The Les Paul daya ne daga cikin fitattun katar a duniya kuma wasu manyan sunaye a tarihin waka sun yi amfani da su. To, menene kuma daga ina ya fito?
The Gibson Les Paul ƙarfin lantarki ne na jiki guitar Gibson Guitar Corporation ya fara sayar da shi a cikin 1952.
Les Paul an tsara shi ta hanyar guitarist/mai ƙirƙira Les Paul tare da taimakon Ted McCarty ne adam wata da tawagarsa. An fara ba da Les Paul tare da kammala zinare da kuma P-90 guda biyu.
A shekarar 1957, humbucking An ƙara pickups, tare da faɗuwar rana a cikin 1958. Faɗuwar rana ta 1958-1960 Les Paul - a yau ɗaya daga cikin sanannun nau'ikan gitar lantarki a duniya - an yi la'akari da gazawa, tare da ƙarancin samarwa da tallace-tallace.
Domin 1961, an sake fasalin Les Paul zuwa cikin abin da yanzu ake kira Gibson SG. Wannan zane ya ci gaba har zuwa 1968, lokacin da aka sake dawo da tsarin gargajiya guda ɗaya, wanda aka sassaƙa na saman jiki.
An ci gaba da samar da Les Paul cikin juzu'i da bugu marasa adadi tun daga lokacin.
Tare da Fender's Telecaster da Stratocaster, Les Paul na ɗaya daga cikin na farko da aka samar da gitatan daɗaɗɗen jiki na lantarki.
A cikin wannan labarin, zan bayyana abin da yake da kuma yadda ya zama sananne a tsakanin mawaƙa.
Innovative Legacy na Les Paul
Les Paul, haifaffen Lester William Polsfuss a shekara ta 1915, shine uban gitar lantarki wanda ba'a saba dashi ba kuma babban jigo a tarihin rock'n'roll. Amma nasarorin da ya samu a fagen rikodin suna da ban sha'awa.
Soyayyar Sauti da Fasaha Mai Tsawon Rayuwa
Tun yana ƙarami, sauti da fasaha sun burge Les Paul. Wannan abin sha'awa zai zama babbar kyautarsa, yana ba shi damar turawa fiye da iyakokin kiɗa na al'ada.
Sauya Rikodin Gida
A cikin 1945, Les Paul ya kafa nasa ɗakin studio a cikin gareji a wajen gidansa na Hollywood. Burinsa shi ne ya rabu da tsattsauran ayyukan rikodi na ƙwararrun ɗalibin ɗalibi da kuma kiyaye fasahar da ke bayan rikodin nasa asiri.
Nasarar Pop na 1950s
Les Paul da matarsa Mary Ford sun sami nasarori masu yawa a cikin shekarun 1950. Abubuwan da suka samu, ciki har da Yaya High is The Moon da Vaya Con Dios, sun mamaye jadawalin Amurka kuma sun sayar da miliyoyin kwafi. Waɗannan ƙwararrun ƙwararru sun baje kolin da haɓaka dabarun rikodin Les Paul da sabbin fasahohi.
Rock'n' Roll da Ƙarshen Zamani
Abin baƙin ciki shine, hawan dutsen 'n' roll a farkon shekarun 1960 ya rubuta ƙarshen nasarar Les Paul da Mary Ford. A shekara ta 1961, abubuwan da suka faru sun ragu kuma ma'auratan sun sake aure bayan shekaru biyu.
Kallon Nishaɗi a Gibson Les Paul
Mutumin Bayan Guitar
Idan ya zo ga gitar lantarki, akwai sunaye guda biyu da suka yi fice a sama da sauran: Gibson da Fender. Amma kafin mamayewar Burtaniya, kafin Rock 'n' Roll, akwai mutum daya da ya canza wasan: Lester Polsfuss, wanda aka fi sani da Les Paul.
