New Rodeo

Robert Colaninno · Post by **Robert Colaninno** » 7 Oct 2008 9:16 am

I just got my Lap King Rodeo last thursday and I wanted to give a review. This steel is incredible!
The top is absolutely amazing to look at. The burst on the front and back is just perfect.
Jason has started using the bridge like on the 8 strings and it feels great. This one has a rosewood fingerboard and a custom wound Lollar single coil pick up. It's sounds wonderful.
Really warm and gorgeous bass. The pick up is killer.
I just couldn't be happier with it.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 7 Oct 2008 10:13 am

Thats a beautiful guitar, Jason builds a fantastic steel

Twayn Williams · Post by **Twayn Williams** » 7 Oct 2008 10:15 am

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 7 Oct 2008 11:40 am

What Twayn said!

Peter

Vince Luke · Post by **Vince Luke** » 7 Oct 2008 12:30 pm

That's a beauty! Rodeos are my favorite electric steel. I see he's changed the way he does the bridge--used to be an assembly with individual string saddles that rests (held in place by string tension) on a plate on top of the instrument. This one looks nice & clean and probably makes string changes easier not to mention less risky to the finish (in the hands of a klutz like me).

Congrats on the new steel Robert & nice work Lap King/Jason Dumont!

Vince

Jason Dumont · Post by **Jason Dumont** » 7 Oct 2008 4:32 pm

Thanks guys!
Bob, I'm so glad your pleased!
But now I'm obsessed with getting one of those Swart amps we plugged into!
I getting one this week

Fred Kinbom · Post by **Fred Kinbom** » 7 Oct 2008 5:42 pm

Beautiful!

Ed Altrichter · Post by **Ed Altrichter** » 10 Oct 2008 9:32 pm

Is this the one that is said to have the "Hank Williams/Don Helms" inherent tone, reminiscent of
the Gibson console Grand ?

Jason Dumont · Post by **Jason Dumont** » 11 Oct 2008 6:06 am

Hi Ed,
That would be the "Grand Rodeo" using a Lollar Grand Console pick up and having two large cavities.

"This gives this model a very airy, warm tone that emulates the hollow console models so popular in Western Swing"

The key word is emulate here. I don't think anything is going to give you the exact tone of 50 year old console..... Well except a 50 year old console.