Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) lived in the early nineteen-hundreds. Jazz music started to become increasingly popular at that time, as well as the rise of electric guitar playing. From childhood, Les Paul had taken an interest in music. Apparently, he wasn’t an instant superstar; one music teacher wrote a note to his mom and said, “Your boy, Lester, will never learn music.” This comment proved false – he was eventually playing gigs around the Midwest as a teenager. Along with music, he also loved being inventive and tinkering with things, especially his musical gear. He built a crystal radio at nine years old and at age ten he designed a system to be able to play the harmonica hands free using a coat hanger. Paul wasn’t satisfied with the current state of guitar amplification. When playing live, he wanted his guitar to be louder, so he used his inventive mind and took action. Using a phonograph needle, he wired his guitar to a radio amplifier for a louder volume. His most famous invention was the first ever prototype of a solid body electric guitar. He called it “The Log” because it was made using a solid 4×4 piece of wood that he attached strings and pickups to. In 1941 he presented this model to the guitar company Gibson. Unfortunately, the company had no interest in the product; Les Paul’s invention was ahead of its time. When guitar company Fender’s broadcaster and enquire guitar models started gaining popularity, Gibson finally saw the value in Paul’s invention. In 1952, over a decade after Les Paul presented it, “The Log” was released commercially. It wasn’t “The Log” anymore however, it was new, improved, and now called the Gibson Les Paul. The Gibson Les Paul today is one of the most legendary guitar models of all time.