Rabs Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Im sure these have probably been up before but every time I see it, it reminds me how good he was. Man those solos.. his hands and fingers move like lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I can just imagine that guitar being used for something else! I want that guitar now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyMoon Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Sometimes I wish the world would go back to this way of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Just buy 'Chasing Sound! - The Les Paul Story'. You won't regret it for a second. UK forumites; Amazon presently has it advertised for under a tenner and with express delivery you could get it tomorrow... P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 He was a great player. Don't forget that Bing Crosby chose him to play for him. That's like Rhianna etc choosing him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 This brings me back to my long-held contention that "we" know too little about some incredible pickers who emerged from the live radio era. Les is certainly one of the most skilled and talented, but believe me, in my own younger days I ran into a couple others who could do near magic on a fingerboard - and switch effortlessly between a half dozen style concepts as well. Few of "us" today could do that latter. In fact, in ways I try to emulate that style-less-ness, but I'm not sure how much good it does in today's world. There have been a lotta studio pickers who could do pretty much just that, but ... they're the hidden talents behind the famous ones. I guess that's a matter of choice. I'd say it's a matter of age, but I was doing and feeling the same inclination to play anything I liked to hear rather than getting into one particular style even at 18. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenderGuy1 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 This brings me back to my long-held contention that "we" know too little about some incredible pickers who emerged from the live radio era. Les is certainly one of the most skilled and talented, but believe me, in my own younger days I ran into a couple others who could do near magic on a fingerboard - and switch effortlessly between a half dozen style concepts as well. Few of "us" today could do that latter. In fact, in ways I try to emulate that style-less-ness, but I'm not sure how much good it does in today's world. There have been a lotta studio pickers who could do pretty much just that, but ... they're the hidden talents behind the famous ones. I guess that's a matter of choice. I'd say it's a matter of age, but I was doing and feeling the same inclination to play anything I liked to hear rather than getting into one particular style even at 18. m Its like emulating a Commodore 64, nobody can beat using the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 You may laugh at this, but I did have fun with my 64 - but it ended up with just one "duty," that of adding opening information material for home videotapes. <grin> m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Im sure these have probably been up before but every time I see it, it reminds me how good he was. Man those solos.. his hands and fingers move like lightning. Great clips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It always amazes me how good Les could make that guitar sound without ever plugging it in. He truly was an innovator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I actually remember watching this show when I was a kid..... we didn't get a TV 'til about 1954.... and I recall it was like a 10-15 minute show that came on during the daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 It always amazes me how good Les could make that guitar sound without ever plugging it in. He truly was an innovator. Didnt you know.. He inveted the first ever wireless system that needed a hand krank to get started :P :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 What about Mary? She was a great singer and a good guitarist. Probably better that the likes of Orianthi. With Les as a teacher, she had to be. Don't forget that we might owe Steve Miller's fame to Les too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It always amazes me how good Les could make that guitar sound without ever plugging it in. He truly was an innovator. Not too mention slap back delay,,, Good God! how DID he do it.... my head hurts just thinkin about it not to dis the guy,, just having some fun here,,, he really was a gift to modern music. RIP Les,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 To invent something that hasn't been done before is a great feat. He wanted something and invented it. I watched the programme 'Revenge of the nerds' a while back. Bill Gates was another genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I have a lot of his old stuff in vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just found this awesome cover of How High the Moon with Jeff Beck and Imelda May.. Now Jeff is an awesome guitarist, but even his solo doesnt come close to Les Pauls :) (even though im not saying Jeff's is bad in any way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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