Les Paul ƙwararren mawaƙi ne kuma mai ƙirƙira wanda ko da yaushe yake yin tinke a cikin bitarsa. Ƙirƙirar da ya ƙirƙiro, kamar rikodin waƙoƙi da yawa, kaset-flanging, da echo, sun taimaka wajen tsara kiɗan zamani kamar yadda muka sani. Amma mafi shaharar ƙirƙirarsa ita ce Log, ɗaya daga cikin na'urorin lantarki na farko a duniya.
Gibson ya hau
Les Paul ya ɗauki Log ɗin zuwa masana'antun da yawa, gami da Epiphone da Gibson. Abin takaici, dukansu sun ƙi sanya ra'ayinsa a cikin samarwa. Wato, har sai da Fender ya saki Mai watsa shirye-shirye a cikin 1950. A mayar da martani, Shugaban Gibson na lokacin, Ted McCarty, ya yi aiki tare da Les Paul don kawo Log zuwa kasuwa.
Sabanin sanannen imani, Les Paul bai tsara guitar Les Paul ba. An tuntube shi kuma yana da wasu bayanai game da kamanni da ƙirar sa, amma Ted McCarty da manajan masana'antar Gibson John Huis ne suka tsara guitar kanta.
The Gibson Les Paul Debuts
A cikin 1952, Gibson Les Paul an sake shi a cikin hotonsa na Goldtop livery tare da ɗimbin P90 guda biyu da guntun wutsiya. An yabe shi don sauƙin wasansa da itace, sauti mai ɗorewa. saman sassaƙaƙƙun kayan marmari, saitin wuyansa, da lallausan soyayya an ƙirƙira su cikin adawa kai tsaye ga Fender's utilitarian Telecaster.
A shekara mai zuwa, an saki Les Paul Custom na farko. An ce Les Paul da kansa ne ya ƙaddamar da wannan ƙirar, wanda ke son ƙarin kyan gani don fitowar TV ɗinsa. Ya ƙunshi ƙarin ɗaurin ɗauri, inlays toshe lu'u-lu'u, da Split-Diamond headstock inlay daga samfurin Gibson's Super 400. Ya kasance a cikin baki tare da kayan aikin gwal.
Gibson Les Paul tun daga lokacin ya zama ɗaya daga cikin fitattun katar a duniya. Alama ce ta kayan alatu da salo, kuma yana da sauƙi a ga dalilin da ya sa ya shahara har tsawon lokaci.
Labari mai ban sha'awa na Log ɗin Les Paul
Mutumin Bayan Log
Les Paul mutum ne da ke da manufa: don yin guitar wanda zai iya ɗorawa da sake haifar da sautin kirtani ba tare da wani ƙarin murdiya ko canji a mayar da martani ba. Ya so igiyar ta yi abinta, ba tare da tsangwama daga saman jijjiga ko wani kayan haɓakawa ba.
The Log Prototype
A cikin 1941, Les Paul ya ɗauki samfurin log ɗinsa zuwa Gibson, waɗanda ke zaune a Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dariya suka yi da ra'ayin kuma suka kira shi "yaro mai tsintsiya mai tsini a kai". Amma Les Paul ya ƙudura, kuma ya ci gaba da aiki a kan samfurin log a Epiphone kowace Lahadi.
Log ɗin yana ɗauka
Les Paul daga ƙarshe ya koma California kuma ya ɗauki gunkinsa tare da shi. Mawaƙa da yawa, masana'anta, har ma da Leo Fender da Merle Travis sun gani. Les Paul kuma ya ƙirƙiro nasa vibrola, wanda aka yi wahayi zuwa gare shi wanda ya ɓace.
Log A Yau
A yau, gunkin Les Paul wani yanki ne na almara na tarihin kiɗa. Yana tunatar da kwazo da shaukin mutum daya, da kuma karfin juriya. Littafin Les Bulus alama ce ta abin da za a iya samu idan kun yi imani da kanku kuma ba ku daina ba.
Tafiya ta Gibson zuwa Guitar Solidbody
Dabarun Nunin Ciniki
A baya a cikin ƙarshen 40s, Ted McCarty da tawagarsa suna da wani shiri don jawo hankalin dillalai. Za su ɗauki samfura don nunin kasuwanci a Chicago da New York, kuma bisa la'akari da martanin dillalan, za su yanke shawarar irin nau'ikan da za su samar.
