Lester William Polsfuss or Gibson Les Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on June 9, 1915 and passed away on August 12, 2009. Les Paul himself was first known musical instrument, at the age of 8 years. He began to recognize the music when trying to play the harmonica. After that he has tried to play the guitar. At some time he can then play the harmonica at the same time in unison with the guitar.

The name of Les Paul, probably not many people know. But for the real guitarist, Les Paul's name and be no stranger to quality assurance instrument. The name Les Paul is now only be remembered. Les Paul is a music genre Jazz players from the United States. Paul is also known as a guitarist, songwriter. In addition he is also known as a pioneer in developing solid-body guitar that can make the sound of rock and roll accordingly.

At the age of 13 years, Paul has tried his fortune as a semi-professional musician. He tried to sing, play guitar and harmonica playing. While playing in the Waukesha area drive-ins and roadhouses, Paul began to sing for the first time.

Then when the age of 17 years. Paul played with Rube Tronson's Texas Cowboys, and after he quit school from college, he joined Wolverton Radio Band in St. Louis.


The electric guitar was originally designed by guitar makers, electronics enthusiasts and manufacturers the tools to adapt Les Paul guitar musik.Inovator hollow bodied instrument using tungsten pickups, guitars of this type began to be produced by the Electro String Instrument Corporation in 1932. Then a more solid guitar designed by a musician and inventor Les Paul in early 1940, he worked part time in the Epiphone Guitar. Log Guitarnya guitar has been patented and is often regarded as the first of its kind.

During the period of his career playing music, Les Paul has been getting a lot of awards. Among the awards he ever had, among others, as a Grammy Trustees Award for her lifetime achievements. While recording titled Paul How High the Moon has been awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1951. Besides tens and even hundreds of awards for his music never found by Les Paul.


The first electric guitar pioneer Les Paul died at the age of 94 on the date on August 12, 2009. Paul dies after suffering from complications of pneumonia. Les Paul is a figure who managed to change the face of the originator of modern music through his discoveries in the development of musical instruments guitar. Paul greatly affected by the process of multitrack recording, where the musicians and the instruments were recorded separately then both together so that it becomes a complete recording.