional | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Worcester, ma | | | Ed Roman Closing??
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from msretailers.com - is this true?
Roman Guitars Closing
(Port Washington, NY - June 14, 2007) Las Vegas-based Ed Roman Guitars, known as “The World’s Largest Guitar Store,” began liquidating its assets on June 13. This comes six months after Roman sold the business to a company operating area car dealerships. According to Roman, nine employees were let go in May, followed by 13 more on June 13. Roman believes a car dealership will replace his store, due to the potential for more profits.
“I want everyone to know I’ll be back and everything will be made whole,” said Roman. “I am in the process of buying my name back. I didn’t sign any non-compete clause, so I hope to reopen a store, although it won’t be as large as my last one.”
According to Roman, his potential new store would also open in the Las Vegas area.
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06-14-2007, 03:43 PM
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06-14-2007, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonbraatz  Karma. She's a bitch. | If all I have heard about him is true............PLUS 1000 
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06-14-2007, 03:47 PM
| | Destroyobot | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | | What exactly happened with this guy? |
06-14-2007, 03:47 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Ernie Ball Music Man/Sterling By Music Man | | | | | If karma were a working concept, Ed would have been eaten by African Hunting Dogs in the late 80s.
Still.
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06-14-2007, 03:49 PM
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International CS, EB/MM | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California | | | He'll get his, Jackie. Don't you worry. Karma has a way of making us all impatient, huh? |
06-14-2007, 03:50 PM
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06-14-2007, 03:52 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD | | | I remember the first time I visited his website. It was cool to browse the online inventory. Then, I stumbled across the pages laden with his opinions about business and manufacturing practices by guitar and bass makers. After that, there was abso;utely no way I was going to buy anything from him, ever.
If I were him, I would not worry about getting his name back.
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06-14-2007, 03:53 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I've never heard all the stories about how he is supposed to be so evil. Sure he is oppinionated, but I like the fact how he slams Gibson, they deserve it.
What has he done to make him so hated? |
06-14-2007, 04:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boston & Arizona, USA | | | Produced a lot of guitars from parts and sold them as factory items for one thing. |
06-14-2007, 04:02 PM
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International CS, EB/MM | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris2112 I've never heard all the stories about how he is supposed to be so evil. Sure he is oppinionated, but I like the fact how he slams Gibson, they deserve it.
What has he done to make him so hated? | Rip a lot of people off |
06-14-2007, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by xparis001 from msretailers.com - is this true?
Roman Guitars Closing
( | What is the source of this story? The url listed above is bogus. I think the story, although amusing, is wishful thinking.
Check your source.
Ed is a colorful character with some interesting ideas. He has tons of enemies, I mean people that really hate him. People hate him because he is an arrogant ranter. Thinks his opinion is the only one that holds any worth.
I think the story about him closing is a fairy tale however. Got better info than an non working url?
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06-14-2007, 04:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere in middle America | | | He had an interesting inventory, but his prices were sky high and there was no guarantee that you weren't buying something that was a genuine guitar or bass that wasn't assembled from parts.
He had some good theories and ideas about woods and construction, but that was about it.
He was an ass to deal with. Given his questionable reputation and price, I wasn't gonna hand him money. He and his goons tried to screw me over once. That was enough. Sadly, I know some guys who weren't as fortunate. |
06-14-2007, 04:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | He gave me the urge to choke him out a LOOOONG time ago..... back when he had his small store on Main Street in Danbury, CT. Arrogant BASTID  |
06-14-2007, 05:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amarillo Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dbassmon What is the source of this story? The url listed above is bogus. I think the story, although amusing, is wishful thinking.
Check your source.
Ed is a colorful character with some interesting ideas. He has tons of enemies, I mean people that really hate him. People hate him because he is an arrogant ranter. Thinks his opinion is the only one that holds any worth.
I think the story about him closing is a fairy tale however. Got better info than an non working url? | I havent seen anything official either, other than this, but a friend of mine who lives in Vegas said there were rumors floating around town that they are closing....
dont know for sure.
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06-14-2007, 05:05 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector, Aguilar, EMG, Coffin Case, Maxon | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: las vegas/maui, nevada/hawaii | | Quote:
Originally Posted by KAOSBass I havent seen anything official either, other than this, but a friend of mine who lives in Vegas said there were rumors floating around town that they are closing....
dont know for sure. | i live in vegas... and from ads ive seen. Ed Roman Guitars is under new ownership/management team. Ed Roman is still a partner..
here's an ad i just found on craigslist. http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/muc/321904219.html |
06-14-2007, 05:11 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Decatur, GA | | | It sounds like he is simply getting rid of the property and will probably reopen in a smaller store with cheaper overhead.
Maybe if someone covers Vegas in boric acid, the cockroach will die. |
06-14-2007, 05:12 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector, Aguilar, EMG, Coffin Case, Maxon | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: las vegas/maui, nevada/hawaii | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassmonkeee It sounds like he is simply getting rid of the property and will probably reopen in a smaller store with cheaper overhead.
Maybe if someone covers Vegas in boric acid, the cockroach will die. | hopfully the In and Out Burger down the street will do him in...  |
06-14-2007, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York | | could this be a chance to score a ritter at rock bottom prices?  |
06-14-2007, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bassmonkeee Maybe if someone covers Vegas in boric acid, the cockroach will die. | If I wasn't afraid of being branded a terrorist and sent to Gitmo, I'd start a boric acid collection.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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