Les Paul

Guitar collector Perry Margouleff filmed the Mahwah property in its final days, while Les Paul’s son questions why preservation was never pursued

Gene Paul says his family was given no warning before the destruction of the Mahwah property where his father pioneered multitrack recording and electric-guitar technology — and where guitar legends including Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen came to visit

Les Paul may have been in his 90s, but no one was going to treat him like an old man

Bought for £50 in 1967, modified and left unplayed, the Royal Albert Les Paul was acquired for the princely sum of $190,0000

Having made his name with the Gibson brand in the mid to late 1960s, Clapton made the dramatic switch in the ‘70s and hasn’t looked back since

The guitar legend placed his signature on the guitar, which Idol then covered in varnish “so it will never come off”

Dario Lorina typically plays Wylde Audio six-strings, but his love for the vintage LP is about family