# Guitarist Les Paul just died!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 13, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-les-paul-just-died/506303 "2009-08-13T16:10:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-les-paul-just-died/506303/41 "2009-08-14T17:05:11Z")

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Thanks you guys - and yeah, I knew exactly what I was getting into when I acquired it.

I was very fortunate; I was active in collecting first edition books for a while and made some (what turned out to be) smart purchases.

I got lucky finding out about a dealer that, if you can believe it, specializes in two things: first edition books and vintage guitars. I worked out a deal and did a straight-up trade - and haven’t looked back. You can’t play books 😉

…and while I in no way subscribe to the POV that “vintage = always excellent / always better than modern guitars” I can say that this is a truly excellent guitar. Very fun to play and the pickups can be dialed into a wide variety of tones using the on-board controls.

I am a happy guitar player.

(oh - and up-to-the-minute newsflash - I am supposed to be picking up my finished guitar body today in a couple of hours; I was able to install most of the hardware over time at Bill’s, so need some final set up, which hopefully can get done while I am away for the next couple of weeks on vacation - so hopefully I can report back when I return…)

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