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Gibson Les Paul Guitars - The Truth About How It All Started
It was said that Verdon had decided to hire Les Paul because it was well known that he had been experimenting with various guitar designs for years. Paul did have a prototype that he called, "The Log." Some experts will tell you 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. Among the guitar community Les Paul is still on of the most commonly debated topics. Enthusiast still argue over exactly what his contributions were. Some say that Paul was nothing more than a consultant and only contributed ideas for the trapeze tailpiece, and the color of the final guitar which was named, "Les Paul." When interviewed Ted McCarty the president of the Gibson Guitar Corporation, openly stated that Les Paul only contributed his name to the project. McCarty went on to say that Paul only contributed to the tailpiece and the fitting of a maple cap over the mahogany body. 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. Read More About Gibson Les Paul Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Read More About Gibson Les Paul |
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