The Fate of the VVV

[toejam]

Ok, ER is a no-go here. What did he do to deserve this? I looked up his website and cannot find a reason for this. Please help a newbie.

Search the internet... it's a very big place.

He does have good prices on Floyds, though.

[GodOfRhythm]

Ed Roman & Vinnie Vincent collaborating, do you HONESTLY think their offspring could POSSIBLY be good looking?!

[npacheco]

Jackson/Charvel will no longer make replicas of artist guitars without permission from the artist, witness the disappearance of the DCGL Jake E Lee run.

I guess the VV is a step further along this road, as he may own the body shape as well, so getting a VV which isn't actually a replica of one of Vinnie's guitars is still a no-go....

The Jake E. Lee run is a no go? When did this happen? I've been in and out of the JCF lately so I guess I must have missed it.

[neilli]

Apparently so. Details appeared on the DCGL site a month or so ago, and then they were suddenly removed....

[Tekky]

The guitar pictured there wasn't built by Ed Roman, it was actually built by Tom Pear who built it for Vinnie Vincent to his spec's. So I guess now Vinnie has brought that design to Ed Roman for him to build.

I'm not sure why this was such a big deal though. Vinnie has had several iterations of the Double V. If you watch his videos, you'll see that in one video he has Carvin Double V and then later an Ibanez Double V. As much as some of us want to make the Double V body a Jackson guitar, Vinnie has shopped the idea around to anyone who would make him one. Seems pretty "bottom of the barrel" to me when the latest iteration of it is an E* R**** creation.

Just one instance in a life and career full of bad turns for Vinnie. He's a talented individual. He's been through a lot. I wish him the best.

[Seventh Avenged]

i never knew Ibanez had made him a double v as well...very cool words and sentiments Tekky.

[zeegler]

Geigh!

[Mr.C]

Ed Roman blows blistering choad loads, I'd would not buy a pick from that fat b@stard....

[JACKSONFREAK]

Maybe because Vinnie Vincent is no longer in the public eye is why he had to go to Ed the real fat bastard Roman to get his signature guitar. Cus Jackson wouldn't touch it for him. And Ed is looking for something to boost his popularity in a possative light. LMAO. sorry i forgot who i was talkin about for a sec there. LOL
Gil

[sully]

the ed roman/vv connection goes back a very long time. vv used to work for ed in the late 70s, according to vv.

[jcmktgguy]

Isn't the original story of the FMIC takeover all about the Fender people walking into the shop and destroying any guitar they could get their hands on? Just to make a point?
I was told this by people who should know.

LOL....now that's a GREAT story. Think about the logic of doing that.

Ummm....

I can assure you, that did not happen.

For the record, no guitars were destroyed over the Ed Roman thing either. They were never started. We refused to produce the order since VV is no longer associated with Jackson.

[pro-fusion]

I can assure you, that did not happen.

Oh man, thanks for the buzzkill--that was such a great story. I can imagine a few Sopranos-lookin' dudes in Fender shirts walking into the Ontario shop with baseball bats saying "eh, we're runnin' things around here now. You gotta problem with that?"

[Seventh Avenged]

lol.

[RacerX]

More like "Eh, we're runnin' tings aroun ere now. Ya gotta problem wit dat?"

[Alvin_Wilson]

I liked the VVV.

Alvin