ED Romman is a trip. He hates every other company but his own, untill he buys that company ..He currently owns like 20 brand names rangeing from BC rich to Steinberger. He owns companies that dont know he owns them, and makes more brand names here in vegas than you would belive. Half the crap guitars in the world he owns the design too and when a korean makes a guitar 9 times out of 10 they pay ed roman 12 dollars or some such for the use of design. he has in his collection many guitars and bass's that he would bad mouth.. He hates Surine, Talked hella sh*t About Scott, said they were out of Buiz, yet i still bought the Surine.. He is I gues the Guitar Nazi of America. By the way Scott is alive and well, and still makeing basss in colorado..They rule. Real pure tone and unique voiceing..Im not racist but my buddy said it was a bass for colored people. I just laughed..He said thats why they use brass and gold plateing......I guess????I never thought about it much.. On the same tip, Ed has ritter bass's and he bad mouthed them real big time, and I belive ritter is one of the best bass makers ever..I played a few of his Guitars(at Ed's) and he sold his selection, and when I asked him about it he said all sorts of crap about them and the buiz and I just thought to myself what a dick brain, ritter is the ultimate..So remember if Ed dont own it , it has a problem in his mind..Real crazy