June 9th marks Les Paul’s birthday. Les was a jazz, country and blues guitarist but he was probably best known for his incredible innovations - among them, the solid-body electric guitar.
Perhaps the most famous of Gibson's guitars has been the Gibson Les Paul. First commercially produced in 1952 after guitarist Les Paul worked on the design with the company, it became one of the ...
Knopfler sold more than 120 of his guitars and amps, with 25% of the proceeds going to charity. The sale was led by Knopfler's 1959 Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard, which sold for £693,000 ...