This exciting book documents the complete decade-by-decade story of one of the worldÕs most important and influential electric guitars. The Gibson Les Paul turns 50 years old in 2002, and since its invention, its sweet, urgent sound has been used by a host of major rock players - from Eric Clapton in Cream to Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols, from Joe Walsh in The Eagles to Slash of Guns NÕRoses. Unique color photographs feature a multitude of luscious Les Paul models and highlight great players in action with their Les Paul guitars. Meticulous listings for the collector document every model produced from 1952 to the present day. 50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul is a beautiful, detailed examination of six decades of great guitars and the fine musicians inspired to play them.
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Tony Bacon is author of The Fender Book which has sold in excess of 60,000 copies. His other titles include The Ultimate Guitar Book, Classic Guitars Of The Sixties, and The History of the American Guitar. Former deputy editor of Making Music, Bacon co-founded Balafon Books and served as an advisor to the BBC/Tribute TV documentary "Guitar Legends".
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The succinct history of a classic model of electronic guitar,
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This review is from: 50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul (Softcover) (Paperback)
50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul by music author and guitar expert Tony Bacon is a superbly presented and succinct history of a classic model of electronic guitar invented by the legendary Les Paul and which was originally launched in 1952, going on to be favored by grand musicians throughout the last half century. Photographs enhance and illustrate this landmark presentation of the Gibson Les Paul's creation, and its prevalence in every decade to the modern day. A detailed, informative, highly readable and welcome presentation, 50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul is especially recommended for the legions of Les Paul fans and electric guitar enthusiasts.
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A good starting point for the serious Les Paul afficianado!,
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Tony Bacon books are always top notch: stunning photos, accurate descriptions and very well researched. This book is no exception. It is, however in my opinion, an excellent overview of the famous Les Paul guitar---not a resource book. At 160 pages it does a very fine job of detailing how this legendary guitar has blossomed into SO many different models over the last 50 plus years (up to 2001). Sticklers for details, however, will probably find it lacking in some areas (year by year pix and descriptions,for example), but then one would need a book twice as thick to serve as this kind of encyclopedia on the subject. I highly recommend it as an introduction to Les Pauls, and it will probably be all that most guitarists want to know about the subject. It would make a great gift!
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50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul: Half a Century of the Greatest Electric Guitars,
This review is from: 50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul (Softcover) (Paperback)
Very informative and extremely well illustrated. I now feel like an authority on the LP.
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In the years before the launch of the Gibson Les Paul in 1952, Les Paul had worked his way up to become the most famous guitarist in America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
separate bar tailpiece, crown markers, laminated plastic pickguard, phase slide switch, plastic tuner buttons, humbucker pickups, unbound rosewood fingerboard, unbound ebony fingerboard, trussrod cover, separate tailpiece, fingerboard markers, truss rod cover, reissue models, unbound fingerboard, dot markers, tone selector, main guitar, maple top, block markers, guitar market, slab body, jack socket, anniversary model, custom shop, signature model Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Les Paul, Mary Ford, Studio Lite, Jimmy Page, New York, Bruce Bolen, Guitar Trader, Gary Moore, Jim Deurloo, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Maurice Berlin, Stan Rendell, Tim Shaw, Ace Frehley, Fender Telecaster, Flametop Reissue, Henry Juszkiewicz, Led Zeppelin, New Jersey, Seth Lover, Signature Bass, Tom Murphy, Bing Crosby, Chet Atkins New!
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separate bar tailpiece, crown markers, laminated plastic pickguard, phase slide switch, plastic tuner buttons, humbucker pickups, unbound rosewood fingerboard, unbound ebony fingerboard, trussrod cover, separate tailpiece, fingerboard markers, truss rod cover, reissue models, unbound fingerboard, dot markers, tone selector, main guitar, maple top, block markers, guitar market, slab body, jack socket, anniversary model, custom shop, signature model Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Les Paul, Mary Ford, Studio Lite, Jimmy Page, New York, Bruce Bolen, Guitar Trader, Gary Moore, Jim Deurloo, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Maurice Berlin, Stan Rendell, Tim Shaw, Ace Frehley, Fender Telecaster, Flametop Reissue, Henry Juszkiewicz, Led Zeppelin, New Jersey, Seth Lover, Signature Bass, Tom Murphy, Bing Crosby, Chet Atkins New!
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- Gibson Electrics by A.R. Duchossoir on page 60, and Back Matter
- Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by Tony Bacon in Back Matter
- The Great Rock Discography: Complete Discographies Listing Every Track Recorded by More Than 1,200 Artists by Martin C. Strong in Back Matter
- The Guitar Player Book by Guitar Player in Back Matter
- Rock Record by Terry Hounsome in Back Matter
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