The biggest names in rock playing the iconic instrument...
GIGWISE

09:54 14th August 2009

In honour of Les Paul, who sadly died aged 94 yesterday, Gigwise takes a look at some famous faces from the world of rock playing the famous instruments he designed. Featuring Jimmy Page, Noel Gallagher, Neil Young, Pete Townshend and more...

  • Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and his favourite Les Paul guitar in 1975.

  • Oasis' Noel Gallagher at the Odyssey Arena, Northern Ireland in October 2008

  • Slash and his beloved Les Paul, performing with Velvet Revolver at London's Brixton Academy – March 2008

  • KISS' Tommy Thayer playing a Les Paul in Milan, Italy in 2008

  • A scene from the 1975 movie 'Tommy' with John Entwistle, Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend all playing Les Pauls

  • Graham Coxon with Les Paul at London's Hyde Park last month

  • Neil Young and his trusty Les Paul guitar

  • Joan Jett with friend Les Paul at a charity event in New York in May 2008.

  • The $2,169 Gibson guitar Green Day's Bille Joe Armstrong had designed by Les Paul Jr, based on the specifications of the 1950s vintage Gibson Les Paul.

  • Interpol's Paul Banks and his custom black Les Paul guitar

  • The legend himself Les Paul with one of his equally legendary signature guitars (Photo: Gene Martin)

  • ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons with an array of Gibson Pearly Gates Les Pauls Standards.

  • William DuVall from Alice In Chains striking a pose with his Les Paul guitar (Photo: Gibson)

  • The Edge from U2 and one of his Les Paul guitars from his arsenal

  • Tom Jones signing a Gibson Les Paul guitar for charity

  • Country star and Nicole Kidman's other half Keith Urban striking a pose with his Gibson Les Paul

  • Lenny Kravitz with Gibson Les Paul

  • Blues singer Joe Bonamassa lost in the moment with his Gibson Les Paul

  • Jeff Beck with his signature OXBlood Les Paul Guitars

  • Slash with Les Paul himself in 2007

  • Stereophonics singer and Wayne Rooney's best mate Kelly Jones with Gibson Les Paul


Photo: Gibson / WENN.com