Built by Jason DuMont in Connecticut, USA. With two custom wound Lollar Charlie Christian pickup. Cette gratte est FANTASTIQUE!!!

Some photos Jason took before sending it:







And in the evening sunlight here when it had arrived :









Fred

It looks gorgeous ! What about some sound samples ?

beautiful moustache bridge as on the Sj200 Gibson!

Is that yours, fred? So you bought 2 guitars from this luthier! Gaaasssss!

Vincent – I hope I’ll have time this weekend to record some samples, maybe a youtube clip.

Lionel – yes, Jason said the moustache bridge is inspired by the Gibson J-200. I only got this one – the black/gold one in the “frosted duco” thread is one Jason built for himself.

It’s great to have a modern, reliable electric lap steel with high output and still HUGE and warm neck pickup tone like on my dear 1930s New Yorkers.

Bonne weekend les gars!

Fred

Fantastic ! I am lokking forward to hear the craziest tones you'll get from this lapsteel...

Is it full Mahogany ? There seem to be a great inlay onthe peghead too.... very nice sunburst by the way

Yes, the sunburst and finish are just perfect!

The body is Korina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminalia_superba), and the neck is Korina or Mahogany I think.

The headstock overlay is indeed very nice and looks like Rosewood, and the fretboard is Ebony.

Here is the Lap King website:

www.lapking.com

Jason's craftsmanship is absolutely top notch and he is a super nice guy. Jerry Douglas plays his lap steels (I think he has at least a couple of Bel Aires and one Rodeo). Jason has posted some pics of other beautiful instruments he has built on the Steel Guitar Forum - I will have a look there and post some here. GAS warning!

Fred

Some other beautiful Lap King instruments:


A Rodeo with custom inlay.



Jerry Douglas' Rodeo with two Lollar humbuckers.



8-string semi-hollow Grand Rodeo with Lollar Console Grand pickup.



Western-inspired Rodeo with rope binding and a Lollar Charlie Christian pickup. This was the guitar that made me get in touch with Jason about a 2-pickup version.





Custom Bel Aire with pinstripe paintwork and a Lollar Supro-style pickup.



Firebird-style guitar with a hand-tooled leather pickguard!



A matt finish Korina Rodeo with "frosted duco" finish on the hardware - Lollar Charlie Christian pickup.

Today a made a video demo of this beautiful guitar - I hope you will enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Ir1eTU93w

Fred

Non seulement la guitare est magnifique, mais le son est a mourir, ça donne envie de jouer dans les basses, une tuerie ta guitare, bravo !!!

The neck pickup is really great lots of warmth