Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ted McCarty (1910 April 2001) was a pioneer of electric guitar design and production. This began when he was chosen as vice president of the of Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1949, then later as president in 1950. He remained president until 1966. This period became known as Gibson's golden age of electric guitars. During his tenure, Les Paul's electric guitar design, the first solid-body guitar produced by Gibson, came to fruition. The Gibson Les Paul later became the company's flagship solid body. Never satisfied, McCarty sought to create a hybrid design that would combine the sustain of a solid-body electric with the mellow warmth of a hollow-body. e