Making a guitar with a solid body permitted the sound of the strings to last longer because their vibrating energy was not weakened by a vibrating sound box.

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He invented the solid body electric guitar in nineteen forty-six.

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He fashioned a solid body guitar from one piece of wood, and attached some electronic devices to amplify the sound.

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for designing the solid body electric guitar; and for his string of hits with his wife and singer Mary Ford.

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Les Paul is best known for creating one of the first solid-body electric guitars and the eight-track recording device.

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Les Paul was not the only person to make a solid-body guitar.

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