Ted McCarty and the Gibson team designed the Les Paul. Les Paul's idea was for the strings to wrap over the tailpiece for string muting, (also invented by Paul). The boys at Gibson dropped the ball and redesigned the tailpiece wrong with the strings under the tailpiece.
Les Paul correction correction.
Ted McCarty and the Gibson team designed the Les Paul. Les Paul's idea was for the strings to wrap over the tailpiece for string muting, (also invented by Paul). The boys at Gibson dropped the ball and redesigned the tailpiece wrong with the strings under the tailpiece.