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Paul Crook Endorses |
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| Abstract Guitars, Rockingbird, Star, Vampires Tooth, Juvenile Delinquent | Floyd Rose Tremolos & Vee Guitars |
| Quicksilver Guitars | Seymour Duncan USA Pickups, Invader, Black/backs, |
| Ed Roman Pearlcaster Guitars | Randall Amplifiers |
| Beck Guitar Works | Digitech Pedals |

Paul Crook was involved in the design of this his signature Purple Pterodactyl model guitar
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Paul's Quicksilver Guitar w/ Floyd Rose and a Seymour Duncan Invader in the bridge position.

Paul Crook Meatloaf Rig with his Custom Abstract Vampire Tooth


Paul Crook's Beck, "Dragon's Kiss" Xtreme Metal Guitar
Incredible News for Beck Guitar Fans !!!!
Dwayne Becknell Makes History
Prices go down radically, Quality improves dramatically !!
You don't see that everyday!! In fact you don't see that any day.
Ed Roman

Another One Of Ed's Creations in Pauls Hands
| Meatloaf, Live at the Palms Casino in Las
Vegas. Meat is using an Ed Roman Pearlcaster Guitar.
Paul Crook has one of these also. But Paul uses his Rockingbird and Quicksilver the most. |
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Paul Crook Lands Coveted Guitar Slot For Queen’s Smash Hit Musical,
“We Will Rock You”!
Bridgewater, New Jersey, April 5, 2004- Paul Crook, lead guitarist for renowned acts such as Meat Loaf, Sebastian Bach and Anthrax, has been chosen by Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor as the (Seat 1) guitar player for their lavish rock musical “We Will Rock You”. The show, playing to sell-out crowds since it opened in London in May 2002 and featuring many of Queen’s greatest hits opens in Sin City at Paris Las Vegas in September.
“For a guitar player, it doesn’t get much better than this gig”, says Paul. “And being a huge Queen fan, the opportunity to play Queen songs and Brian May’s solos every day in a Las Vegas production is surreal and incredibly exciting.” Paul continues, “Being selected by Brian and Roger is truly an honor and I am committed to representing the music of Queen and the legendary talent of Brian at the highest of standards... they deserve nothing less.”
Brian May, having announced the Las Vegas band line-up on his website (http://www.brianmay.com/), calls Paul “…hugely fluid and juicy as a player (hope those are suitable epithets!) very tasteful and very modest as a person.”
With rehearsals for “We Will Rock You" not set to begin for a few months, Paul will take a much needed break after being on the road for the past year with Meat Loaf, who just completed his “Last World Tour”. Shows in Australia, including performances accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra were recorded and will be released on DVD and CD later this year.
**Mon 12 Apr 04**
PAUL CROOK - 1ST GUITAR
That Sound
“That sound! Who is, what is that sound?!” That’s me talking, just a young guitar playing kid in New Jersey. My friend answers: “That’s Brian May. The band is called Queen.” The song playing was "Brighton Rock". I’ll never forget the feeling I got that one day back in ‘80. The feeling was that of disbelief, amazement and inspiration.
24 years later I’m still in amazement whenever I hear a Queen song on the radio. Like the tide being shifted by the moon I find myself being pulled in by Brian May’s passion. He shakes so much feeling out of each note. It’s ridiculous; every one of his notes makes my head shake in awe.

