Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009)

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Sometimes we need to take a step back and reflect on how a stranger changed our lifes. I have never meet Les Paul or owned a real Les Paul guitar. I have played a ton of them. Some good and some bad. I remember my first Les Paul copy when I was 14 years old. I worked all summer to save up for that guitar. It was Cherry Sunburst just like Tom Scholz from the band Boston?s real Les Paul.

When I first saw it on the wall of the music store my heart sunk. It was like looking at a beautiful woman and suddenly falling in love. I do play a ?Les Paul? of sorts still today. My Gibson SG.

The SG was originally named the Les Paul SG. Some said Les Paul had his name taken off of the guitar because he felt the craftsmanship wasn?t up to par. Others know he took his name of all Gibson guitars because he was divorcing Mary Ford and didn?t want to share the Gibson loot.

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