The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players

The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players
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Les Paul
An amazingly talented guitarist, Paul had a series of futuristic-sounding hits in the 1950s. But his music has been superseded by his invention: Paul pioneered the design and construction of the modern electric guitar, which made everyone else on this list very rich.

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