Brian May and Anthrax
1999
"Charlie Benante (drums). Frank Bello (bass). The guy with the hat is
John
Bush (vocals). behind him is some guy... I don't know his name and I
can't
figure out why he's in the photo...Hah! Then it's Scott Ian (guitar).
Last,
the guy with blonde hair is me." Paul
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1999 I had the honor to meet Brian May a few years ago. I was playing lead guitar for the band ANTHRAX. The concert was put together by a big rock radio station in Chicago, lots of bands on the bill with us. Brian May was one of them. I actually got there early just so I could watch Brian’s tech set-up that sound. The rig started to get uncased. I stood back and watched this guy wire things up and start to make noise. I moved in for a closer look. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I knew Brian used a VOX AC30. But the settings… Everything was on 10! I laughed so hard. I stood side-stage during Brian’s set. I couldn’t believe the guitar tone coming out of his fingers. His solos went right through me. The whole time I’m thinking, that’s Brian May! There he was 10 feet from me, playing his heart out. I was blown away. After his performance, we (Anthrax) all ran up to him. He was very gracious and kind, probably the nicest human being I’ve ever met. Still to this day, I haven’t met anybody with more loving light than that of Brian May. 2004 So, here we are 5 years later. It’s March, 2004. I’m in Australia playing lead guitar for Meat Loaf. John Miceli (drummer) tells me that they’re opening a “We Will Rock You” musical in Las Vegas and that the musicians are being hand picked by Brian May and Roger Taylor. I’m thinking, wow, I’d love to meet Roger and maybe I can play some guitar with Brian. We both send an email and get an audition date. Luckily the auditions take place 5 days after we get back from “down under”. Jack from GG Theatre Services sends me the charts for two songs: “One Vision” and “Who Wants To Live Forever”. I look them over a little and notice that a lot of the guitar parts aren’t on the charts. He sent me the “Seat 1” parts. The songs have been arranged into two guitar seats. Finally, it’s Friday, March 26th. I’m at the audition getting ready to play for Jack and another gentleman named Sam. These guys were great. The energy in the room was fun and low-key. I plug-in my guitar and leave the charts in my bag. I wanted to approach the songs the way Brian would’ve played them in a live situation. Basically, I ignored the charts and attempted to play all the parts I heard on the original recordings at one time. Fortunately they liked what they heard and asked me to come back Monday to meet/ play for Brian and Roger. Now I’m really excited. The only real reason I’m there is just so I can “hang” in the same room with one of my guitar heroes. That alone is worth the money and time I spent getting out to Vegas. The fact that Roger Taylor is there makes it that much better. I’ve always loved and admired Roger’s work in Queen, awesome drummer/ singer with a great look. A true “Rock Star”. Anyway, before I leave the audition Jack gives me the “seat 2” charts and tells me that I will be playing with another guitarist on Monday. Okay, now I better stick to the charts. I spend the next two days casually going over the parts, taking into consideration the dynamics and “space” written on the papers. By the way, John Miceli is also called back for Monday. It’s
time… 8pm, Monday night. John and I head down for the 2nd round of auditions. We
get put into a very large holding room full of musicians. There’s a lot of crazy
energy flying around. Jack and Sam have put together 5 full line-ups so that
Brian, Roger and the conductor (Mike) can get more of a band feel from us. John
and I get called into the live room together. There’s Brian and Roger! I walk up
to them and shake hands. I’m very excited and nervous. Okay, time to play. We
start “One Vision”. It immediately feels good. It’s hard for a song not to
groove when you have a drummer like Miceli driving it. I’m serious, the guy is
special. His pocket is incredibly deep and he has a natural, heavy back beat.
The other guitar player is this guy named Dave Hornbeck. I like what I’m hearing
from him out of the gate, excellent hand tone and energy. The song ends. I felt
okay on my end. John crushed and Dave played solid. Next is “Who Wants To Live
Forever”. This song is brutal on my soul. This one and “Show Must Go On” have
always hit me a little hard with Freddie gone and all. Mike counts us in. I
messed it up pretty bad. I came in early on one part and late on another. The
song ends. I didn’t feel good with my performance. Brian walks up and starts to
compliment me. I honestly didn’t know what to do or say. I didn’t play all that
well. I mentioned my timing issues. Brian responded, “Ah, I don’t care
about that”. We talked a bit and that was it. I left the room with
John. We headed for the bar. I needed a shot and something to eat. By the
way, John was offered the gig even before he put his sticks away. He’s that
good. While we were eating my phone rings, it’s Sam. He asks me if I can
stay another day. While home, a couple of days later I receive a phone call from Jack. He says “So Paul, how do you feel about relocating to Vegas. Brian would like to offer you Seat 1?” I’m glowing with excitement. A few days go by; I’m still smiling though it really hasn’t hit me. I start my daily internet surf. I go to http://www.brianmay.com/ and there’s my name. Brian May mentions the band line-up in his “Soap Box”. He actually knows my name and is writing about me! I must have spent an hour just looking at my name on his site. I couldn’t believe it. Still don’t. I’m relocating to Las Vegas. Metal,
Yo Paul All your friends at Ed Roman Guitars in Vegas are anxiously awaiting your relocation..... Metal !!! Ed |

Paul Crook Quicksilver Guitars


Paul at the Top of the Pops with his Custom J Frog Guitar 1999
16.2 Million Viewers

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Hey Ed, Hope you're well. I've attached a photo of me with my J. FROG. It was taken at the TOP OF THE POPS TV show in Germany. We had over 5 million viewers for this performance. I'm sending another one from WETTEN DAS. That performance had 16.2 million viewers. It's the biggest show in Europe. Metal Crook |

Paul Crook & Brian May stopped by recently, Paul bought Brian one our Solid Korina RVC Guitars
Brian was flipping out over it so Paul gave me his credit card and said to pack it up and hide it from sight.
Paul sprang it on Brian on the limo ride back to the hotel !!!
Paul never even asked the price of the guitar !!!!. He just said " Pack it so I can surprise Brian"
Needless To Say, Brian Was Knocked out and will probably be playing it on his upcoming Queen Tour
Paul Rogers Will Be The Vocalist (Can't wait to hear that)
Thanks to Paul Crook for arranging the Introduction
December 2004
Ed Roman building is Brian May a new guitar which is scheduled to be finished in time for his world tour with Queen in March of 2005. It will resemble the original "Red Special" and have basically the same designed electronics but the guitar will be much different than the original.
First & foremost this guitar will feature a neck through body construction unlike the glued up original, It will also have the pickups solidly mounted like the original but unlike all the copies which have been spring loaded. This guitar will utilize the Pearlcaster tremolo which we have already been using to modify all the guitars for the "We Will Rock You Show's
This guitar will have a solid Korina body and a Quartersawn solid korina neck. It will have an Ebony board instead of the Rosewood original.
(Brian Told Ed that he had originally wanted Ebony but couldn't afford it at the time)
This guitar will classify itself as "The Abstract Brian May guitar" and will only be made available to the public if Brian gives us the OK
It will have a Buzz Feiten Tuning system which Brian really likes.
Ed & Brian are still discussing, Fret Size, Neck Radius, Nut Size, & Inlays but it should be completed in time


Paul riding Sebastian Bach Paul with Midi Quicksilver doing a clinic
Scott & Paul endorse Digitech Products
Paul & Charley

Paul & Rob Paul & Lars

Paul & Steve Paul & Kirk

Paul, Niko, & Friends

Paul likes Quicksilvers as much as Rockingbirds.
Here he is at Guitar Center in New Jersey doing a clinic.