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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getty Images. Actually, that’s the case for all Gibson guitars, which are made at the company’s factory in Nashville, Tenn. . 13. Gibson proclaimed 2013 to be “The Year of Les Paul.” In ...

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 ...

Les Paul, far from forgotten, would have been 110 on June 9. The Waukesha County Historical Society and Discovery World, both with exhibits tied to his life, think that's worth a celebration.

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 ...

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.