Guitar, Les Paul
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The Gibson Les Paul is one of the world's most widely played electric guitars. It has a solid body, a carved maple top, and two powerful electronic pickups. The guitar dates back to 1952 and is named after Les Paul, a guitarist famous in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Early Gibson guitars are now collector's items.
| Family |
| Strings |
| Pitch range |
| Over three octaves. |
| Material |
| Wood, with steel strings. |
| Size |
| About 3 ft 2 in-3 ft 4 in (97—102 cm) long. |
| Origins |
| Les Paul became associated with this classic design after collaborating with the Gibson company at the beginning of the 1950s. |
| Classification |
| Chordophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of strings. |
| And also... |
| The Les Paul standard was pulled out of production in 1960 because it was unpopular. In the mid-1960s, it was resurrected because of the pop-rock movement and went on to become one of the classic designs. |
