Guitar Legend Les Paul Dies Les Paul

Anyone who has ever picked up an electric guitar owes a debt of thanks to Les Paul, who died today at 94.Paul built a solid body guitar, which served as the template for the electric guitar. Paul's model, introduced by Gibson in 1952, remains one of the most popular guitars to this day. His tinkering in the studio also led to multi-track recording.Slash and Jimmy Page play Les Pauls. So do Madonna, Katy Perry, Ben Harper, Coldplay's Johnny Buckland and Oasis's Noel Gallagher.Many artists are spe...

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