Nouveau Lap King Rodeo! Video added!

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!

https://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