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 ...

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 ...

At the heart of most Les Pauls and SGs is a chassis formed from mahogany. Although some ‘50s Les Paul Customs came with mahogany tops, most Les Pauls feature a carved maple cap. This adds a touch of ...

Luxury auction house Christie's announced Wednesday that the earliest approved model of the pioneering Les Paul Gibson guitar will be part of its "Exceptional Sale" on Oct. 13 in New York, where ...

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 ...

Les Paul Iridium New York, New York Any Monday Night . It was 46 degrees in the rain, and 9:45p.m. outside the Iridium Jazz Club on Broadway. Yet there was a huge queue for Les Paul, the inventor of ...