. He was instrumental in developing the solid-body electric guitar, multitrack recording, and guitar effects. Les Paul began working on new electric guitar designs in the 1930's. He came up with an "electric guitar" which he called The Log which was a length of railing with a bridge, guitar neck, and pickup.He was also the first "guitar hero" with a performing and recording career stretching from the 1930's to the present.
This Les Paul instructional video represents a rare and historical in-depth view of the living legend that inspired the revolutionary development of the recording industry. Les not only invented the electric guitar, he also perfected the technique of multi-track recording and experimented with the use of "echo", what we now refer to as "reverb".