Tasirin Leo Fender
Tawagar ta lura cewa Leo Fender yana samun karɓuwa a Yamma tare da kataran sa na Sifen. Yana samun kulawa sosai, kuma Gibson yana son shiga cikin aikin. Don haka suka yanke shawarar yin nasu sigar.
Les Paul's Loyality
McCarty ya kasance yana ƙoƙarin sa Les Paul ya canza daga Epiphone zuwa Gibson tsawon shekaru biyu, amma ya kasance mai aminci ga alamar sa. Ya yi wasu gyare-gyare ga Epiphone ɗin sa waɗanda babu su akan kowane samfurin.
Don haka haka Gibson ya shiga kasuwancin guitar mai ƙarfi. Tafiya ce mai nisa, amma yana da daraja a ƙarshe!
Yadda Iconic Les Paul Guitar Ya Kasance
Ilham
An fara da tsintsiya madaurinki daya da karba. Ted McCarty yana da hangen nesa na ƙirƙirar guitar mai ƙarfi, wani abu wanda babu wani babban kamfani na guitar ya yi a baya. Ya kuduri aniyar ganin hakan ta faru, sai ya fara gwaji da kayayyaki da siffofi daban-daban.
Gwajin
Ted da tawagarsa sun gwada kayan aiki da siffofi daban-daban don samun cikakkiyar sauti da dorewa. Sun gwada:
- Maple dutsen dutse mai ƙarfi: Maƙarƙashiya da yawa, ci gaba da yawa
- Mahogany: Yayi laushi sosai, ba daidai bane
Daga nan sai suka buga jackpot tare da haɗakar saman maple da mahogany baya. Sun haɗa su tare don ƙirƙirar sanwici, da voila! An haifi Les Paul.
The Unveiling
Lokacin da Les Paul da Mary Ford suka ji labarin sabon guitar, sun yi farin ciki sosai sai suka yanke shawarar nuna wa duniya. Sun gudanar da liyafar liyafar manema labarai a otal din Savoy da ke Landan tare da gabatar da samfurin sa hannun Les Paul. An buga! Sauti da kyawun katar ya busa kowa.
Don haka lokacin da kuka ɗauki Les Paul, ku tuna da labarin yadda ya kasance. Shaida ce ta gaskiya ga ƙarfin ƙirƙira da ƙirƙira.
Asalin Sirrin Farko na PAF
Haihuwar PAF
A baya a cikin 1955, Gibson yana da ra'ayi mai hazaka: ƙirƙira ɗimbin coil biyu don soke juzu'in coil hum guda ɗaya wanda ya addabi gitar wutar lantarki tun farkon alfijir. Don haka sai suka nemi takardar izini suka jira.
The Patented Pickup
A cikin 1959, an ba da patent, amma Gibson bai kusa barin kowa ya kwafi ƙirar su ba. Don haka suka ci gaba da yin amfani da sitika na “Patent Apped for” har zuwa 1962. Ba su sani ba, alamar haƙƙin mallaka da suke amfani da ita tana nufin ɓangaren gada ne, ba ɗaukar hoto ba. Sneaky!
The Daidaitacce Screws
Matsakaicin daidaitacce akan ɗimbin PAF ba ɓangare na ƙirar asali ba. Ƙungiyar tallace-tallace ta Gibson ta bukaci su ba su wani abu da za su yi magana da dillalai. Yi magana game da dabarar tallan wayo!
Rahoton da aka ƙayyade na PAF
Dabarun sneaky na Gibson sunyi aiki kuma sunan laƙabi na PAF ya makale a kusa. Har wala yau, yana daya daga cikin abubuwan da ake nema a duniya. Wanene ya san ɗan ƙaramin ɓarna zai iya yin tasiri mai dorewa?
