Essay On Les Paul

In the 1900s music was big. Rock-n-roll and Jazz were two of the biggest genres in music. What makes both genres very popular was the invention of the electric guitar. The electric guitar is one of the most popular instruments in the music industry considering it is nothing like the standard acoustic guitar. In 1931, the first ever electric guitar was created. The guitar was named the frying pan because its design made it look like a frying pan with a guitar neck attached to the side of it. In 1942 Les Paul designed a guitar called the “Log” made from a block maple wood with a bridge, guitar neck, six-strings, and pickups. It was until 1952 that Les Paul came out with another guitar that was even better than his first creation and that would soon change the way music was played. His new guitar helped create the sound for rock-and-roll and American popular music. Les Paul had and an interesting life, with his first guitar, and then his last and most successful creation.
Lester William Polsfuss also known as Les Paul, was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on June 9, 1915 where he lived with both of his parents and developed the passion for music. Paul was never good as a musician as a younger boy but he still loved music. His music instructor wouldn’t speak very highly of him; as she wrote a note to his parents saying: “your boy, Lester, will never learn music”. Paul never let that comment or any other negative remarks bother him. He kept learning to create and play music. Paul
Gibson asked Paul to team up with them for to create a new guitar. Ted McCarthy the president of Gibson guitars brought Paul into the company. It took fifty to sixty tries to get right until he finally found what he had been looking for. The Gibson Les Paul guitar was created. Inspired by the “Log”, the Gibson Les Paul guitar became one of world's most popular electric