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Les Paul Dies Aged 94

Electric guitar, multi-track innovator

Music Posted by Nick Annan Fri, 14/08/2009

Sad news broke last night of the death of Les Paul, aged 94, the man credited with pioneering the electric guitar and multi track recording.

A musician himself, being no mean guitar player, he pretty much invented the solid bodied electric guitar and through ceaseless innovation pioneered multitrack recording. His signature guitar, the Les Paul, is an icon of modern Rock being the preferred instrument musicians such as Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend and Keith Richards.

Produced by Gibson Guitars, the Les Paul guitar, and it's variants, remain a suitable legacy to the man dubbed "Father of the Modern Electric Guitar".

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AhmedF

Many were shocked after the

Tue, 18/08/2009 am AhmedF wrote...

Many were shocked after the news came out that the guitarist Les Paul passed away Thursday, August 13, at the age of 94. Les Paul, born Lester Polfuss in Wisconsin, was a quick study on guitar, and was playing professionally while in high school. Dropping out at age 17, he played in radio bands and released albums, mostly jazz, eventually he created an electric guitar called the Log, and later received a prototype from the Gibson Guitar Company that was given his name. The Gibson Les Paul, one of the most popular guitars ever, and many guitarists get short
term loans to get one. It's bad to lose a legend such as Les Paul, but a cash advance can get you his recorded works – or one of his guitars.

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