Loic Le Pape guitars

[choucas09]

Another Frenchman building steel bodies. Huge range and good prices. The DC is £1400.







http://loiclepapesteelguitars.com/spip.php?rubrique2

[Ian Price]

Love the one on the top. Looks very similar to the body I have just started roughly carving out of a piece of alder.

[Andrew W]

I like those. I love the top one. Great find.

[Telerocker]

Mmm, tasty. The Junior in particular.

[choucas09]

Check out the link at the bottom, he does all sorts of shapes.

[BigB]

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.)

[Philly Q]

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.

[nfe]

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.

[Ian Price]

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.

[hunter]

Very tasty.

Is the GoldTop body rather thin? More like a Heritage 140?

[WezV]

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?

[gordiji]

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!

[Ian Price]

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!

[dave_mc]

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:

[Madsakre]

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