Les Paul

[Leftie]

A legend in his lifetime

RIP

 

[haplesshacker]

Has he died then?

Absolute legend.

Can't beat a Les Paul and a Marshall. No effects, nothing. Just a glorious sound.

 

[Boabski]

can you let us know who les paul was?

 

[minty18]

Whats Scotty Cameron is to Putters is Les Paul to Guitars.

 

[Leftie]

Basically he was the inventor/pioneer of solid bodied electric guitars as well as innovations in recording techniques. Most "rock" (as against classical) guitarists over the last 50 years have been influenced by him.

Any one interested in music history should check out his life story. Fascinating.

 

[haplesshacker]

Just for you, and others. Some pics.

Notable users include Jimmy Page and Slash.

The guitar has a thicker and heavier sound than the Fender Stratocaster, and is much heavier. Therefore it has a great tone and resonance to it. Often associated with the bluesy rock sound, even though Les Paul himself was a jazz musician.

 

[cm_qs]

Whats Scotty Cameron is to Putters is Les Paul to Guitars.

Karsten Solheim would have been a better analogy.....

The Gibson Les Paul is the Ping Anser of guitars.

A true original which has been the inspiration for millions of copies.

 

[drawboy]

Couldn't agree more with that, Scotty cameron just borrows (ahem) designs rightly or wrongly thats how I see it, Tigers putter is an Anser with scotty's name on it.

 

[slowhand]

Interestingly, Gibson altered the original Les Paul design as they felt it wasn't 'rocky' enough. Les Paul refused to have his name on it, and was named the SG. Les Paul finally got his way with the design and the rest is history.

 

[Boabski]

thanks for that, a legend in his own right then

 

[birdieman]

Nigel Tufnell of Spinal Tap explains Les Paul's legacy quite well imo!....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=ll7rWiY5obI

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nothing better than the sound of a Les Paul played by a guy with the talent to do the instrument justice