Product Description

This exciting book documents the complete decade-by-decade story of one of the worldÕs most important and influential electric guitars. The Gibson Les Paul turns 50 years old in 2002, and since its invention, its sweet, urgent sound has been used by a host of major rock players - from Eric Clapton in Cream to Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols, from Joe Walsh in The Eagles to Slash of Guns NÕRoses. Unique color photographs feature a multitude of luscious Les Paul models and highlight great players in action with their Les Paul guitars. Meticulous listings for the collector document every model produced from 1952 to the present day. 50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul is a beautiful, detailed examination of six decades of great guitars and the fine musicians inspired to play them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94390 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-26
• Released on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780879307110
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Tony Bacon is author of The Fender Book which has sold in excess of 60,000 copies. His other titles include The Ultimate Guitar Book, Classic Guitars Of The Sixties, and The History of the American Guitar. Former deputy editor of Making Music, Bacon co-founded Balafon Books and served as an advisor to the BBC/Tribute TV documentary "Guitar Legends".

Customer Reviews

The succinct history of a classic model of electronic guitar
50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul by music author and guitar expert Tony Bacon is a superbly presented and succinct history of a classic model of electronic guitar invented by the legendary Les Paul and which was originally launched in 1952, going on to be favored by grand musicians throughout the last half century. Photographs enhance and illustrate this landmark presentation of the Gibson Les Paul's creation, and its prevalence in every decade to the modern day. A detailed, informative, highly readable and welcome presentation, 50 Years Of The Gibson Les Paul is especially recommended for the legions of Les Paul fans and electric guitar enthusiasts.

A good starting point for the serious Les Paul afficianado!
Tony Bacon books are always top notch: stunning photos, accurate descriptions and very well researched. This book is no exception. It is, however in my opinion, an excellent overview of the famous Les Paul guitar---not a resource book. At 160 pages it does a very fine job of detailing how this legendary guitar has blossomed into SO many different models over the last 50 plus years (up to 2001). Sticklers for details, however, will probably find it lacking in some areas (year by year pix and descriptions,for example), but then one would need a book twice as thick to serve as this kind of encyclopedia on the subject. I highly recommend it as an introduction to Les Pauls, and it will probably be all that most guitarists want to know about the subject. It would make a great gift!

50 Years of the Gibson Les Paul: Half a Century of the Greatest Electric Guitars
Very informative and extremely well illustrated. I now feel like an authority on the LP.