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Gene Paul

Les Paul worked with Ampex to create the 5258 Sel- Sync, the world’s first 8-track tape machine, which he dubbed The Octopus. Photo: Courtesy of the Les Paul Foundation.

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Les Paul’s Family, Foundation Exchange Words Over Razed House

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 08/26/2026

Historic Mahwah, N.J., home once housed the guitarist and recording pioneer’s hand-built studio and engineering lab.

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