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Retrospec Inlays (Celluloid Nitrate)
September 5th, 2010
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RETROSPEC is proud to take Cellulose Nitrate Inlays to the next level. Introducing RETROSPEC Inlays, featuring the exact pattern used on Vintage Les Pauls from the 1950's.
RETROSPEC Inlays are genuine cellulose nitrate, manufactured by Mazzucchelli in the original Italian factory, in the correct vintage pattern. The thickness is 0.070" with the pattern running all the way through the material to allow for sanding.
Using genuine vintage guitars for the ultimate color reference, RETROSPEC has refined the inlay color to achieve the correct warm, ambered hue. New RETROSPEC inlays look vintage correct, right out of the package, with no additional coloring required.
RETROSPEC inlays have been slowly laser cut for accurate, ultra-smooth edges and a perfect drop in fit.
Available in Historic Cut or Vintage Cut.
$149.00 / set
Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94
August 13th, 2009
Legendary Music Icon Les Paul Dies
It’s known as multi-track recording, and it’s the basis for everything you’ve heard or seen since the 1950’s. The process, which involves recording one track of audio or video over another, is a basic technique – one of the first things you learn as a recording engineer or an editor – and it was invented by Les Paul.
Paul also invented the solid body electric guitar, and his signature model produced by Gibson is (with the Fender Stratocaster) one of the two most famous guitar models in the world. Some of the thousands of musicians who gained fame on the necks of a Gibson Les Paul include Jimmy Hendrix, Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, The Edge, John Entwistle, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley, David Gilmour, Dave Grohl, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Joe Perry, Roy Orbison, Bob Marley, and John Lennon.
Paul’s affect on music is immeasurable, and his passing today in relative obscurity at the age of 94 is the loss of an American pioneer, inventor, and hero. While Paul enjoyed a certain level of celebrity during his hey-day as a musician in the 40’s and 50’s, there are hundreds of millions world wide who have heard his legacy without ever hearing his name.
This interview video with Paul, taken in recognition of his 90th birthday in 2005, puts in perspective his numerous accomplishments, and perhaps shows why the passing of this icon of music and recording should be felt by everyone… even if you never knew who he was when he lived.
