Gibson Les Paul

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

Gibson Les Paul · In 1952, Gibson answered Fender with a solid body of its own, designed in collaboration with the guitarist and inventor Les Paul. The Les Paul is heavier than a Fender, with a carved top and later double pickups, humbuckers, which hummed less. It sustains a note for a long time and sounds full and warm. In the 1960s, British blues guitarists discovered that a Les Paul through a loudly turned-up amplifier gave a thick, singing tone. That made it the guitar of blues rock and hard rock.

Listening

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  Hide Away · Freddie King, 1961
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  Hideaway · John Mayall, 1966
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  All Right Now · Free, 1970

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See also

• Amplifier and overdrive
• Fender Telecaster
• Electric guitar
• Hard rock and heavy metal
• British beat and the British Invasion