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The Early Years of the Les Paul Legacy, 1915-1963

This week’s Offbeat is a tribute to the late Les Paul, who passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 94 years old. While these product reviews are usually quirky, satirical, goofy and funny, I’d like to take this opportunity to be reverent in the recent loss of this guitar visionary.

Les Paul lent his inventive talent and his namesake to the world’s most-cherished electric guitar. His contributions to the musical industry cannot be numbered by any writer, archivist or historian and I am humbled at the challenge.

In passing, Les Paul has been called many things: an innovator, an inventor, a studio wizard, a legend, a groundbreaker, a revolutionary, a risk taker and a genius mastermind. He challenged the tradition of guitar and abandoned established convention with great success. With the utmost sincerity and respect, he will be remembered as the best kind of offbeat.

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