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R.I.P. Les Paul.
« on: August 13, 2009, 09:50:26 AM »
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2009, 09:55:13 AM »
Sigh.  :'(
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2009, 10:00:18 AM »
A exceptionally great man....lived a long life and gave this world so much!! I will honour him by rockin' out on one of his guitars tonight....my favourite.
RIP Lester.....
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2009, 10:17:23 AM »
A truly extraordinary gentleman, RIP.
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2009, 10:40:46 AM »
Les changed the face of music. Not just his guitar but THE electric guitar! So sad but yet he gave us so much.
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« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2009, 11:42:11 AM »
i'll annoy the neighbors tongight with my LP
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2009, 12:13:04 PM »
http://www.lespaulonline.com/

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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2009, 03:39:06 PM »
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A exceptionally great man....lived a long life and gave this world so much!! I will honour him by rockin' out on one of his guitars tonight....my favourite.
RIP Lester.....
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2009, 11:35:31 PM »
The man left a huge legacy to the music industry and players around the world.
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2009, 01:58:12 AM »
Hey Hed Nut, i got the gold top out tonight, seemed appropriate ..... :'(

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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2009, 02:04:07 AM »
Quote from: retro rocket on August 14, 2009, 01:58:12 AM
Hey Hed Nut, i got the gold top out tonight, seemed appropriate ..... :'(

Mick

(in my best homer simpson voice) mmmmmmmmmmmm goldtop. i told my wife i was going to buy a GIBSON les paul goldtop as a "present" to myself for all the #$%* i've been through since i broke my neck, when i get my retroactive check from ssi. not the 7,000 dollar one but the standard will do just fine thank you. and of course, an ac-30 head and 2x12 cabinet to go along with. it turns out that the new neighbors (i REALLY need to pay more attention in my neighborhood, i didnt know i had neighbors next door again) he came out when he heard me fire up the compressor, and we got to talking, he's been playing the guitar for a while. we had a few beers and a glass of grappa and talked about all the great ones we'd lost in the past year. i had no idea that Lux Interior had died, the Cramps were one of my favourite bands fo so long. they still are, really.
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2009, 04:52:31 AM »
Funnily enough I blew the dust off my acustic tonight and went through all the songs I have cords for, guess we are all thinking of a great man and paying homage to him in any way we can.
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2009, 04:57:00 AM »
he did so much for music
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2009, 06:10:41 AM »
We are rmembering the electric but what he did goes WAY past that. Multi-track recording! Without, music would not be anything close to what it has been since he invented that.
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2009, 04:16:16 PM »
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(in my best homer simpson voice) mmmmmmmmmmmm goldtop.

Yeah, you can't beat a gold top.......and we have Les to thank for that..... ;)


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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2009, 04:27:27 PM »
Good musical tribute to him here  http://www.theradio.com/ Scroll down and click the guitar.
Enjoy,
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2009, 04:55:24 PM »
Today I heard a rerun of a radio interview they did with him back in 1992. In addition to his musical and technical innovations, he sounded like a real down-to-earth guy.
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Re: R.I.P. Les Paul.
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2009, 07:43:38 AM »
i believe he was still playing live once a week up until quite recently , invented multi track recording , a free thinking genius
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