William
No
Les Pauls do very well with heavy distortion, I say definitely yes.
His name was Lester William Polfuss which took the stage name of Les Pauls. He came from a family of Jewish immigrants from Germany but he was born in Wisconsin growing out as a non Jewish kid from America. As far as the record goes, he didn't practice religion.
Yes, they are.
Les Pauls
Alex Pauls's birth name is Alexander David Pauls.
Raimonds Pauls's birth name is Pauls, Raimonds Woldemars.
Gibson Explorers and sometimes Les Pauls
Les Paul is a solid body and it is wonderful!
He uses his Custom Guitars with the "Bullseye" Finish by Gibson , eg the Les Paul and a Flying v , but he also uses Les Pauls with Camo and Buzzsaw Finishes.
vintage guitars and many of them are Gibson Les Pauls
The Gibson Baldwin Les Paul guitars were produced during the period when Baldwin Piano Company owned the Gibson Guitar Corporation, specifically from 1969 to 1972. This era marked a transition for Gibson, and the Baldwin Les Pauls were notable for some variations in construction and materials compared to earlier models. After Baldwin sold Gibson in the early 1970s, the production of Les Pauls returned to more traditional methods.