Uma Guitars (Early 2020) Jetson Concrete Grey/Red Anodized, Dual-Foil HB & Piezo Pickup, only 6lbs 7.4oz

JUST RE-LISTED:
A rare chance to own a very lightly played, pre-owned Uma Guitars Jetson. We sold this guitar new at the beginning of the year; but due to unfortunate circumstances, the original owner needed to part with it. So of course we jumped at the chance to get it back. See last two pics to see the only slight finish wear to the very lightly applied Nitro finish. 

Uma guitars are a team of two Luthiers Simon and Jonas, who reside and build high-quality handmade electric guitars in Ghent, Belgium, with great attention to detail and an eye for design.

Simon studied the art of building stringed instruments at the conservatory of Ghent. His focus at the time was mainly in violin building, though he didn’t find building violins as satisfying as he had hoped. After graduating, he soon gravitated towards Archtop guitars and building parts for other guitar manufacturers. As part of the local jazz scene and a hobby jazz guitar player himself, his interest soon became more focused on building new electric solid body guitars.

Jonas began his studies at the International Luthier school of Antwerp, where he learned the art of building guitars. Inthat period, he built many flamenco and Gypsy Jazz/Selmer style guitars. Upon graduating he soon began an apprenticeship with very well-regarded Luthier Daniele Chiesa, where he learned the ins and outs of guitar building. Simon and Jonas met through word of mouth and they began sharing a workshop together. This is where they developed the design for the Jetson model, under their new brand name Uma Guitars.

The Jetson is a six string, solid-body set-neck electric guitar; with a unique slightly offset waist that balances effortlessly both seated and or standing. The guitar features a single Mojo Pickups UK Dual-Foil. This Humbucking Gold-Foil pickup can be split and wired in many ways and is attached to three slide switches on the beautiful red anodized aluminum pickguard. The lines of the body and guard are graceful and classy, while appearing ultra-modern in a particularly tasteful way.
This Jetson guitar features a “Concrete Grey” matte Nitro finish that is so light, it seeps into the one-piece Swamp Ash’s body, so that you can feel and see the woods grain.
On this particular Jetson, Simon and Jonas were striving to achieve building an instrument with a base neck pickup type of tone, that can be altered by the switches. Using the Series/Parallel switch, you can achieve a mild-output airy and articulate almost single-coil like neck pickup tone or a much higher output darker sound in series, that is great for pushing your tube amp into overdrive. The Dual-Foil never sounds muddy in any position. The second switch is a bass-cut switch which bleeds some bass to ground for more treble, great for standing out in a mix or use with overdrive and the third and final switch is a Piezo Pickup that resides in a cavity inside of the body. With the Piezo/acoustic pickup on, you can get all sorts of archtop or dobro-like sounds. It is extremely pronounced and useful for both the purist and/or experimental guitarist. As the guitar sounds incredible played solo or in a mix. The ability to blend the magnetic pickups with the strong piezo/acoustic pickup, offers lots of sonic possibilities.

Tapping the body or playing behind the nut or saddles, etc can yield some intergalactic tonal results; especially when mixed with some overdrive or other styles of effects pedals. 
The bridge is a Mastery hardtail (chopped Tele style) with two fully intimated chrome plated brass saddles. The bridge is top-loading and not string through body for a slinkier feel. We love the large volume knob for pinkie swells and it’s esthetic impact. The set maple neck has a matching matt nitro Concrete Grey Finish and features matte/chrome Schertler open-gear tuners, for great stability and a futuristic high-end feel and look.

Going to the fingerboard we have a striking piece of Zirocote with small side block inlays and a super comfortable 9.5” to 12” compound radius. This makes it so that in first and second position the radius has a great feel for both open and complex chordal shapes, but as you move up the board past the 12th fret you can bend with ease and never fret-out. The board ends on a slant with 22 frets all together. The fretwork is exceptional.
Once you’ve picked up an Uma Jetson you will not want to let it go. They are indispensable tools for all serious guitarists. These are some of the finest, most well thought-out and built, forward-thinking designed guitars we've seen in a long time. Purely inspirational. 

Specs:
Body Wood One piece Swamp Ash
Cavity Standard
Finish Concrete grey nitro
Neck Wood Maple
Neck shape C .84"-.94'"
Finish Matte concrete grey nitro
Headstock Matching
Scale length 25” / 635mm
Fretboard Wood Ziricote
Radius 9,5 – 12”
Frets Medium
Nut Width 1 11/16"
Inlays Small side blocks
Electronics Pickups Mojo Dualfoil & Piezo Disk
Wiring: Serial/parallel–bass cut–piezo ON/OFFPots CTS 500K audio
Cap 0.022μF
Output Switchcraft
Hardware Bridge Mastery hardtail
Tuners Schertler matte chrome
Strap buttons Gotoh
Pickguard Red anodised
Knobs Hifi aluminum 
Case Hiscox HSC
COA/Spec Sheet Included
Weight 6lbs 7.4oz