Guitar legend Les Paul died earlier today, aged 94. Without him, it's difficult to speculate how any music over the past 60-plus years that ever required an electric guitar might have ended up sounding. Such were the strides he personally made in guitar and recording technology. In tandem with this, he developed a truly innovative playing style and had a successsful recording career - 36 gold records and 11 US number ones. In every sense of the word, a complete Original.