guzziguy Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Guitar great Les Paul is dead at 94. Huge loss. RIP Les. Quote
n_maher Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 He lived a rich, long life, we should all be so lucky. Quote
VPI Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 I saw him not too long ago at one of his Monday night shows here in the City. Great Performer and a great innovator. The two Les Paul and Friends CDs that came out a few years ago are also great. Quote
Voltron Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 He lived a rich, long life, we should all be so lucky. Agreed. Fine man, long amazing life. RIP without regret. Quote
robm321 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 He lived a rich, long life, we should all be so lucky. X3 I think he made his contribution and lived a complete life. He will be missed. Quote
atothex Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Yeah, where would we be without him? A true legend. Quote
Augsburger Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 What a music legacy he leaves. Rest in peace. Quote
Grahame Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 RIP Les. Responsible for for, not only works of beauty, like this But also the multi track innovations, amongst many other things. Les Paul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A true innovator. We have much to thank him for. Quote
swt61 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Doesn't the story go that Less mounted a phono pickup into a guitar, thus creating the first electric guitar? However it happened I know he was instrumental (no pun intended) in developing the first electric hard bodied guitar. We'll miss ya Less. Quote
bperboy Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Doesn't the story go that Less mounted a phono pickup into a guitar, thus creating the first electric guitar? However it happened I know he was instrumental (no pun intended) in developing the first electric hard bodied guitar. We'll miss ya Less. Yeah, he did that. He also mounted strings and pickups onto a big block of wood to create the first solid body guitar. Or so Wikipedia tells me. I'm too young to have an innate sense of appreciation for Mr. Paul. I will admit that I went to Amazon to check out sample tracks as soon as I read the news. Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta_DOcsH4gU Quote
postjack Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 i read on another forum that he also invented multitrack recording. i mean jesus, what an amazing contribution he made to modern music. RIP. Quote
Voltron Posted August 14, 2009 Report Posted August 14, 2009 i read on another forum that he also invented multitrack recording. i mean jesus, what an amazing contribution he made to modern music. RIP. You could have just read that in Grahame's post above. Quote
Grahame Posted August 14, 2009 Report Posted August 14, 2009 Those of you interested in finding out more about the late, great Les, May I suggest Les Paul Chasing Sound! - A Documentary Film Amazon.com: Les Paul - Chasing Sound: Les Paul: Movies & TV And some multi-tracking (not to mention some decent playing) from 1954! all without the aid of auto-tune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw8GXrISOS0 Quote
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