Les Paul, the legendary guitarist and innovator of the electric guitar, died on Thursday. He was 94.
According to Gibson Guitar, Paul died of complications from
pneumonia at
Born Lester William Polsfuss in
Soon thereafter, Paul would embark on what would become his legacy. He began constructing his own electric guitar in the 1930s, but started creating his own guitar in the 1940s. His model, which would become the template for Gibson's best-selling electric, the Les Paul model, was introduced in 1952.
Paul is also credited for such innovations as overdubbing, delay and phasing effects, and multitrack recording.
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