He studied jazz bass, and won several high school awards for classical vocals.
He currently teaches jazz bass at the University of Michigan.
The video marks the second video appearance of Les' red jazz bass.
Across the circle-shaped resonator are the strings of the classical guitar and a jazz bass which cross each other.
Fender's second bass model, the Jazz Bass, was introduced in 1959.
But he said he grew to like the Jazz Bass because the narrower neck made it easier for his short fingers.
The Jazz Bass has two single coil pickups with two pole pieces per string.
A fourth push button control is available on American-made Jazz Basses produced between mid-2003 until 2008.