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Gibson Les Paul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org &bull May 18, 2011The Gibson Les Paul is a solid bodyelectric guitar that was first sold in 1952.[1] The Les Paul was designed by Ted McCarty in collaboration with popular guitarist Les Paul, whom Gibson enlisted to endorse the new model. It is one of the most well-known electric guitar types in the world, along with the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster. The Les Paul model was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazzguitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public… Full Story »
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Les Paul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org &bull May 10, 2011Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 - August 12, 2009)[3][4]-known as Les Paul-was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-bodyelectric guitar which "made the sound of rock and roll possible".[5] He is credited with many recording innovations. His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many guitarists of the present day.[8][9][10][11] He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s, and they sold millions of records. Les Paul was… Full Story »
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Mary Ford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org &bull Apr 1, 2011In 1951 alone they sold six million records. Born Iris Colleen Summers, Ford came from a musical family. Her father was a Nazarene minister. Her parents left Missouri, traveling cross-country while singing gospel music and preaching at revival meetings across America. They eventually settled in Southern California, where they were heard over Pasadena's first Christian radio station. Her sisters and brothers were all musicians; Esther, Carol, Eva, Fletcher, jazz organist Bruce and film composer Bob Summers. In the early 1940s Ford found work as a country music performer with Gene Autry and Jimmy Wakely. She appeared with Wakely in the… Full Story »
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Retronym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org &bull Feb 28, 2011A retronym is a new name for an object or concept to differentiate the original form or version of it from a more recent form or version. The original name is most often augmented with an adjective (rather than being… Full Story »
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- Acoustic Guitar
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Gibson Reverse Flying V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org &bull Feb 18, 2011The Gibson Reverse Flying V is a limited edition guitar based upon the concept of the iconic Gibson Flying V style. To achieve the "reverse" style, the body of the guitar is rotated 180 degrees relative to the original Flying… Full Story »
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Fender Prosonic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org &bull Feb 15, 2011This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. The Fender Prosonicguitar amplifier was produced by Fender Musical Instruments from 1996 to 2002. Available in head and combo versions, the Prosonic featured several departures in design from traditional Fender amplifiers such as the Bassman, Twin Reverb, and Deluxe Reverb. Designed by Bruce Zinky as a project for the Fender Custom Shop, the amplifier later had a non-Custom Shop production run at the Fender facilities in Corona, California. (Most contemporary Fender amplifiers are… Full Story »
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- VOX
- Distortion
- Gain
- Head
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