"He's our Frank Sinatra," wrote Guitar Player in 2005, "but with all the transcendent talent and none of the cheesy Rat Pack antics. He's our Leonardo DiVinci, Babe Ruth, Lawrence Olivier, and Inspector Gadget all rolled up into one mortal coil, chock-full of mischief and wisdom. The fact that he plays damn brilliant guitar, invented multitrack recording, developed the modern solidbody electric, and lends his name to one of the all-time great guitar models is almost too much to bear, because God put him here in our lifetime, and we probably don't deserve such good fortune.
"Les Paul. Even his name is magical."
Les was a member of the Guitar Player Advisory Board, alongside Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, BB King, Jerry Garcia and many more, and contributed occasional words of wisdom.