Yin Guitar Iconic
Doguwar Hanyar Zuwa Yarjejeniyar
Hanya ce mai nisa don isa ga gunkin Les Paul guitar. Hakan ya fara ne da kiran wayar Ted McCarty zuwa Les Paul. Bayan kaɗan daga cikin waɗannan, Ted ya tashi zuwa New York don saduwa da manajan kuɗi na Les, Phil Braunstein. Ted ya kawo gita na samfuri kuma su biyun sun tuka duk rana zuwa wurin farauta a Delaware Water Gap.
Lokacin da suka isa, ana ruwan sama kuma Ted ya nuna wa Les guitar. Les ya buga shi sannan ya kira matarsa Mary Ford ta sauko ta duba. Ta ƙaunace shi kuma Les ta ce, "Ya kamata mu shiga su. Me kuke tunani?" Mariya ta amince kuma aka yi yarjejeniya.
Zane
Zane na asali ya kasance guitar-top, amma sai Les da Maurice Berlin daga CMI sun yi tafiya zuwa rumbun don duba wasu violins. Maurice ya ba da shawarar sanya gitar ta zama babban dutse kuma Les ya ce, “Bari mu yi!” Don haka sun sanya hakan ya faru kuma an haifi samfurin Les Paul.
Yarjejeniyar
Ted da Les sun san suna bukatar kwangila, amma ba lauyoyi ba ne. Don haka sai suka sauƙaƙa kuma suka rubuta nawa za su biya Les kowane guitar. Bayan haka, Ted ya koma masana'anta kuma sun fara samar da samfurin Les Paul.
Kuma sauran tarihi ne! Guitar Les Paul yanzu ta zama babban kayan aiki, wanda wasu manyan mawaƙa na kowane lokaci ke amfani da su. Shaida ce ga aiki tuƙuru na Les Paul, Ted McCarty, da duk waɗanda suka yi hakan.
Dabarun Tallace-tallacen Ƙirƙirar Gibson
NAMM NUNA
A baya a cikin 1950s, NAMM ya kasance mai tsauri don latsawa kuma ba a ba da izinin mawaƙa su shiga ba. Don haka lokacin da Gibson ke shirin ƙaddamar da sabon samfurin Les Paul a nunin NAMM na rani, sun sami ƙirƙira. Sun gudanar da samfoti a otal ɗin Waldorf Astoria da ke kusa kuma sun gayyaci wasu fitattun mawaƙa na ranar. Wannan ya haifar da babbar murya kuma ya taimaka ƙaddamar ya zama nasara.
Yarjejeniyar Amincewa
Lokacin da Les Paul da Mary Ford suka rattaba hannu kan kwangilar amincewa da Gibson, an gaya musu cewa idan an gan su suna rike da wani guitar banda Les Paul a bainar jama'a, za su yi asarar duk diyya daga tallace-tallacen samfurin nan gaba. Yi magana game da kwangila mai tsauri!
Dabarun Tallace-tallacen Guerrilla
Ƙungiyoyin tallace-tallace na Gibson tabbas sun riga sun wuce lokacin su kuma sun yi amfani da wasu kyawawan dabaru don samun kalmar. Sun gudanar da bukukuwa na musamman, gayyata mawaƙa da ƴan jarida, har ma suna da ƙaƙƙarfan kwangilar amincewa. Duk waɗannan dabarun sun taimaka wa ƙirar Les Paul ta zama nasara.
Almara Gibson Les Paul
Haihuwar Ikon
A baya a cikin 1950s, masana'antun gita na lantarki sun kasance a cikin tsere don ƙirƙirar mafi kyawun ƙira. Wannan shine zamanin zinare na guitar lantarki, kuma a wannan lokacin ne aka haifi Gibson Les Paul.
Les Paul ya riga ya kasance sanannen mai ƙirƙira guitar, wanda ya ƙirƙiri ingantaccen samfurin jiki a cikin 1940s mai suna 'Log'. Gibson ya tuntube shi don neman shawara da kuma amincewa da sabon samfurin su, wanda aka yi a cikin amsa kai tsaye ga Fender Telecaster.
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Gibson ya kasance yana samar da mandolins, banjos da gitatan jiki mara kyau kafin Les Paul. Amma lokacin da aka saki Fender Telecaster a cikin 1950, ya ba da haske game da yuwuwar ƙwararrun guitars na jiki kuma Gibson ya yi marmarin shiga aikin.
