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Everett Hull

March 12, 1968 OH325 38 min.
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Inventor of the Ampeg amplifier. Born January 17, 1904. Died December 12, 1981.

Interview Summary

1968 March 12
(38 minutes)
Everett Hull, developer of the amplified peg, gives the story of his invention. Discussion includes his family background; his early musical career and early interest in inventing; the basis of the idea for the bass amplifier and his early experiments; a description of the first amplified peg; and the development of the Ampeg Company.

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