Goodbye

Here's a toast. RIP

Dang, my eyes are leaking again.

A Tech 'till the End

"I learned a long time ago that one note can go a long way if it's the right one," he said in 2002, "and it will probably whip the guy with 20 notes." /l. Paul (oh, and some guitar thing and that multi-track recording get-up that he put together.)

Thank You

Dear Mr. Paul,

I wish to thank you for the contribution that you have made to this world. You have given so many of us a voice that we may have not had if you had not invented what you have. It is merely a tool yes but a powerful one that can bring joy, tears, satisfaction, and mourning with a simple movement. So before I start rambling I wish you the best of luck wherever you happen to find yourself now.

Sincerely,

Chris

I believe this calls for a somber pint all around

A good time to mention

Gibson is now owned by the evil Henry Juszkiewicz. He ruined some big deals in the

music tech industry. Have a look on the web for what Gibson did to Oberheim, Opcode

and a poor person by the name of Lynx Crowe.

Mine is Evil Bill, since Henry Juszkiewicz can't be properly seen in a mirror, or photographed.

Thank you Mr. Paul,

Perhaps without realising, you have given us the most versatile and expressive musical instrument the world has ever known.

RIP

Les, thanks you. May you rest in a beautiful symphony of sustained notes,

I shall raise a bottled drink to you, and when empty, play slide guitar with it.

If you watch one video today, watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ffdwBUL78

Thank you Les. What a way to be remembered!

RIP

Ive owned 3 LP`s, and my dad had another one when i was growing up. Awesome guitars.

RIP

So passes a great man. Thanks, Les.

Still playing at 90

At over 90 years old he was still playing live - a complete and utter legend of a man.

My Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus is my most treasured possession (yeah yeah wife and kids yada yada yada) and is the one thing I will never get rid of.

Cheers!

Where would modern music be without Leo F. and Les P.?

Picked up a guitar at aged 13 and I'm still learning to play it properly at almost 40! Without innovations that these two guys made I would nothing to escape to when everything else in life gets just a bit too much.

Thanks and RIP

I Need a job

RIP Mr Les Paul

A Toast to the worlds greatest

I Salute You Sir

The man who changed the world

To the man who gave us dub, thank you.

Without the electric guitar we'd might have ended up with the Theremin as lead instrument.

(smiley face as no leccy guitar =no Hendrix, Gilmour, Beck . . . )

Cheers

Cheers sir.

@Jake

Virag0 has a valid point, L.P. & L.F. were creators of beautiful musical instruments, and they made these beautiful things because they wanted to make them, in the end they were made by companies who only want to make money.

It seems when the big corporations take over they fuck it up big time, like CBS when they took over Fender and couldn’t read the spec and bought a shitload of ‘Ash’ instead of ‘Swamp Ash’ and made crappy sounding guitars with it anyway.

It’s had to believe that in the 50’s Gibson were unable to sell a significant number of solid body guitars as the C&W set preferred the twang of a Fender, Gibson only created the flying V, Firebird & Explorers in an attempt to attract people away from the futuristic looking Strat.

The great big gig in the sky is gong to have an awsome lineup now.

Here's to you L.P. (raises glass)

P.S. The Rickenbacher ‘Frying Pan’ lap steel electric predates Les Paul’s log as the first solid leccy guitar (let the flames begin).

The Angels Are No Doubt Happy...

...to have Les Paul in accompaniment to their heavenly choir. A true heavyweight in modern music has passed on to their realm.

RIP, Les Paul.

While I'm partial to the sound of my Strat played through the full Marshall stack, my Les Paul is right up there alongside it, and probably a bit more playable for my hands.

Normally ...

... when one of my musical heroes dies, I spend the evening playing some of his old songs on my late grandfather's '29 National. Doesn't seem fitting.

Thanks for everything, Les. And I'm sure you've got a few admirers to meet you when you show up at your final destination.

""I tried an accordion..."

Just think, if Les had stayed with it, Zepplin's lead player would have been Weird Al.

Okay, mines the one with an unopened pack of Black Diamond Flat-Grounds in the pocket.

cheers Les

awwww hell, I wanted him to live forever

Every time I pick up a Gibson LP it amazes me to think that those instruments have been in pretty much continuous production, virtually unchanged since 1954. I can't think of any other piece of design that has endured as long as that and it's very sad to say goodbye to the last great pioneer of music technology.

Well done Les, you got it absolutely right first time.

A true performer and gent

Strange that of all the comments, there's nothing from anyone saying they saw him perform. Back in Jan 1990 I saw Les Paul in the Irridium Jazz Club in New York. A wonderful setting, a narrow room that saw our table barely 10 feet from the stage. It's an evening I never forgot largely because he was a man relaxed with himself and his surroundings, he was in his element.

I can’t help smiling as I think of Les jamming tonight with Jimi Hendrix with John Bonham and Keith Moon battling on drums. Oh, and watching on in awe and screaming with joy at the top of his voice would be one Bill Hicks. So long guys and thanks for passing by this way – you made a difference.