Les Paul. Guitarist Extraordinaire. 2

[MaloneyGuitars]

at 5:57 it is unrefutable that the song was sped up. That note doesn't go that high on any guitar,

[sheddski]

when they made him they broke the mold ONE OF A KIND .

[bakersfieldmusicnow]

just sweet!

[neogenesisfortuna]

Nobody would hear music 'like this' until the 80's.... It almost sounds like Mario.

So good to know that he is still recognized today, though mostly through the company. Beautiful guitarist.

Thanks for posting!

[sheddski]

he was the worlds greatest guitar player ever and that was before rock and roll

[HolyMotherofGrid]

100% genius. What more needs to be said?

[poinkero]

am I hearing a pitch shifter w/ the guitar?

[Wagimawr]

@poinkero Actually, Les used recording at half speed as a way to get octave effects; a lot of his ridiculously high passages couldn't be achieved otherwise at the time. Now, when you use a pitch shifter pedal to play sounds an octave higher than the guitar can reach, you're actually copying the more natural technique of recording at half speed.

One of the many tricks guitar players take for granted that wouldn't have been possible without Lester Polfus. ;)

[alau18]

I know patti page did a bunch of multi tracking in her vocals.

But not sure of the timeline.

Did she adopt it due to les' lead?

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

The word you're struggling to find is "Affected". "Effected" means something quite different.

[fuzzysting]

The rest of us knew what he meant Poindexter.

[bettyswollex]

build a wall, and GET OVER IT!!!!!!! do'nt dwell on symantics!!!

[wileydick]

It is terrible to think how rock and roll, multitracking, etc. would have been effected if this genuis had not been around

[PJWTh3R41N]

effected, there wouldn't be any multitracking without les paul. He was a god

[rayunseitig]

Great, thanks.

[Davivd2]

The palm muted sweeps on the first song are insane.

[gunfart]

its all sped up

[ChumpJoe]

amazing editing!

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[october2938]

There are no words to describe the multi talented Les Paul, no one will replace him ever

[Kirke182]

Gotta love that last image. RIP, Les.

[bosstheross]

Simply THE GREATEST! Lets celebrate his great life! Youll live forever wizard!

[T3HM3T4L]

I remember seeing a vid of him ion music class. I thought "Damn he can play!". A week ago I wanted to find a vid of him playing guitar but I forgot again. Today I got to wikipedia were it said he passed away yesterday... And nobody even talked about it to me... Unbelievable. He was a GREAT player and inventor, even to this day.

[leeri001]

RIP You Will Be Missed Thanks For The Memories

[vvviiisss]

rip Lester William Polsfuss

[ronrhodesjpn]

Thanks for a very nice tribute to the original Guitar Hero!

[1dockthorwho23]

Fantastic job on this video Loved it. going to save it. c]:-)

[torresport46]

RIP Les, Thank´s Les

[ichpick]

RIP Les! You were the best... one of kind

[woodsandhillsplc]

RIP

[barbahk13]

There are not enough words to describe my immense appreciation, respect, and love for this man. God, what an influence he was and is to so many. I play on a Les Paul guitar and have recorded on mutlitrack recorder - none of which would be possible without this man. God Bless you Les! And to quote one of his great tunes, 'Vaya Con Dios'.

[freddychiva]

THANK'S LES

[moondevil41]

This was nice, thanks for posting this.

Les Paul will be missed by many.

[mreev]

RIP to a genius

[Geotubest]

RIP Les.

[Basso9x13]

Exceptionally cool!

*****

~R

[wb5oxq]

I grew up in the 50s listening to Palu on the radio and I am impressed to see upir videos about him. Great work and a great musician. There will never be another quite like him. Unique sound even today!

Jim Miller At The Hop Productions.

[javadude54]

What a mind-trip it must have been for people back then to hear those tape-speed tricks and overdubs for the first time.

[J2thaPizzie]

it's still mind-trip to this day. i'd love to meet this guy one day.

[hajune]

Simply put ,he was the best. A genious's genious!

[fiddlinman1966]

Absolutely one of the finest guitarists the world will ever know. A rare genius of the same caliber as Edison,Tesla , etc. that has been one of the most innovative minds in music since Mozart himself. Thanks for sharing!!

[eltanz251]

Wonderful collection- thank you for sharing this!

[TL250Rider]

Wonderful

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Thank you for the listing

[dragontailjunkie]

Great.Nobody like Les Paul.Probably never will be.

[excusemaker]

DAWG...

[excusemaker]

You lucky son of a gun!

You have a very special collection.

Good for you, DOG.....LOL.