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Les Paul may not have been a rock guitarist, but he arguably had a bigger influence on rock than any other player.

His involvement in developing the Gibson Les Paul would be enough, but his studio innovations with multi-tracking and delay paved the way for the how we record music.

In tribute to Les Paul's passing, MusicRadar presents 14 essential Les Paul videos - of the man himself and the players who made his guitar into a rock icon.

Les Paul: Chasing Sound documentary

Les paul documentary

Sweet footage of the man at 90. "Here I am, still here!" he laughs. Through the guitars that bear his name, Les Paul will always be here. See more at LesPaulFilm.com.

The 'Les Paulverizer'

The 'les paulverizer'

Is this actually real? Here's Les Paul putting multi-tracking in a single Les Paulverizer guitar. Class.

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