Lado Lazer replica

[zeegler]

I thought you guys might be interested in this. I am building a copy of my Lado Lazer. It's not going to be an exact copy. It's a set-neck, and the body is mahogany with a half inch flame maple cap. It will have a TOM bridge with string thru instead of a Floyd like the original. Here's a couple of pics.

Here's the original:



The replica:



I'm probably going with trans black with black hardware.

[xbolt]

Cool project!

[sully]

very cool man! i love build pix.

sully

[eakinj]

god i wish I had half the talent of other people on here when it comes to this stuff. That is beautiful! Keep us post on this

[Grandturk]

Very cool. Not to my taste, but very cool.

[zeegler]

The original has a snappy, but surprisingly rounded tone to it. It's also not ridiculously heavy considering it's solid maple. There is a story regarding how long it took me to acquire this guitar too.

I always wondered what it would sound like with a part mahogany body, and a fixed bridge, so I decided to build the replica.

[Venomboy]

Nice. Keep them pics coming.

[sixx_ gunner]

Great job!
I agree, keep those build pics coming, they might just inspire my ass to get out and do this stuff on my own!

[Top Jimmy B]

Killer Lado! It looks like the Lee Aaron dudes guitar. Is it?

[zeegler]

Killer Lado! It looks like the Lee Aaron dudes guitar. Is it?

Yes, it used to belong to John Albani from the Lee Aaron band. The first time I saw it was in the video for Sex With Love, and I fell in love with it right away. I never imagined I would actually get my hands on it many years later. The Clydesdale flight case has LEE AARON stenciled on it, and has seen a fair amount of travel by the looks of it. The case weighs about 50lbs.

[Top Jimmy B]

Cool history there, zeegs. Lado's are great guitars.

[zeegler]

Cool history there, zeegs. Lado's are great guitars.

I agree. The build quality is amazing, but they still have a really cool hand-made vibe to them. You won't find any CNC duplicators in Joe's shop, that's for sure. He's old school!!

[zeegler]

I haven't really worked on the guitars for a few days, but here's an updated pic of the neck joint of the Lazer roughed out. It's pretty damn comfortable, and it's not even finished yet.

[JerEvil]

Man, that's looking nice. I like the look of that neck joint. Not too much heel. Looks like the original has great access to the upper frets, unlike my KE2.

[zeegler]

Man, that's looking nice. I like the look of that neck joint. Not too much heel. Looks like the original has great access to the upper frets, unlike my KE2.

I'll have to post a pic of the neck joint on the original for you. It's wild.