RIP Les Paul

[Lifted]

Rest in peace

[bob katz]

Les Paul was a genius. He invented techniques and new machines that simply did not exist. That's part of what made him special.

[MikeTSH]

Life isn't fair!

RIP You total legend

[sevendaysoff]

R.I.P.

[vincentvangogo]

I wonder if his son was called Les Paul Junior.

[Waltz Mastering]

... a true pioneer

A musician and inventor.

He was a pioneer in the development of the
solid-body electric guitar which
"made the sound of rock and roll possible"

He is credited with inventing or discovering many recording innovations including:

- multitrack recording
- overdubbing (also known as sound on sound)
- delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects
and many more...

His innovative talents extended into his playing style including:
- licks
- trills
- chording sequences
- fretting techniques
- timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many of the guitarists of the present day.

He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s and they sold millions of hit records.

fr.wiki.

[heyman]

Some of you have seen these Pics before.. I posted them a while ago in a diffrent thread... My mom met him thru a friend, but didnt know he was. We dug these up after my father passed a few years back.
I will treasure these even more..

That is Mary Ford as well in the first Pic..

Rest in Peace.

[macleodgrant]

RIP Les Paul

indeed one of the pioneers of our time

[FFTT]

I found these photos on google looking up information about Les Paul and his use
of the Ampex tape recorders.



And here's a photo of my 85' Les Paul Studio Standard Dot Neck Reissue with my
fully functional 1952 Ampex 403-P mic preamp.

[lerone]

RIP Les. What a legend. Shame he didn't see 100 though.

Originally Posted by bob katz

He invented techniques and new machines that simply did not exist. That's part of what made him special.

I'm a little confused by this Bob. How did they not exist if he invented them? Like vapour-ware?

[Bob Yordan]

I am a proud owner of a Gibson LP tobacco burst.

R.I.
LP

[vincentvangogo]

If he had a lookalike who lived in Tokyo and was notoriously spendthrift, they could have called him a cheap Japanese Les Paul copy.

[bob katz]

Originally Posted by lerone

RIP Les. What a legend. Shame he didn't see 100 though.



I'm a little confused by this Bob. How did they not exist if he invented them? Like vapour-ware?

Oops. "That simply did not exist before he invented them". Most inventors today are working on the shoulders of many previous inventions, there are very few unique and original breakthroughs today. Who invented the multitrack recorder?

BK

[wado1942]

Actually, there were 7-track military field recorders before he got involved. They were simply one-pass deals though, no going back to overdub stuff (obviously) and Les Paul's the one who made that possible.

Speaking of great losses, you guys hear they closed Bell Laboratories? Their parent company wanted to "invest in more immediately profitable" ventures. More profitable.... we owe almost EVERYTHING about our modern lives to Bell Labs, especially in the music industry. What's more profitable than that?

[Table Of Tone]

Did you hear about the lathe he had under his bed?

He used to cut his own records on it!

Genius!

[Sonsey@mac.com]

RIP... 94 and STILL playing... I can only hope to be that vital at that age!

[dcollins]

Originally Posted by bob katz

Oops. "That simply did not exist before he invented them". Most inventors today are working on the shoulders of many previous inventions, there are very few unique and original breakthroughs today. Who invented the multitrack recorder?

Any of us would do well to have one hundredth of the influence that Les Paul had on recording and music. A true genius.

He was originally overdubbing by going from one lacquer to another.

The multitrack concept of "Sel-Sync" was invented by Ross Synder of Ampex, and popularized in Paul's Octopus recorder.


DC

[titch.de]

R.I.P and thanks for all the nice inventions!

[FFTT]

I would love to see a memorial concert on the mall in Washington D.C. to
honor this great American.

It doesn't matter what style of music you may be into, this remarkable man
contributed to all of them.

This one man has contributed so much to so many, he deserves our highest tribute.

[pan60]

Originally Posted by FFTT

I would love to see a memorial concert on the mall in Washington D.C. to
honor this great American.

It doesn't matter what style of music you may be into, this remarkable man
contributed to all of them.

This one man has contributed so much to so many, he deserves our highest tribute.

plus one!!!!!!!!

[RawBeanZen]

Originally Posted by FFTT

This one man has contributed so much to so many, he deserves our highest tribute.

Yes.

stike stike stike

[taturana]

Definitely a great man... he lived a lot and to the fullest and leaves a lot of influence on all of us...

Awesome really... not bad at all for just one lifetime....

[malaclypse]

RIP.
what an amazing human being!

[Friedemann]

Of course it´s sad, but 94 is a ripe old age - I hope to get to this
He was a true genius! And maybe the angels were bored playing harp and needed someone to invent them a rock version!

Rest in peace Les Paul! Great guy!!!

[bob katz]

Originally Posted by Friedemann

Of course it´s sad, but 94 is a ripe old age - I hope to get to this
He was a true genius! And maybe the angels were bored playing harp and needed someone to invent them a rock version!

Rest in peace Les Paul! Great guy!!!

Les Paul also invented the PROJECT STUDIO. "Who ever believed that a number one record would be produced in a little basement in Queens".

Last Word: Les Paul - Video Library - The New York Times

[DaveUK]

damn shame
R.I.P Mr paul

[PRobb]

Just to be clear, Les Paul did not invent multi tracking.

But somebody had to be the guy who looked at all this new technology and said "hmmm....I bet you could do this with it." Les Paul is the guy who made that conceptual leap.
Truth be told, he didn't design the Les Paul guitar either (Ted McCarty), though he had input, and it was based on his pioneering work.

But the list of his innovations would fill a book. A large part of what we do is thanks to him. He was a true giant of our industry.

And something that gets passed over a bit- the man was a KILLER guitar player!

[KingDaddyO]

Originally Posted by bob katz

Les Paul also invented the PROJECT STUDIO. "Who ever believed that a number one record would be produced in a little basement in Queens".

Last Word: Les Paul - Video Library - The New York Times

Good catch!

[allencollins]

Originally Posted by PRobb

Just to be clear, Les Paul did not invent multi tracking.

But somebody had to be the guy who looked at all this new technology and said "hmmm....I bet you could do this with it." Les Paul is the guy who made that conceptual leap.
Truth be told, he didn't design the Les Paul guitar either (Ted McCarty), though he had input, and it was based on his pioneering work.

But the list of his innovations would fill a book. A large part of what we do is thanks to him. He was a true giant of our industry.

And something that gets passed over a bit- the man was a KILLER guitar player!

sure he did, he retrofitted a two track with a repro head in like 1949 He made the first console too. The tape delay, the flanger the first solid gtr, the Guy was a genius and the first electric gtr shredder I might add. that guy could play circles around VanHalen for gawds sake.

He design the Les Paul with Ted McCarty. McCarty did invent the Korina Explorer, V and moderne in 57 though so hats off to him to for invented the best sounding gtrs along with the Paul. Les originally used the lateral timber that went under Train racks for his original neck design. Then he and Ted redesigned the tenon to fit the les paul gtr.
I think McCarty came up with the carved top. Well it wasn't really carved I think they had automated systems in the 50's too.

where do you get your info? I don't think is accurate.