I've got an old Norelco stereo tape recorder where I can do sound-on-sound recording, bouncing from left to right, eventually making a mono master. It's a little easier than what Les and Mary had to do back then, but it's still very difficult, especially at half speed (which Les did very often).
Sometimes i think doing multi-track recording like this would be a good discipline in and of itself - he had to get it in one take or start over from scratch. You'd have to learn to get everything in one take - technology is very comfortable now in that you can chop up everything and delete, re-record just certain bits...but...knowing that once that tape started you had to get it right the first time, well..that's a difficult thing to master...
The amazing thing with Les Paul is the amazing tone he gets is usually from pickups he made himself! He didn't use the normal P-90 pickups fitted in those days, if you look closely at his guitar you can see that it mounts differently. Then later on he was using the Low Impedance LP recording model...one of the least popular, but in my opinion the best ever Les Paul Gibson ever made!
I don't know exactly what he used back in the 50's...I think it was some old Gibson amp. In his later years he ran straight through a PA system and could get the same sound thanks to his Low Impedance pickup equipped LP's.
Surely this has to be among the top ten greatest recordings of the 20th Century.Brilliant vocal and guitar.Nothing since that time comes even close to this masterpiece.Every young guitarist should be required to study Les Paul.Your whole education is right there.Beyond compare !!!!
I've got an old Norelco stereo tape recorder where I can do sound-on-sound recording, bouncing from left to right, eventually making a mono master. It's a little easier than what Les and Mary had to do back then, but it's still very difficult, especially at half speed (which Les did very often).
Seej1982 2 months ago
Sometimes i think doing multi-track recording like this would be a good discipline in and of itself - he had to get it in one take or start over from scratch. You'd have to learn to get everything in one take - technology is very comfortable now in that you can chop up everything and delete, re-record just certain bits...but...knowing that once that tape started you had to get it right the first time, well..that's a difficult thing to master...
StrongHeartLives 8 months ago in playlist les paul
The Les Paulverizer.
bergice1 11 months ago
doing this way before the 60s crazy
dismntledsoul1 1 year ago
The amazing thing with Les Paul is the amazing tone he gets is usually from pickups he made himself! He didn't use the normal P-90 pickups fitted in those days, if you look closely at his guitar you can see that it mounts differently. Then later on he was using the Low Impedance LP recording model...one of the least popular, but in my opinion the best ever Les Paul Gibson ever made!
aaronentresz 2 years ago
I agree =p what amp did he use? his tone is very rich.
andyandy488 2 years ago
I don't know exactly what he used back in the 50's...I think it was some old Gibson amp. In his later years he ran straight through a PA system and could get the same sound thanks to his Low Impedance pickup equipped LP's.
aaronentresz 2 years ago
Rest In Peace...
ijzerbroot 2 years ago
Overdubbing makes it harder, not easier. To get all of those harmonies so tight and mixed so perfectly on home-made gear is unbelievable!
dragknuckle 2 years ago 3
Rest In Peace...Lester William Polfus...Vaya Con Dios...
WD40W 2 years ago 5
Les and Mary were amazing and their uniquely cool sound was inimitable. Now they can resume their harmonizing that so many enjoyed down here.
Iwakuni8 2 years ago
That guy at the end nailed it. It was an amazing recording nearly 60 years ago and still is today. Thank you, Les.
alienhuman 2 years ago 2
R.I.P.
ellycat 2 years ago
what can you say? this is the real stuff-on which all else is based!
katiebridget 3 years ago 6
@katiebridget
The Stuff Dreams Are MAde Of ...
to quote Bogart
rentatrip1 1 year ago
@katiebridget i will have to say it is sooo true there will be no other like this
RossStover1970 10 months ago
A legend! extrordinaire playing!
JoMurray07 3 years ago
Surely this has to be among the top ten greatest recordings of the 20th Century.Brilliant vocal and guitar.Nothing since that time comes even close to this masterpiece.Every young guitarist should be required to study Les Paul.Your whole education is right there.Beyond compare !!!!
MARKMANIATT 3 years ago 5
Magic !!!!!!
vicsade2003 3 years ago
I had the honor of sitting in with Les Paul a few times!!
He still has monster chops!!!
johndenner 4 years ago
A True Genious
rocker12347 4 years ago 2
AGAIN GREAT!!!!!
txtucker 4 years ago 2