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Article: Gibson celebrates Les Paul's 40th. (Gibson Guitar Corp.)
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- Music Trades
- Article date:
- October 1, 1992
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New Limited Edition Models Pay Tribute To The Inventive Genius Of Les Paul
On a stormy evening in December 1951, Ted McCarty, who was president of Gibson Guitar at the time, drove up to a decrepit old resort in the Pocono Mountains to meet with Les Paul, who was in the process of recording "Tiger Rag." The purpose of the meeting was to finalize a deal where Gibson would build the Les Paul Electric guitar. After a discussion that lasted well into the night, McCarty and Paul drafted a final contract the following morning over breakfast. The rest, they say, is history. Now in celebrating its 40th Anniversary, Gibson's Les Paul guitar is one of the world's most ...