Don haka a cikin 1951, sun saki Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. Nan da nan ya zama gita mai kyan gani kuma har yanzu ana girmama shi a yau.
Legacy na Les Paul
Les Paul ya kasance majagaba na guitar na gaskiya kuma har yanzu ana jin tasirinsa akan masana'antar a yau. Samfurin jikinsa mai ƙarfi, 'The Log', shine wahayi ga Gibson Les Paul kuma amincewa da guitar ya taimaka wajen yin nasara.
Gibson Les Paul shaida ce ga hazakar Les Paul da kuma tunatarwa game da zamanin zinare na guitar lantarki.
Kwatanta Les Pauls: Gibson vs. Epiphone
Gibson: Alamar Rock
Idan kana neman guitar da ke kukan dutse, Gibson Les Paul shine a gare ku. Daga Jimmy Page zuwa Slash, wannan guitar ta kasance muhimmin bangare na dutsen da kuma shahararren wurin kiɗa tun lokacin da aka sake shi a cikin 1953.
Amma tare da Les Pauls da yawa a can, yana iya zama da wahala a yanke shawarar wacce za a samu. Don haka, bari mu kwatanta Gibson Les Paul da ɗan uwan sa na kasafin kuɗi, Epiphone Les Paul.
Tarihin Les Paul
Les Paul shi kadai ne Les Paul da kansa ya halicce shi. Bayan sa'o'i na tinkering a cikin Epiphone's New York shuka, ya ƙirƙiri ƙirar ƙirar, wanda aka sani da 'The Log'. Daga nan ya ci gaba da aiki tare da Gibson a cikin 1951, kafin a fito da gita mai kyan gani bayan shekaru biyu.
A cikin 1957, Gibson ya ci nasara a yaƙi tsakanin manyan gitar biyu kuma ya sayi Epiphone. Wannan ya ba Gibson damar faɗaɗa rarraba kuma ya isa ƙasashen waje. Na ɗan lokaci, Gibson ya yi amfani da sassa iri ɗaya da masana'anta iri ɗaya don gitatan Epiphone har zuwa shekarun 1970, lokacin da aka ƙaura zuwa Japan.
Kwatanta abubuwan da aka haɗa
Don haka, menene ya sa Gibson Les Paul ya bambanta da Epiphone Les Paul? Bari mu kalli wasu daga cikin manyan abubuwan:
- Gibson gitas ana yin su a Amurka, a Gibson's Nashville, Tennessee masana'anta. Gitarar Epiphone, a gefe guda, ana yin su a China, Indonesia, da Koriya. Kuna iya gano inda Epiphone ya fito ta hanyar serial number.
- Gibson Les Pauls yawanci sun fi Epiphone Les Pauls nauyi, saboda girman itacen da ake amfani da shi da kuma kaurin jikinsa.
- Idan ya zo ga kamanni, Gibsons yawanci suna da mafi kyawun ƙwayar itace da ƙarin ƙaƙƙarfan shigar wuyan wuya. An gama Gibsons tare da lacquer nitrocellulose mai sheki, yayin da Epiphones ke amfani da ƙarewar poly.
Don haka, Shin Gibson Ya Cancanta?
A ƙarshen rana, duk ya zo ga zaɓi na sirri. Duk da yake Gibson Les Pauls yawanci ana ganin su azaman zaɓi mafi tsada, Epiphone na iya samar da babban madadin. Kawai tuna don bincika lambar serial kuma kuyi bincikenku kafin ku sayi siyan ku!
bambance-bambancen
Les Paul Vs Telecaster
Lokacin da yazo ga sauti, Les Paul da Telecaster ba za su iya bambanta ba. Telecaster yana da ɗimbin ɗabi'a guda biyu, waɗanda ke ba shi sauti mai haske, mai banƙyama, amma yana iya ɓata lokacin da kuka sami riba. The Les Paul, a daya bangaren, yana da biyu humbucker pickups, wanda ya ba shi dumi, duhu sautin da ke da kyau ga nau'o'i kamar jazz, blues, karfe da kuma dutse. Bugu da ƙari, ba zai yi ɓacin rai ba lokacin da kuka haɓaka riba. Har ila yau Les Paul yana da jikin mahogany, yayin da Telecaster yana da ash ko alder jiki, wanda ke ba wa Les Paul sauti mai kauri, duhu.
