The Early Years of the Les Paul Legacy, 1915-1963(Book). Journey through the career of musical giant, milestone guitarist, and recording innovator Les Paul, and marvel at the world of cutting-edge guitar design! This book, along with its companion book The Modern Era of the Les Paul Legacy 1968-2007 (Fall 2008) emerged out of author Robb Lawrence's years of research, interviews, extensive vintage archives (including original Les Paul/Mary Ford articles, press photos, music and recordings), and gorgeous original photography. It's all here: the factory pictures, the designers, the electronics; the first experimtela "Log" and "Clunker" guitars, stories of the various Goldtops, the humbucking pickup evolution, and over 80 pages dedicated to the heralded '50s "Sunburst" Standard. Exclusive interviews with Les Paul, as well as Michael Bloomfield and Jeff Beck. A beautiful and insightful book on a legendary inventor, musician and his partnership with Gibson to make the world's most-cherished electric guitar. |
Contents
Paul The Man the Musician and the Wizard | 1 |
Gibson Experiments with the SolidBody Guitar | 49 |
The Goldtop Les Paul 5253 | 65 |
Improved Goldtop Les Paul Models 5357 | 89 |
The Les Paul Amplifier | 129 |
The Les Paul Custom Models 5461 | 141 |
The Les Paul Junior TV Special Melody Maker and EB0 | 179 |
The Sunburst Les Paul Standard Models 586O | 189 |
Sculptured Les Paul Models and the SG Guitar 6063 | 237 |
Intermission | 256 |
Index | 258 |
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