Les Paul: In His Own Words

by Michael Cochran and Les Paul

At thirteen, he took the tone arm from his father's phonograph, jammed theheavy needle into the top of his five-dollar guitar, and filled it with Plasterof Paris to quell feedback. The guitar didn't survive, but his idea worked, essentially creating the first solid-body electric guitar. Les Paul went on toalter guitars in his quest to create the perfect sound, making one breakthroughafter another along the way. Nonstop experiments in his homemade...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603600507
• ISBN13: 9781603600507
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Gemstone Publishing
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 5.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.4" x 12.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 11