Les Paul’s “LOG” Guitar, Circa 1939 - Gear Vault
In 1939, Paul began to put together what he called “The Log,” a four-by-four length of solid pine to which he attached a Gibson neck, homemade pickups, a crudely fashioned bridge, and vibrato …
How Les Paul’s Log guitar changed everything
Oct 11, 2022 · Gibson’s Les Paul and ES-335 are two of the most celebrated models ever made – but their roots lie in a radical design known as the Log. Responsible for the world’s first …
Les Paul - Wikipedia
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers …
Les Paul's 'Log': a one of a kind guitar - The Tennessean
Mar 28, 2017 · One of Paul’s most important inventions, “the Log,” is part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s substantial collection. The instrument is one of the first solid-body …
Les Paul's Log Guitar: A Founding Father of the Solid Body …
Jan 29, 2019 · Barring little to no resemblance to his iconic Gibson Les Paul model, The Log was born out of his desire to “hear the string all by itself” and featured a 4’’ x 4’’ slab of wood, …
Electric Guitar - Les Paul
THE CREATION OF THE LOG, THE FIRST SOLID BODY ELECTRIC GUITAR. Something terribly important developed in 1941 as I continued my efforts to create an electrically amplified …
The Log – Les’ first solid body electric guitar - While working in New York City, Les obtained access to Epiphone’s factory on Sundays so that he could use their machines as he continued …
“I Have a Problem. I’ve Got to Make My Guitar Louder”: Les Paul …
Apr 7, 2022 · Les Paul playing the Log (Image credit: Neil Zlozower/atlasicons.com) Les Paul was working as a professional guitarist in the 1930s when he turned his highly inventive mind to …
Les Paul's Log Solidbody Guitar - Premier Guitar
Jun 8, 2012 · But Paul’s biggest gear-related contribution had to be his “Log” solidbody electric guitar. First testing out his lutherie skills as a youngster in the 1920s, Paul found that he could …
Les Paul Gibson Solid Body Electric Guitar
In April 2015, Epiphone luthiers visited the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee to document Les Paul's original Log guitar. Amplifying a guitar was a novel idea back in the …