It's a 1959 Gibson Les Paul with a sunburst ... tuneable bridge for guitar strings. The McCarty-Paul collaboration resulted in a solid-body electric guitar that eliminated distortion, had a ...

The earliest approved model of the Gibson Les Paul — owned by Les Paul himself ... the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar, in 1950. In response, Gibson tapped Paul — one of the ...

In October, Christie’s will auction off the first Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. Dubbed “Number One,” the instrument is the first solid-body electric guitar that met the actual Les Paul’s ...

The joke in This Is Spinal Tap about an amp that “goes to 11” has particular resonance for anybody who’s ever picked up a solid ... Les Paul. The man whose name adorns Gibson’s signature ...

Best of 2023: Gibson has launched a new line of lightweight Les Pauls that offer a fresh stripped-down take on the storied single-cut electric ... Paul Modern Lite is a bold refresh for a classic ...

The Gibson Les Paul is practically synonymous with rock ... Les Paul was a renown musician also known for his innovations on the solid body electric guitar and multitrack recording.

As a hybrid of the $235 dual-P-90 pickup Goldtop and the $120 no-frills ‘Limed Oak’ finish TV model, it was originally listed at $169 and sat between the two both in terms of price and spec. “The new ...

Les Paul: Inventor and Innovator Guitarist Les Paul is best known as the inventor of his namesake solid-body electric guitar, the Gibson Les Paul. But even as a teen, he was a tinkerer.

It was only when Fender released its first solid-body electric guitar, the Broadcaster (now the Telecaster) in 1951 that Gibson agreed to work with Les Paul. Doyle plans to show his Klunker in ...

Gibson has stealth launched a couple of exclusive models that remix the Les Paul Special with mini humbuckers. This fresh take on the classic single-cut electric guitar make so much sense you migh ...

Named after Les Paul, the guitarist and designer who pioneered the solid-body electric guitar, the Les Paul Spirit Award is ...

the solid-body electric guitar. His work eventually earned him induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005. Few names conjure up as much respect in an industry as Les Paul ...