Ampeg: The Story Behind the Sound tells the tale of this extraordinary company on its 50th anniversary, weaving together the American success story of the company founder, the role of key inventors and inventions, and the development of innovative music equipment products - all against the backgrounds of American pop music and corporate competition in the music industry. Many Ampeg endorsees are profiled, including: Johnny Smith, James Jamerson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Gary Karr, Victor Wooten, Bill Wyman, Jason Newsted, Michael Anthony and more. The result provides something of interest to musicians, collectors, and those who lived part of the history. Includes more than 200 photos and a 32-page color section. 288 pages, 8 1/2 inch. x 11 inch.
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Ampeg : The Story Behind the Sound is a book that anyone who is in the music business or interested in music or recording MUST read. Gregg Hopkins and Bill Moore did an unbelievable job of tracking down and producing the last word in Ampeg bass, guitar and amplifier facts, myths and legends. This book is worth the price for the pictures alone! Having been an Ampeg user (1966 B-15N amp and 1963 horizontal fretless electric bass) since 1975, I thought I knew quite a bit about Ampeg, but this book made me feel like a novice. If you now own, have ever owned, or know someone who owns any Ampeg equipment, this is THE bible of Ampeg information; from the invention of the amplified bass peg to the difficult decision by the Hull's to sell the company, and the pictures-did I mention the PICTURES! A roomfull of upright baby basses-incredible, breathtaking! You won't be able to put it down! For collectors and working musicians alike-this book has it all! Thanks to Gregg and Bill and all the folks who contributed info, stories and pictures to this awesome tome. An amazing read!
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This is, quite simply, the ultimate guide for anyone that has any interest in Ampeg, amplifiers, or bass guitars. A briliant job of putting together a lot of information, with a lot of great pictures.A must own for anyone even remotely interested in the topic.
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string bass pickup, stamped steel chassis, smooth black vinyl, amplified peg, mystery pickup, photosensitive resistor, check vinyl, tone stack, updated reissue, amp chassis, piano pickup, grille cloth, preamp tubes, bass amplification, tube complement, combo amp, preamp section, amp head, extension cabinet, reverb amps, main amp, bass amps, baffle board, bass amplifier, serial number system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Baby Bass, Everett Hull, New York, Dan Armstrong, New Jersey, Echo Twin, Louis Music, Hull Collection, Johnny Smith, Ampeg Collection, Echo Satellite, The Stones, Hopkins Collection, Solid-State Portaflex, Tech Talk, The Rolling Stones, Fountain of Sound, Dennis Kager, Gene Kornblum, Dalziel Road, Les Paul, Super Comboamp, Tony Mottola, Roger Cox, Altec Lansing New!
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Go buy a collection of Big Band hits from the forties and fifties-the mostly instrumental music that delighted your close-dancing parents or grandparents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
string bass pickup, stamped steel chassis, smooth black vinyl, amplified peg, mystery pickup, photosensitive resistor, check vinyl, tone stack, updated reissue, amp chassis, piano pickup, grille cloth, preamp tubes, bass amplification, tube complement, combo amp, preamp section, amp head, extension cabinet, reverb amps, main amp, bass amps, baffle board, bass amplifier, serial number system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Baby Bass, Everett Hull, New York, Dan Armstrong, New Jersey, Echo Twin, Louis Music, Hull Collection, Johnny Smith, Ampeg Collection, Echo Satellite, The Stones, Hopkins Collection, Solid-State Portaflex, Tech Talk, The Rolling Stones, Fountain of Sound, Dennis Kager, Gene Kornblum, Dalziel Road, Les Paul, Super Comboamp, Tony Mottola, Roger Cox, Altec Lansing New!
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- Rolling Stones (Rock'n popstars) by Robert H. Armstrong on 6 pages
- The Rolling Stones (Guitar Signature Licks): A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Guitar Styles of Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, and Ron Wood by Rolling Stones on page 36, page 129, and page 146
- Electric Guitars and Basses: A Photographic History by George Gruhn on page 119
- BLUE DIAMOND (Regency Romance) by Joan Smith on page 260
- The Tube Amp Book - Deluxe Revised Edition Book and Disk Package (Hardcover) by Aspen Pittman in Back Matter
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