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Geek Culture / Les Paul has died!

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SikaSina Games
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 14:52
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Quote: "Les Paul died of complications from pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul

It's a shame, I only knew little of him, yet his music was great. Anyone else knew him or am I the only one paying tribute? Long live Les ;(. Now I want to learn guitar...

-SSG


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jeffhuys
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 15:07
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He MADE the "rockguitar", you know...



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Mahoney
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 15:19
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But in all serious: I guess I'm just not in to guitars. xD

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SikaSina Games
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 15:39
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Quote: "He MADE the "rockguitar", you know..."


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Meh, I just had to post this since I actually began to like him almost 3 days ago...Then this bombshell dropped lol.

Mahoney,
...No comment...

-SSG


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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 15:41
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I love clicking on these threads not knowing who they are My imaginary friend died when I was six... oh

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SikaSina Games
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 15:44
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I would have believed that some guitar fans would've known Les...

-SSG


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David R
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 15:57
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Wow, way to go with all the inappropriate/disrespectful comments

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Veron
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Les Paul was a legend, I've always loved his line of guitars, and his own personal compositions and unique playing style were pretty good too.

@David R - What do you expect, 90% of this forum is a bunch of kids.

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Zotoaster
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 16:23
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For those who don't know who he is;

If you have ever seen a guitar like this (which I'm sure you have):


He was the inventor of those, which are simply known as 'Les Paul' guitars. He was a genius.

Long live.
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puppyofkosh
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 16:44
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Apparently he kept playing through his 90's. Every Monday night or something he'd play at a bar I think.
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SikaSina Games
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 17:10
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PoK's right, he literally never stopped after his retirement (come to think of it, I don't even think he retired lol ). I primarily heard this form a friend of mine addicted to Seekers and Slash, then he texted me a while ago to tell me about this. Still, just like any other celebrity loss, it's a shame to see legend go.

-SSG


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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 19:09
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RIP Les Paul.Without him music would not be the same.

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Benjamin
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RIP.

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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 21:11 Edited at: 16th Aug 2009 21:20
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May he rest in peace. Thanks for the rock! My axe of choice has his name:



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lazerus
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To a passing legend, your legacy will live on through the music you created...

-Laz

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AaronG
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Whoah CoughMist...that's yours?



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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 16th Aug 2009 22:09 Edited at: 16th Aug 2009 22:09
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My axe of choice... uh... resembles the one with his name.



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Sid Sinister
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I meant no disrespect. I was just saying more often than not, I have no idea who the people are that have died in these type of threads.

RIP, whoever he is

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Actually, CoughMist, do you know where the Goldtop came from?

Originally, all Les Pauls were to be given a traditional translucent varnish but some came off the production lines with ugly grains and so some bright marketer had the idea of painting them gold to hide the grain and charging extra!

At least, that's what the guy at Arcade music told me.

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zeroSlave
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Quote: "Originally, all Les Pauls were to be given a traditional translucent varnish but some came off the production lines with ugly grains and so some bright marketer had the idea of painting them gold to hide the grain and charging extra!"


I did not know that! Pretty sneaky... Although I love my goldtop, I do love me some wood grain on a guitar as well. I've got an ESP and a Strat with wood grain finishes.

Quote: "Whoah CoughMist...that's yours?"

The actual guitar in the pic is not mine, but I have one identical. Mine has a few minor bruises and scratches, but nothing too serious.

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Posted: 18th Aug 2009 09:29
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How could people not know the name? The Gibson Les Paul is only the most famous guitar ever. Although, I was never much of a Gibson fan, the les paul sounds sweet.

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