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dwagar · 01-09-2008, 12:57 PM

and to keep in mind

Gibson quit producing them because they were pretty poor sellers. They didn't fit the surf craze, didn't fit Rock n Roll, didn't fit country, the jazz guys snubbed solid bodies, blues guys didn't like them. They just didn't have a home.

Then Clapton cranked one through a Marshall (simply because it was the loudest amp they could get at the time). It all changed right there. That defined the sound to come.

If that hadn't happened, no one would really care about LPs.

01-09-2008, 12:57 PM	#51 (permalink)
dwagar V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 2,595 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The 1959 Les Paul Debate ...What made them So Great ? and to keep in mind Gibson quit producing them because they were pretty poor sellers. They didn't fit the surf craze, didn't fit Rock n Roll, didn't fit country, the jazz guys snubbed solid bodies, blues guys didn't like them. They just didn't have a home. Then Clapton cranked one through a Marshall (simply because it was the loudest amp they could get at the time). It all changed right there. That defined the sound to come. If that hadn't happened, no one would really care about LPs.