Les Paul is dead

[0000]

this kind of sucks

so to Les Paul and

oh... and

keep on rockin

 

[MichelleLBC]

Les Paul R.I.P

Les Paul, Guitar Innovator, has passed away at the age of 94. Yes, Les Paul is a person and not the guitar lol. He was the INVENTOR of the electric guitar that Gibson hired to make the Les Paul guitar model.

 

[gguerra]

Re: Les Paul R.I.P

Actually Les Paul was not the inventor of the Electric Guitar. It was invented by Adolph Rickenbacker in 1933. Les Paul was one of the pioneers (along with Leo Fender) of the sold-body electric guitar. Fender brought it to market first (1946) although Les Paul had developed it first (1941). It was a prototype. Gibson didn't use his design and there were delays in bringing it to market. The Les Paul came to market in 1952 and was based on Les Paul's original prototype. The actual design (the shape and color) were not LP's. I recently watched a documentary on this. He is credited however with many other innovations including over-dubbing and multi-track recording.

In any case R.I.P. Les Paul.

 

[TeleCat]

Sad news for the guitar community. One of those guys who I marveled at even though I wasn't into his style of music. What a loss.

 

[snakes&ladders]

TOO BIG a loss.....another little light that has gone out has made the world a little darker..........RIP Les...thank you for starting the fire......

 

[snakes&ladders]

Re: Les Paul R.I.P

rip to great innovator

 

[Kino]

Re: Les Paul R.I.P

I was so sad to hear this, the greatest brand of guitars founder

 

[Midnight Rider]

Re: Les Paul R.I.P

Actually Les Paul was not the inventor of the Electric Guitar. It was invented by Adolph Rickenbacker in 1933. Les Paul was one of the pioneers (along with Leo Fender) of the sold-body electric guitar. Fender brought it to market first (1946) although Les Paul had developed it first (1941). It was a prototype. Gibson didn't use his design and there were delays in bringing it to market. The Les Paul came to market in 1952 and was based on Les Paul's original prototype. The actual design (the shape and color) were not LP's. I recently watched a documentary on this. He is credited however with many other innovations including over-dubbing and multi-track recording.

In any case R.I.P. Les Paul.

It was actually Eddie Rickenbacker who invented the electric guitar He was much better known for shooting down enemy airplanes though.
BTW anyone interested in buying beach front property in Arizona.


Les Paul was one of the legends in Rock history. R.I.P.

 

[gguerra]

Re: Les Paul R.I.P

It was actually Eddie Rickenbacker who invented the electric guitar He was much better known for shooting down enemy airplanes though.

Check this page on Rickenbacker's site. It does not mention an Eddie Rickenbacker. Many other sites all mention Adolf as the inventor and I think the year may have been 1931.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/history_early.asp

 

[snakes&ladders]

Re: Les Paul R.I.P

By blackglove at 2009-08-20