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Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul (born on June 9, 1915, Waukesha, Wisconsin – † August 13, 2009, White Plains, New York) was a guitarist and an electronics technician. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar. He is credited with inventing or discovering many recording innovations including overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects, and multitrack recording.
His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many of the guitarists of the present day.
Paul was dissatisfied with the acoustic guitars that were sold in the mid 1930s and began experimenting with a few designs for an electric model on his own. Famously, he created "The Log," which was nothing more than a length of common 4" x 4" lumber with a bridge, guitar neck, and pickup attached. Gibson Guitar Corporation designed a guitar incorporating Paul's suggestions in the early fifties and presented it to him to try. He was impressed enough to sign a contract for what became the "Les Paul" model.
In the late 1940s he scored several hits (How High the Moon", Bye Bye Blues, The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise, Vaya Con Dios) together with his wife Mary Ford.