Hello,

  My name is Paul L’Esperance. I’ve had a passion for building guitars for as far back as my teenage years. I would take guitars apart and put them back together just to see how they were made. I altered and upgraded guitars through the years. My first bass build was started in 1990 but didn't get finished for years. Long story... It wasn't much to look at but it functioned well.

 

  It wasn't 'till 2006, that I decided take my passion for building musical instruments serious. I designed and built my first guitar in January of 2006. A lot of thought went into this instrument to make it what it is today. I didn’t want to build a copy of an already proven instruments, what I did build is a guitar with design elements of it’s own. All of the dimensions are unique to this instrument. Each curve, line and angle is from my imagination of what a guitar should look like. I’ve since added a few more models to my arsenal.

  I don’t claim to have any fancy gimmicks like, special neck joinery or proprietary finishing techniques that enhance the sound or playability of this guitar. What I do have is an instrument that sounds, plays and feels like an instrument should just by building them with solid techniques, attention to detail, and quality materials.

  My goal is to have a musician pick one of my guitars up and instantly feel comfortable, as if they had just met up with an old friend. These instruments should basically play by themselves. Once the guitar gets out of the way, a talented musician can add to this philosophy and a L’Esperance guitar then becomes a serious tool for that serious musicians. I truely believe " Custom is what it’s all about!

​

Paul

L’Esperance Guitars