Robben Ford Discussion

jazzyjoepass · Member Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 8

I'm putting my Gene Baker Pre-Ed Roman #167 BJH Hollow MINT NR item no. 7389519399 for auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7389519399&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

BlueRunner · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject:

Please. No more. I have a mortgage to pay.

Seriously -- a beautiful guitar. Hope it goes to a nice guitar-playing home.
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bluenote · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:09 am Post subject:

Whoa!! that is a beautiful piece, who is Ed Roman and is it better to not have him around your Baker?
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FatTeleTom · Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2004 Posts: 191

Beautiful guitar. Wish I could afford it.

Have to say, though, it made me a bit sad to read this part:

"This guitar has seen minimal use as it was noted to be a collectible and thus was immediately left in showroom condition for resale purposes."

I hope the next owner plays the crap out of it.

frank0936 · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: Beautiful guitar

I'd sure play it if I could afford to bid right now!
Frank

AndyR · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject:

bluenote wrote:

JackD · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject:

If you have not done so (and if you are a member) you should try posting it on the Gear Page. I sold my B1C in one day!! However, I priced it to move at $2,700.

maxima · Member Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 30

holy crap...Im glad i asked who ED roman was, that link opened my eyes to that sad sack. He probably has to watch over his shoulder every where he goes!! what a way to live. Thanks for the heads up guys.

JohnnyZ · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

Those were reviews of Roman's Steinberger copies from 2000, a few years before Gene Baker sold him the Baker naming rights. I'm not sure when Roman started building his Baker copies, maybe 1.5-2 years ago?

I haven't read any reviews about the Roman Baker copies, but I'd guess not much has changed in the overall product quality and customer service.

That review by Stevie, I found pretty sad, but humorous at the same time. The misspellings, terrible grammar, and the many boisterous uses of the f-word made for entertaining reading. And, now that I think of it, it reminds me of our beloved Blobby! Was that really you, Blobby?! Laughing

JohnnyZ · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

Respecting "Question"s request not to mention Ed Roman any further in his Baker Robben Ford thread, I thought I'd continue the discussion of this fine person here... Laughing

When I saw this link http://www.edroman.com/guitars/baker/romanbaker.htm in that thread, I went to it out of curiosity and a few things struck me.

- Over 10,000 Roman Bakers have been sold. If true, what's the attraction? Yes, they're half the price but $1,200-1,500 is still a good chunk of change that could buy many other very decent guitars with cash left in pocket.
- Ed Roman's comments about the differences between the original Baker's and his are a bit underhanded and arrogant.
- And, using customer testimonals that cheap-shotted the original Baker- very classless.

Any links to Roman-Baker reviews?
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FatTeleTom · Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2004 Posts: 191

Nice lateral thread move there JZ!

I would agree that Mr. Roman's comments on that page are, well, let's just say I remain somewhat unpersuaded by most of his arguments. Cool

As for 10,000 copies sold, I guess anything is possible. But someone once said something like "Don't believe everything you read..."

JohnnyZ · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:16 pm Post subject:

I had a few minutes so I searched Harmony Central. Of the 11 reviews I read, 3 or 4 really liked their ER Bakers while the rest absolutely hated them saying essentially that they were cheap (cheap crap, not cheap inexpensive) and that customer service was poor and sleazy.

What I could never understand in reviews is why people insist on writing what they would do if their <whatever> was stolen, and it's usually found in positive reviews and it's "buy another one!" But, this was great coming from a dissatisfied ER Baker owner: "If stolen as long as it was insured I'd consider it a successful theft." Way too funny! Laughing

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FatTeleTom · Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2004 Posts: 191

Classic.

Just for comparison, H-C reviews on the Baker RF--10s across the board:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Baker/RF/10/1

Baker B1s--9.5s or above:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Baker/B1/10/1

And so on.

Thank goodness Roman has "fixed" all the issues with the original Bakers!

JohnnyZ · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject:

Ian Hurtt · Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject:

Roman doesn't make the Bakers, they are manufactured in Korea.