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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
1454 Posts |
 Posted - 08/13/2009 : 19:02:52
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| Sad news, but I guess he will never be forgotten. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 19:09:39
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Just saw this.... althought he got a good innings he must of been over 90 and still gigging every week in NYC.......rock on Les....... |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 20:15:14
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
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Joske Turbo
Silver Member
Belgium
412 Posts |
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The_Doc
Gold Member
United Kingdom
509 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 21:07:22
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As a lover of Les Paul guitars I'm gutted but also grateful for all he did that allowed me to take such great pleasure in playing the instrument he created.
A sad day and RIP Les.
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 21:38:07
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Thanks for the music!
RIP |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 21:57:04
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bummer....
RIP Les Paul! |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 22:01:46
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| A true legend! Rip |
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cctsim
Silver Member
United Kingdom
418 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 22:07:23
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Rip Les.
He was obviously also a boss fan.
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 22:38:36
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| so sad |
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TKO Ken
Silver Member
USA
162 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 23:37:25
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A great loss, if is wasn't for Les we would be all playing acoustic guitars and there would be no Rock n Roll or anything else for that matter.
R.I.P Lester and thank you, thank you for your inovations which make it possible for me to play the way I do, you will be missed
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 23:39:17
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| A true innovator. Anything you've listened to since about 1947 has his fingerprints on it...period. Without his work with overdubbing(the eight track system is his) and his pioneering work in use of tape(not just for recording, but for creating echo effects) as well as reverb and phasing, 20th century recorded music wouldn't be nearly what it is today. |
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2009 : 23:42:46
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TKO Ken and I were apparently typing at the same time.
I still think it's so ironic that most people today listen to his namesake guitar, and they automatically seem to think of the thick crunchy distorted sound you hear through a Marshall amp, ie Jimmy Page and Peter Green, etc. It's funny that this guitar was designed for a player whose sound was the opposite extreme; super clean, crisp, with a healthy dose of echo. I bet there are few out there that use a Les Paul in this day and age and actually try to go for that original Les Paul sound... |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2009 : 00:04:54
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Originally posted by cctsim
Rip Les.
He was obviously also a boss fan.
Yep ..i remember dicussing this board before..i had just seen the documentary on BBC 4 a couple of months back and mentioned that he seemed to be using a boss pedalboard but the picture wasn't great and i couldn't make out the green pedal..looks like a PN-2.... Scotty Moore also uses the DD-3 and the CH-1 like Les did...he uses the chorus to recreate the modulation effect of his old tape echo...even at in his 90's Les was still gigging and using pedals... amazing..as some else posted a real innovator,only for him and Leo god know what we all would be doing,probably struggling to be heard above the brass section of the band... not only invented the electric guitar but changed the whole face of music in the 20th century with his inventions.....hopefully god has a few kegs of the black stuff..he deserves to put his feet up and have a few of these..... RIP.... |
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Neaves
Silver Member
USA
151 Posts |
Posted - 08/14/2009 : 00:18:06
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| RIP Les Paul |
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RIP Les Paul
