Guitar Genius

How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World

Kids, Technology, Inventions, Beautiful and Interesting, Music, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Kim Tomsic ISBN: 9781452180182
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC Publication: April 9, 2019
Imprint: Chronicle Books LLC Language: English
Author: Kim Tomsic
ISBN: 9781452180182
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication: April 9, 2019
Imprint: Chronicle Books LLC
Language: English

This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.

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This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.

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