Re: Les Paul was: First Excursions into Frippertronics

[Mark Landman <mlandman@sonic.net>]

I remember seeing Les Paul on the Mike Douglas show, circa 1970, do a 
"live looping" performance.

Les started vamping on the guitar, then with a press of a button on the 
body of his guitar, would overdub another line. Though I had no interest 
in looping at the time, I was wowed by his guitar playing and the sound 
he built up.

After his song, I remember him explaining that the device was called the 
Les Paulverizer, and that it was backstage, controlled remotely from the 
guitar.

So while I agree Fripp was really the one who brought looping into the 
public eye, Les Paul's appearing on national TV a decade and a half 
earlier is certainly worthy of note.

Mark