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Originally Posted by Goldtop75
Um... the Les Paul was built for Les Paul under the Gibson brand name collaborated by and with Ted McCarty to compete with the Fender Telecaster wasn't it? It WAS a Les Paul signature model that was designated to be the new SG, and when Les Paul saw it, he refused to have his name on it?
The Stratocaster is a model name. If Leo Fender thought it would work he'd probably named the strat the "Carsoncaster" since Bill Carson was so instrumental in developing it along with Eddie Travares. Fender in this case is the brand, not the model name.
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You both have missed my point. A signature (correct me if I'm wrong) is usually the same version (or close to it) as what the artist actually plays. Also, I didn't know the Les Paul was built for Les Paul, it was in fact that he helped build it and make it better. Les Paul is an innovator, not some guy that plays guitar that Gibson wanted to have on their payroll. His name is on the guitar for the reason that it's as much his design as it is Gibson's. Not because it's his signature guitar that he plays on stage.