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

by Kim Tomsic

Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

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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.
  • ISBN13 9781452159195
  • Publish Date 9 April 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Chronicle Books