
Old Black, Neil Young's trusty Gibson Les Paul Goldtop If Les Paul had only invented the solid-body guitar that bears his name, he'd be rock royalty. As an icon, the Gibson Les Paul has few peers. But, Paul also transformed the reel-to-reel given to him by Bing Crosby into the first functioning multitrack recording machine. That innovation in the mid-'40s spurred the development over the next 10-15 years of two-, three-, four-, and eight-track recorders. Oh, and Les was a pretty fair jazz guitarist. All [...]