The Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar manufactured and created by Gibson. The Les Paul models were first sold in 1952. Les Paul models get their name from the Gibson employee who designed them, Les Paul.
Slash of guns n' roses
His guitar is responsible for playing some of the most popular and well known guitar riffs which include "Sweet Child O' Mine", "Welcome to The Jungle" and "November Rain".
In the video bellow you can see sections of the Music Videos which show Slash with his Sunburst guitar playing riffs in very popular songs.
In the video bellow you can see sections of the Music Videos which show Slash with his Sunburst guitar playing riffs in very popular songs.
Jimmy page of led ZEPPELIN
Jimmy Page American guitarist and founder of the famous band Led Zeppelin is also a user of Gibson's Les Paul guitar. In April of 1969 Jimmy received his Gibson Guitar a 1959 Les Paul. Along with this guitar he used several other Gibson guitars such as The 1959 Les Paul Standard, a 1969/70 Les Paul Custom,Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck, a 1960 custom Les Paul Black Beauty.
Randy rhoads & zakk wylde
Both these guitarists were members of Ozzy Osborne's band. Randy Rhoads was one of the first guitarists to mix together classical guitar chops with heavy medals to create a unique hybrid sound. He used the tecnique of finger-tapping and sweep-picking on his Les Paul. Zakk Wylde another guitarist of Ozzy Osborne, was another well known guitarist, Wylde used his Les Paul which was Bull's eye painted.
Bob Marley
Bob Marley was one of the most influential musician in the reggae world. Often Bob Marley would use a Les Paul guitar to create his unique clean sound using the technique of up-stroking, this helped to prove that not only was Les Paul one of the heaviest sounding guitars in existence but one of the most versatile ones as well.
The Les Paul guitar comes in many models including the Les Paul Classic, Les Paul Supreme, Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Studio Baritone, Les Paul Studio, Les Paul Goddess, Les Paul Gt, Les Paul Menace, Les Paul New Century, Les Paul Vixen, Les Paul Special (with Humbucker pickups), Les Paul Doublecuts and Les Paul Melody Maker. Each one of these guitars have their own distinct sound and colours.