Luther is a former Times staff writer. Les Paul was often called rock royalty, but for the people who knew the man before his death Thursday at age 94, that term often inspired a gentle chuckle ...

Les Paul‘s original Gibson Les Paul solid body electric guitar will go up for auction at Christie’s New York on October 13th. The guitar, the earliest approved production model of the famed ax ...

Les Paul was a musician, inventor and obsessive tinkerer. His signature six-string became the instrument of choice for a Mount Rushmore of guitar heroes: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ...

About 80 years ago, guitarist and inventor Les Paul built a home recording studio in his Hollywood garage on North Curson Avenue and began developing his “new sound,” which incorporated ...

A 1950s Gibson Les Paul wasn’t always a bank-breaking investment. Cheap Trick guitarist and songwriter Rick Nielsen bought his first Les Paul, a 1955 gold top, in 1965 at a bookstore in Rockford ...

The 120-year-old maker of historic instruments such as the Les Paul electric guitar sent a cease-and-desist letter to 16 Creative, the agency that is marketing specially branded Trump Guitars.

Guitarist Les Paul smiles proudly as he sits in a Manhattan studio and listens to his first new studio recordings since 1978. Set for a late-summer release on Capitol, the as-yet-untitled album is ...

The Les Paul Recording Studio opens in Hollywood, letting musicians use the iconic inventor's 8-track recorder, mixing console, and guitars. × Skip to main content ...

ASSOCIATED PRESSIn this Dec. 20, 1963 file photo, Les Paul repairs one of the many control boards in the control room at his Oakland, N.J., home. Paul, 94, the guitarist and inventor who changed ...

About 80 years ago, guitarist and inventor Les Paul built a home recording studio in his Hollywood garage on North Curson Avenue and began developing his “new sound,” which incorporated ...

The Les Paul Studio Modern is available now, priced £/$1,999, and it comes in a soft-shell guitar case. See Gibson for more details. Gibson unveils head-turning refresh of its most famous electric ...

Check out the variety of Les Paul’s Page has used over the years. 1. Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom VOS Electric Guitar with Bigsby. Perhaps Page’s most famous guitar is the VOS Electric Guitar ...