I've been reflecting on the design choices Les Paul made for his namesake guitar. It's become such an upfront instrument compared to the stereotypical big-band jazz box.
Serendipitously, I spent some time yesterday doing what Les would have approved of...downloading Saturday night's gig recording from our lead guitarist, transferring the 2+ hour file to an mp3 player, then burning CD's for the other members. The cool part was working in front of the cabinet where I keep my stereo gear...a cube-shaped 1953 RCA Victor TV console with a 12" speaker behind brown sparkle grill cloth, a phono input, and tiger maple paneled doors. In the 60's I figured out how to patch in my first bass guitar and play along with records...records that evolved into multi-track recordings developed by Les Paul.
RIP, Mr. Paul. We've used your inventions every day for a long time.