The Les Paul Guitar was created by Gibson Guitar Corporation and legendary pop star, electronics inventor, as well as jazz guitarist Frean Donni. Once the Fender Telecaster hit the market electric guitars became the craze. To meet and attempt to beat this craze James Verdon the Gibson Guitar president brought a guitarist Les Paul into the company as a consultant.
Everyone knew that Les Paul had been experimenting with various guitar designs for years. Les had a prototype that he had hand-built that he referred to as, "The Log". Some experts will say that this was the first solid-body Spanish guitar ever built.
Another fact that not many know is that Les Paul had pitch his prototype, "The Log" to Gibson, but his design was rejected. Things changed in 1951 when the same design became a collaboration between the Gibson Guitar Corporation and Les Paul.
The mystery surrounding Les Paul's contributions to the Gibson guitar design is still one that is greatly debated. Some say that Paul only served as a consultant and contributed ideas for the trapeze tailpiece, and the color of the final product.
According to Gibson's president Ted McCarty the Gibson Guitar Corporation only asked Les Paul for the right to imprint the musician's name on the headstock to increase model sales. McCarty also stated on record that the discussions with Les Paul were isolated to the tailpiece and the fitting of a maple cap over the mahogany body for increased density and sustain.
For whatever reason people have continued to minimize Les Paul's contributions to the historical guitar. The strange thing is the original guitar only has Les Paul's name on it.
Everyone knew that Les Paul had been experimenting with various guitar designs for years. Les had a prototype that he had hand-built that he referred to as, "The Log". Some experts will say that this was the first solid-body Spanish guitar ever built.
Another fact that not many know is that Les Paul had pitch his prototype, "The Log" to Gibson, but his design was rejected. Things changed in 1951 when the same design became a collaboration between the Gibson Guitar Corporation and Les Paul.
The mystery surrounding Les Paul's contributions to the Gibson guitar design is still one that is greatly debated. Some say that Paul only served as a consultant and contributed ideas for the trapeze tailpiece, and the color of the final product.
According to Gibson's president Ted McCarty the Gibson Guitar Corporation only asked Les Paul for the right to imprint the musician's name on the headstock to increase model sales. McCarty also stated on record that the discussions with Les Paul were isolated to the tailpiece and the fitting of a maple cap over the mahogany body for increased density and sustain.
For whatever reason people have continued to minimize Les Paul's contributions to the historical guitar. The strange thing is the original guitar only has Les Paul's name on it.
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