THE GIBSON GUITARS BEARING THE NAME OF Les Paul have resounded in the hands of iconic players across genres and generations, from Muddy Waters to Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page to Bob Marley, Steve Miller to Slash.
If all Paul had done during his lifetime was pioneer the design of the solid-body electric guitar, his legacy would still live on in countless solos and songs. But a far greater number of artists — almost anyone who has entered a recording studio, in fact — have used the multitracking and overdubbing techniques Paul helped develop. Paul, who was born June 9, 1915, and died Aug. 12, 2009, at the age of 94, achieved acclaim as a songwriter, performer, producer, engineer, Billboard Hot 100 chart- topper (“How High the Moon,” with wife Mary…