Vero Steve wrote: I too was influenced by Les Paul, I own a 1968 Les Paul gold top that my mother bought me when I was 12. My mom was a music teacher so needless to say music was always in our home. In 1973 I met Les Paul at a place in my hometown of Philadelphia called the Bandbox. I was playing in the battle of the bands with a bunch of wannabe rockstars. Most of the people there had no idea who he was and I managed to get him to sign my gold top. I asked him way he was there at a battle of the bands with a bunch a kids and his reply was that music is music and the future of it is with the youth and he enjoyed see young people involved with it.
I still have that gold Les Paul and I cherish it like it was real gold. I also own two other Les Paul guitars that I have aquired over the years as well as a Fender Stratocaster, a Telecaster and an Gibson SG. I don't get to play as often as I used too but every now and then I'll sit on the back deck and strum a few tunes out. It's also one of the few things I have in common with my 15 yr old son, he likes to play too.
Les Paul was a living legend that was a real down to earth guy that just loved music and electronics...............He lived along life... I've got my dads 1956 Melody Maker solid body Gibson electric guitar which is an early version of the classic Les Paul model. He's was a legend. RIP Les.. I been told the old aligator case its in is worth as much as the guitar... LOL!
I too was influenced by Les Paul, I own a 1968 Les Paul gold top that my mother bought me when I was 12. My mom was a music teacher so needless to say music was always in our home. In 1973 I met Les Paul at a place in my hometown of Philadelphia called the Bandbox. I was playing in the battle of the bands with a bunch of wannabe rockstars. Most of the people there had no idea who he was and I managed to get him to sign my gold top. I asked him way he was there at a battle of the bands with a bunch a kids and his reply was that music is music and the future of it is with the youth and he enjoyed see young people involved with it.
I still have that gold Les Paul and I cherish it like it was real gold. I also own two other Les Paul guitars that I have aquired over the years as well as a Fender Stratocaster, a Telecaster and an Gibson SG. I don't get to play as often as I used too but every now and then I'll sit on the back deck and strum a few tunes out. It's also one of the few things I have in common with my 15 yr old son, he likes to play too.
Les Paul was a living legend that was a real down to earth guy that just loved music and electronics...............
He may not have been a biker, but who knows. I thank him for making rock n roll possible. My life was enriched by his invention. I never could play the guitar, but my instructor in the 60's was a blond that wore mini skirts and sat facing me while trying to teach a drooling kid with a boner the size of a giant salami. She was an easy 10. She couldn't even teach me to play the House of the rising sun with a bass guitar. I think my lessons were about $5.00 and hour. I worked 3 hours to pay for 1 hour with Blondie. Again, thanks Les.........
