Eric Burdon - The Animals
 A Tribute From Ed Roman

Eric Burdon, is Ed Roman's favorite singer of all time. In fact, Joanne (Ed's wife) says, "The only time she's ever seen Ed at a loss for words, was when he met Eric Burdon.

Joanne say's  " I've seen Ed talk to Eddie Van Halen, Toby Keith, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Brian May, Ringo Starr Jeff Beck, Gene Simmons, and countless other musicians, famous actors, comedians, and politicians, and not miss a beat.

But when he finally met Eric Burdon Ed was actually star struck as a high school girl".  She also mentioned "He was also pretty speechless when he met Ted Nugent & Spinal Tap also".

Dean Restum, Eric's guitarist for the last 15 years, chose to play one of Ed's early Pearlcaster guitars  as his main guitar. Needless to say Ed was pretty stoked.  Recently Dean picked up an RVC Guitar. RVC is a line that Ed Introduced in 1996.  Dean Has sent Ed many customers including Elliott Easton .

In late 2005 Dean, Dave, Martin & Bernie (The Animals) went into the Studio with Ed so that Ed could record 13 of Eric's tunes as a tribute.

Hear some recordings with Ed singing with the members of the Animals

The day Dean picked out his Pearlcaster he played about 30 different guitars in my shop. The guitars in my shop are all pretty nice and he was having an extremely hard time finding the best one. He was consequently an hour late for sound check. He tried about 4 different Pearlcasters and he settled on my own personal Serial # 002. I wasn't using it too much so I decided that I would let it go. He wanted me to change the blue pickguard to white and change the LSR Tuners to Sperzels, He also wanted a special wiring system and Seymour Duncan pickups.

Myself and Rod Miller my shop chief delivered the guitar to him backstage about 10 seconds before the show had to start. We never expected him to use it that night, but he picked it up played a couple of riffs and said "Cool".

Much to our surprise he played the guitar the whole night except for one song. That is a first for me. and I deliver guitars to people regularly at shows like this. Anyway during House of the Rising Sun which was the first song I ever learned to play I was on Cloud 9 seeing my guitar up there with Eric Burdon.

Words cannot describe the feeling !!!!!!!!!

Ed Roman

Animal Facts

Eric's Bass Player "Chas Chandler" discovered Jimi Hendrix and managed his whole career until he died. ( red sweater)
 

Brian Jones the actual founding member of The Stones, (It was his band) is quoted as saying
 " Eric Burdon is the best blues singer to ever come out of England" 
 

The Animals were directly 4 weeks after the Beatles with "House of the Rising Sun"
 House was recorded almost live in one morning session after playing a gig all night & leaving for another one before noon. (No Sleep)

Eric was the last person to see Jimi Hendrix alive before he died. 
They were very good friends and Hendrix was a fan.

This great picture, was obviously taken in the wake of the Beatles.

See how the boys combed their hair down, it wasn't even long yet

Jimi Hendrix was originally discovered and managed until his death by Chas Chandler who was Eric Burdon's original Bass player In the Animals.

Eric was very tight with Jimi, In fact he was with him the night he died. 

Many notable people in the industry have called Eric Burdon, the "best blues singer to ever come out of England". 

I am very honored to know Eric and to build all of Dean Restum's Guitars.  These Guys are still on the road and laying down some of the best Rock Blues Music you will ever hear.  If they come to your town you would be a fool not to catch Eric Burdon & The New Animals.