20 Classic Les Paul Guitar Riffs in One Take

Back in July, our friends over at Reverb put out a terrific video in which guitarist Joe Shadid played 20 of the greatest Telecaster riffs of all time—in a single take. Recently, Shadid decided to repeat the feat, but this time with 20 of the greatest Les Paul riffs ever.

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