SKU: HL.368381
The Les Paul Golden
Years. By Les Paul.
Book. Guitar Reference.
Hardcover. 224 pages.
Published by Centerstream
Publications (HL.368381).
ISBN 9781574244038.
UPC: 840126968118.
8.5x11.0x0.733
inches.
The
creation that would
become Gibson's Les Paul
guitar hit retail stores
in 1952. This was
Gibson's introduction to
the solid body world of
electric guitrs. In the
early 1950s, demand for
electric guitars was
reaching a new customer
base. Rock 'n' roll was
just around the corner
and ready to explode. The
timing was right and
Gibson took off with this
idea and introduced other
guitars to the Les Paul
lineup. However, the new
single cutaway Goldtop
Les Paul Model spawned
many changes in its six
years of production. The
wrap around and
tune-o-matic bridge along
with the humbucking
pickup were Gibson firsts
in the 1950s and still
used to this day on their
guitars. Early performers
such as Les Paul, Freddie
King, Carl Perkins and BB
King can be seen in this
book as early pioneers
playing this model. Later
years would bring a new
barrage of guitarists
such as David Gilmour,
Paul McCartney, Les
Dudek, Jeff Lynne, Danny
Kirwan, Steve Hackett,
Clem Clempson, Dickey
Betts and more to the Les
Paul Goldtop. This
beautiful hardcover book
tells the whole story
complete with tons of
full-color photos on
every page.
Jeff Lynne
