Sad to hear...condolences to his family.. people like this were the pioneers of the electric guitar back in the 40's and 50's that didn't really get the fame of leo or les paul but made a huge contribution to keeping it alive in the face of some stiff opposition and criticism from other musicians and lack of sales.... on a positive note as the chinese say " may you live in interesting times " well george sure did.......R.I.P...........