57pbass Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 A sad day..... www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 ...indeed. But you must admit that it appears that the dude got his money's worth out of life. Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 yes, at 94 perhaps not sad. Long and presumably good life. That's cool. "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 WHAT??? No. Is this true? Aw damn! That sucks. RIP Les. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 His contributions to the world of music will live on! He changed everything. No Les no more. Rest in peace. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Bummed. I met him once back in '91 around the time I started playing bass. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphM Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Boy, talk about an original... from Gibson website http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/les-paul-passes-away-at-94-813/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 He had a great run and he left a tremendous legacy. Well done Les! Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Now here is someone that deserves 15 solid days of news coverage and a giant memorial in an arena. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Now here is someone that deserves 15 solid days of news coverage and a giant memorial in an arena. Yup!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Wow. And to think I was just assuming he'd go on forever and I'd catch one of his weekly NYC gigs any day now. Guess not. Mad props to a man who played really up until the end. An innovator and a musician. Rest in peace, Brother Les. Peace. --Willie spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Beyond his guitar playing ability and his pioneering work in developing the solid-body electric guitar, his greatest contribution (IMO) was the invention of multi-track recording. People toss around the word "genius" rather indiscriminately, but I think it applies in this case. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Very few accomplish so much. R.I.P. Les. Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I met Les on a few occassions. My father was friends with him and the singer in his trio. I even visited his house, and saw his original recording studio, the "octopus" multitrack recording machine and a new studio that he was planning. And more recently I had spent time hanging with Les's son. So this is sad news on a personal front. It's something that I always knew would happen eventually, but it's sad nonetheless. Les loved to perform. The last time I saw him play live, he was still having a ball. He loved to play. And he loved to talk with the audience between songs. Thank you for everything Les. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 We should rent out the Staples Center for HIM. I am sad, but at least his wasn't a life cut short by tragedy, but a very long and extremely full one. He was still playing once a week in New York well into his 90s. I am sure that the average person has no idea how this man impacted every single recorded note on every single piece of recorded music in anyone's music collection. God rest the Wizard of Waukesha. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphM Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Between Les Paul & Leo Fender I don't know where we would be today with electric instruments and recording techniques and so many other things we all take for granted. It would be easy for some to say that if these two gentleman hadn't come along that someone else would have invented all these things but then, someone else didn't - Les & Leo did. Their legacy will live on without them of course. The magnitude of their contributions to the world of music is already off the scale and will only grow more so with time. "If there's a Rock N Roll heaven, I bet they've got one Hell of a band". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I am sure that the average person has no idea how this man impacted every single recorded note on every single piece of recorded music in anyone's music collection. On this note, please let me recommend the following: http://www.thelanguageofmusic.com/ It's the story of legendary recording engineer Tom Dowd, who was also instrumental in the development of multitrack recording. And prominently featured in the documentary, talking about the very same topic is Mr. Les Paul. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 End of an era. Godspeed Lester. Geoff "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Now here is someone that deserves 15 solid days of news coverage and a giant memorial in an arena. Yup!! Double yup! that man changed the face of music more than just about anybody ever has. Thank God for people like Les Paul. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrush Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 RIP Les. You changed the world of music. Visit my band's new web site. www.themojoroots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I am sure that the average person has no idea how this man impacted every single recorded note on every single piece of recorded music in anyone's music collection. On this note, please let me recommend the following: http://www.thelanguageofmusic.com/ It's the story of legendary recording engineer Tom Dowd, who was also instrumental in the development of multitrack recording. And prominently featured in the documentary, talking about the very same topic is Mr. Les Paul. No kidding! Anyone who would like to know how we listen to music the way we do should watch Les Paul: Chasing Sound and Tom Dowd: The Language of Music back-to-back. Les Paul built a hell of a plane, and Tom Dowd was a hell of a pilot. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 If only we could all hit 94 and look back and say "Hey, look what I did!". Our world would be a different place if it hadn't been for Les and Leo. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 A very nice piece about Les from a couple of the guys in his band: http://www.hulu.com/watch/89770/nbc-nightly-news-with-brian-williams-friends-honor-les-paul#s-p3-so-i0 Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 May he rest in peace. Korg PA3X Pro 76 and Kronos 61, Roland G-70, Integra 7 and BK7-m, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, 1965 Gibson SG Standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Without this: http://www.pioneertroubadours.com/images/LesPaul-697s.jpg and this: http://www.geocities.com/rhodeschristopher/gear/LeoFender.gif There would have been no this: http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/music_images/Jimi_Hendrix_on_stage_fender_stratocaster.jpg Or this: http://www.learntheguitarnow.com/learn-guitar-blog/uploaded_images/jimmy-page-766042.jpg or this: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/weber511/architecture/eric-clapton-picture-1.jpg or this: http://www.hearya.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/angus_young-photo.jpg "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Walked into the gig last night and, as I expected he would, the guitar player had brought his goldtop Les Paul instead of his usual Tele. He took a moment to pay tribute to Les, and this crowd in the bar, very few musicians and without being asked, stood up and applauded the memory of Les Paul. I never met him, but I feel I've lost a friend. Vaya con Dios, Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Without this: http://www.pioneertroubadours.com/images/LesPaul-697s.jpg and this: http://www.geocities.com/rhodeschristopher/gear/LeoFender.gif There would have been no this: http://www.solarnavigator.net/music/music_images/Jimi_Hendrix_on_stage_fender_stratocaster.jpg Or this: http://www.learntheguitarnow.com/learn-guitar-blog/uploaded_images/jimmy-page-766042.jpg or this: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/weber511/architecture/eric-clapton-picture-1.jpg or this: http://www.hearya.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/angus_young-photo.jpg Not to mention, this: http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/joeandlyndsey/sgtpepper.jpg Or this: http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/joeandlyndsey/darkside.gif Or even this. http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/joeandlyndsey/thriller.jpg "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I recall hearing once that Les Paul may have made some minor contributions to music. This person was also playing up the importance of something called the 'wheel'. Many thanks, Wizard of Waukesha. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollstar Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Les Paul tells the story, that he invented the electric guitar in 1941!!!!!! It took him 10 years to convince a company to build it! Unbelievable... Here's the interview: RIP Les There is no cure for GAS! www.customguitarvideo.com | The finest Custom Electric, Acoustic and Archtop Guitar related video entertainment on the web. And it's FREE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 A great article from this morning's Oregonian about one man's very personal relationship with various of Les Paul's creations. "It was a far better guitar than I was a guitarist, it was a Les Paul, and it was mine." "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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