Ji na guitars guda biyu yayi kama da juna, amma Les Paul ya fi nauyi fiye da Telecaster. Dukansu suna da cuta guda ɗaya, sifar jiki mai lebur, amma Les Paul ya fi zagaye kuma yana da hular maple a sama. Telecaster, a gefe guda, yana da gefuna masu faɗi da ƙarin zaɓuɓɓukan launi masu ƙarfi. Har ila yau, Les Paul yana da sautuna biyu da masu sarrafa ƙara, yana ba ku ƙarin ƙwarewa fiye da Telecaster, wanda kawai yana da ɗayan kowane.
Les Paul Vs Sg
SG da Les Paul biyu ne daga cikin fitattun gitatan lantarki na Gibson. Amma me ya sa su bambanta? Da kyau, SG ya fi na Les Paul sauƙi, yana sauƙaƙa ɗauka da jin daɗin yin wasa. Hakanan yana da bayanin martaba slimmer, don haka ba zai ɗauki sarari da yawa a cikin harka ta guitar ba. A gefe guda, Les Paul ya fi girma kuma ya fi nauyi, amma kuma an san shi da ƙananan sauti. SG an yi shi da mahogany mai ƙarfi, yayin da Les Paul yana da hular maple. Kuma wuyan SG ya haɗu da jiki a tashin hankali na 22, yayin da Les Paul ya shiga a 16th. Don haka idan kuna neman sauti mai haske, tsakiyar kewayon, SG shine hanyar da zaku bi. Amma idan kuna son ƙarancin ƙarancin nama, Les Paul shine a gare ku.
Les Paul Vs Stratocaster
Les Paul da Stratocaster sune guda biyu mafi kyawun gita a duniya. Amma menene ya bambanta su? Bari mu kalli bambance-bambance masu mahimmanci guda biyar tsakanin waɗannan kayan kida biyu na almara.
Da farko, Les Paul yana da kauri jiki da wuya fiye da Stratocaster, yana sa ya fi nauyi da wahala a wasa. Har ila yau, yana da ƙwanƙolin humbucker guda biyu, waɗanda ke ba shi sauti mai ɗumi da arziƙi fiye da na Stratocaster's pickups guda ɗaya. A gefe guda kuma, Stratocaster yana da siraran jiki da wuyansa, yana sa shi sauƙi da sauƙin wasa. Har ila yau, yana da sauti mai haske da kuma yanke hukunci saboda ɗab'ar coil guda ɗaya.
To, wanne ya fi kyau? To, hakika ya dogara da irin sautin da kuke nema. Idan kuna son sauti mai dumi da wadata, to Les Paul shine hanyar da za ku bi. Amma idan kuna neman sauti mai haske kuma mafi yankewa, to Stratocaster shine a gare ku. Daga ƙarshe, ya rage naku don yanke shawarar wacce ta fi dacewa da salon ku.
Kammalawa
The Les Paul yana daya daga cikin fitattun katar a duniya, kuma saboda kyakkyawan dalili. Yana da m, abin dogara, kuma babban kayan aiki don koyo akai. Bugu da ƙari, yana da babban tarihi!
Ina fatan kun ji daɗin wannan ɗan taƙaitaccen duba tarihin ƙirar guitar Les Paul.
Ni Joost Nusselder, wanda ya kafa Neaera kuma ɗan kasuwan abun ciki, uba, kuma ina son gwada sabbin kayan aiki tare da guitar a zuciyar sha'awara, kuma tare da ƙungiyara, Ina ƙirƙirar labaran labarai masu zurfi tun daga 2020. don taimakawa masu karatu masu aminci tare da rikodi da tukwici na guitar.
