Book Release

Now available on Amazon.com!!!

"Building an Electric Archtop Guitar"

 For more info, click on the pic below.

 

2011 Montreal Guitar Show

Great Show! Definitely one of the best in North America!
(Click on pics below for more info)

   

...and to top it out, one of my archtops was chosen for a video clip recording by the well-known French website Laguitare.com.

Watch this!

 

Guitar Magazine Articles

Check out what these cool magazines
had to say about my guitars:

  http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Jun/Laplante_Guitars.aspx

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/ten-forward-thinking-luthiers-at-the-2011-montreal-guitar-show/5305

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Jul/GALLERY
Montreal_Guitar_Show_2011.aspx?Page=16&#gallery

16" Archtops


My archtops are now available in 16 in. lower bout,
A more comfortable size for many players

           

 

The Kiss

• My Artist series instruments are usually characterized by fairly elaborate inlays whose theme is often inspired by known masterpieces. Up until recently, this series was essentially limited to Archtop Guitars. Some recent examples can be found in my Gallery/Archtops section (eg "Picasso's Girl", "Sad City", "The Morning Song").
• Its membership has now been extended to Solid Bodies.
• For more info, click on the ic below...

 

Solid Bodies

Over the last few years, I often had people asking me when I'd come up with a line of solid body electrics.  After much thinking (and drawing), I've decided not to reinvent the wheel, but rather
to make it Roll-and-Rock more smoothly

For more info, click on the pic below...