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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: choucas09 on June 24, 2011, 05:25:18 PM

Title: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: choucas09 on June 24, 2011, 05:25:18 PM: Another Frenchman building steel bodies. Huge range and good prices. The DC is £1400.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/jage7/l_10bae218bf68475d9b61277d328e0534.jpg)(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/jage7/l_a78d76beae7c4d15969fa95d015c4cf0.jpg)
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/jage7/LePape18.jpg)
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/jage7/LP_057.jpg)

http://loiclepapesteelguitars.com/spip.php?rubrique2 (http://loiclepapesteelguitars.com/spip.php?rubrique2)
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Ian Price on June 24, 2011, 06:20:46 PM: Love the one on the top. Looks very similar to the body I have just started roughly carving out of a piece of alder.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Andrew W on June 24, 2011, 06:21:06 PM: I like those. I love the top one. Great find.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Telerocker on June 24, 2011, 07:42:34 PM: Mmm, tasty. The Junior in particular.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: choucas09 on June 24, 2011, 08:20:57 PM: Check out the link at the bottom, he does all sorts of shapes.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: BigB on June 24, 2011, 08:34:45 PM: Yeah, the first one really has something special.

I never had a chance to play Loïc's guitars but they start to have a solid reputation here in France, and Loïc is a nice and honnest guy. I bought my Cij Custom '62 RI Tele from him and we spent more than two hours chatting about guitars when I bought it, and I've been very impressed with the passion and dedication he showed about his work and about guitars in general.

(FWIW, the Tele was exactly how he described it on both the strong and weak points, and for €500 shipping cost and a good quality solid case included, it was a pretty good deal.)
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Philly Q on June 24, 2011, 10:23:45 PM: I almost fell off my chair when I saw the Junior.

To be honest, I'm not sure the steel body thing really appeals to me - but they look fantastic.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: nfe on June 24, 2011, 10:28:28 PM: The Junior and the Goldtop both look fantastic. I've had a play about with a few Trussarts and really like the look and feel, but the sound didn't work for me. A shame, I'd love one to play doom with. Mostly for the potential "You think you're heavy, my guitar is made of METAL" quips.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Ian Price on June 24, 2011, 10:36:20 PM: Quote from: Philly Q on June 24, 2011, 10:23:45 PM
I almost fell off my chair when I saw the Junior.

To be honest, I'm not sure the steel body thing really appeals to me - but they look fantastic.

My reaction wasn't quite so dramatic but I do like it quite a bit. There's something a bit Rickenbacker about those horns aswell.
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: hunter on June 24, 2011, 11:32:58 PM: Very tasty.

Is the GoldTop body rather thin? More like a Heritage 140?
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: WezV on June 24, 2011, 11:44:17 PM: Quote from: Ian Price on June 24, 2011, 06:20:46 PM
Love the one on the top. Looks very similar to the body I have just started roughly carving out of a piece of alder.

and there was me thinking you were making a tele - or has the bug really taken hold and you have many projects on the go?
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: gordiji on June 25, 2011, 08:23:35 AM: don't understand all the love for such hideous creations.(the goldtop being the only exception if the sticker were scratched
off).
burrrhgk as they say in france!
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Ian Price on June 25, 2011, 08:38:49 AM: Quote from: WezV on June 24, 2011, 11:44:17 PM
Quote from: Ian Price on June 24, 2011, 06:20:46 PM
Love the one on the top. Looks very similar to the body I have just started roughly carving out of a piece of alder.

and there was me thinking you were making a tele - or has the bug really taken hold and you have many projects on the go?

Unfortunately the bug has taken hold and I have started another project. Nowhere near finishing the first one either! I think it'll be a few years until I have finished - too many kids, not enough time!
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: dave_mc on June 25, 2011, 06:33:04 PM: Quote from: Philly Q on June 24, 2011, 10:23:45 PM
To be honest, I'm not sure the steel body thing really appeals to me

+1

i'd be running to the doctor every 5 minutes to get a tetanus shot... :lol:
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: Madsakre on June 25, 2011, 09:44:20 PM: Quote from: dave_mc on June 25, 2011, 06:33:04 PM
Quote from: Philly Q on June 24, 2011, 10:23:45 PM
To be honest, I'm not sure the steel body thing really appeals to me

+1

i'd be running to the doctor every 5 minutes to get a tetanus shot... :lol:

xD
Title: Re: Loic Le Pape guitars
Post by: AndyR on June 27, 2011, 06:44:02 PM: Quote from: Philly Q on June 24, 2011, 10:23:45 PM
I almost fell off my chair when I saw the Junior.

I thought of you the minute I saw it. It looks extremely righteous...

Don't like the first one much, and the "goldtop" is take-it-or-leave-it for me, but the junior and the explorer look very tasty.

Quote from: Ian Price on June 25, 2011, 08:38:49 AM
Quote from: WezV on June 24, 2011, 11:44:17 PM
Quote from: Ian Price on June 24, 2011, 06:20:46 PM
Love the one on the top. Looks very similar to the body I have just started roughly carving out of a piece of alder.

and there was me thinking you were making a tele - or has the bug really taken hold and you have many projects on the go?

Unfortunately the bug has taken hold and I have started another project. Nowhere near finishing the first one either! I think it'll be a few years until I have finished - too many kids, not enough time!

Glad this was the reply... I was reading down the thread and imagining a "well... it did start out as tele, but, er... this was obviously the shape that was fighting to get out of the wood :roll:"