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To me the purest of electric guitar sounds, and a true studio genius.

There will never be another.

Guitar, studio wizard Les Paul dies at 94
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bobsouer · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:46 am Post subject:

He was a genuine living legend. Sad news indeed.
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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

Guitars around the world are gently weeping. He will be truly missed. I loved the albums with him and Chet Atkins.

imaginator · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject:

never mind the guitars...it's the multi-track recorders where the genius was truly unique. even people who never dug les's music (and i did) have benefitted from his ideas and innovation.
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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject:

As a student learning audio engineering, I came to love Les Paul and his innovations. He lived a wonderfully long and productive life and is one of the people we, in this house, will tell our children about. Rock on, Les Paul.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:07 am Post subject:

My friend Bill had the pleasure of being in the audience at Iridium club in NY for a couple of Les Paul's regular Monday night sets (which he continued to do pretty much up to the end). He urged me to take a field trip to the city to do the same, but I foolishly never got around to it. Now it's too late.

Glad I got to see Brubeck one more time earlier this summer.

Les Paul was one of a kind -- or two of a kind, or three of a kind, or eight of a kind, depending upon how many tracks he laid down. But, of course, that was his idea, wasn't it?
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steveanthony · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:53 am Post subject:

I had a '73 Gold Top Les Paul guitar, which I kick myself constantly for selling. It remains my all time favorite guitar . . . and heaviest.

Lizden · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:25 am Post subject:

Now THIS is multi tracking!

Les explains how it's done!
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Ed Gambill · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:21 am Post subject:

Liz

Way Cool. Thanks for the link.
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bobsouer · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:25 am Post subject:

Liz,

Thank you. That link is wonderful.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject:

Not only were Les and Mary spring chickens in that clip, so was a dapper young Alistair Cooke, one of the great voice overists of all time.
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JBarrett · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject:

Wow! That's a sweet video. It's amazing to think of all that's happened since those days. I'm glad to finally know who to thank (besides Imogen Heap) for this performance.
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Bruce · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 5:53 am Post subject:

Justin, thanks for the link to Imogen....Wow....another one of the positive things to come out of computer technology....

....and kudos of course to Les for starting multi-tracking...

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CarynClark · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:56 am Post subject:

Liz, what a way cool link... the things we might take for granted. That was so neat.

Justin, I'm enjoying your link now... also very very cool!
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ronharpervoice · Club 300 Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 347 Location: Ohio

I'll add my thanks to Liz for that link. One of my FAVORITE songs of all time. And I've always said - I'd give my right arm to be able to play guitar like that Shocked

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