Not only was Paul a pioneer in the development of the solid body electric guitar, he was also instrumental in the development of multitrack recording. He first tried it on a piano roll and later developed recording techniques. The first thing I remember hearing from him was The World is Waiting on the Sunrise. I thought he was just a pop musician but later I learned he was a great jazz guitarist and had toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic, an orginization I got to see several times-not with Les Paul though.
Joseph E. Smith wrote:Les Paul rocks! He single-handedly changed the course of guitar music by creating the electric guitar.
Not quite, Joseph. Les Pauls date from the late 40s but electrics were around in the mid 30s. Les Pauls might well be the first solid bodies though; they'd have to be pretty close.
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Wormdiet wrote:If we're talking guitar designers, Roger Rossmeisl is da man!
By the way, what make is that?
Isn't Rossmeisl's claim to fame the Montego series?
That is a Rickenbacker Capri. He made the designs that made Rickenbacker so distinctive (And superior, I might add ) I own a 330 model, basically a descendant of the above. I had a solid body Rick 12 but I sold it to (minimally) defray the cost of a new flute.
I know Rossmeisl worked for GIbson too, but I can't remember the sequence of when/where.
I love ES335s but LPs just turn me off. Not Les's fault though .
) I own a 330 model, basically a descendant of the above. I had a solid body Rick 12 but I sold it to (minimally) defray the cost of a new flute. 
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