I'm in Atlanta this week for training. I got a recommendation to check out the Atlanta Bass Gallery. Their website showed a Manne Glenn Hughes signature, so I made my way over. The Manne is nice and light, but a little too aggressive for my tastes. As I was looking over his selection (including a Ritter with American flags all over it), I spotted a LeCompte with a pair of Dark Stars. I plugged it into an Ampeg SVT, and OMIGOD, what a great sounding bass. Thick and well-defined. I wish I had the cash for it (it's going really cheap at $1500), because the balance and sound are just about perfect. This was the first time I've tried one of these, and I'm pretty impressed.
www.atlantabassgallery.com (http://www.atlantabassgallery.com)
I've seen his basses online before, not in person. Not my style but he sure does nice work.
They're a bit on the booteek side for me but his stuff seems to be very well done. He lives and works on the north side of Houston - has a shop behind his house.
I have a LeCompte SST-5. This bass is well built & beautiful. Bud is very easy to work with.
Cheers,
Jim