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Guitar, Studio Wizard Les Paul Dies At 94

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the he-will-be-missed dept.

beeshman noted that Les Paul has died. Paul was quite the hardware hacker of his day, innovating with guitar hardware, and later multi track recording. The Gibson Les Paul is one of the single most iconic instruments associated with Rock 'n Roll, and was of course played by Pete Townshend. Someday I'm going to get me one.

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  1. Pete Who? by MojoRilla · · Score: 4, Informative

    Pete Townsend did play a Les Paul, but only from 1972 to 1979. If you are looking for an iconic posterboy for the Gibson Les Paul, try Jimmy Page. Other notables include Slash, Joe Perry, and Ace Frehley. Here is a list of of 15 iconic Les Paul players from Gibson.

    1. Re:Pete Who? by mwbeatty · · Score: 4, Informative

      Sure he did. See here

  2. Re:Played by? by lumpenprole · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, he used to put his good les pauls on a stand behind the amp, pull out a cheap copy and smash the crap out of it. He wasn't totally stupid.

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  3. Re:Played by? by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Geez, the obvious person to mention, who's name is synonymous with the Les Paul is Jimmy Page.

    Pete has played with the LP for a bit, but, has never been quite as associated with any one guitar like Jimmy Page.

    Page == Les Paul (and a telecaster in early days)

    Jimi Hendrix == Strat

    To me...I always picture Pete mostly with a Gibson SG during the 60's.

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  4. Re:Chet Atkins and now Les Paul by mcgrew · · Score: 3, Informative

    The electric guitar wasn't his only nerdy accomplishment. The wikipedia article lists a lot of firsts, including the first multitrack recording.

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  5. Re:A true innovator by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Informative

    actually,George Beauchamp made solid aluminum body electric guitar in 1931 and sold them through the company Ropatin (we now know as Rickenbacker), intended for Hawaiian music that was popular during the 30s. Popularly called a "frying pan" because of round body.