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Ampeg (Portaflex); Linden, NJ
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| Name: | Ampeg (Portaflex); Linden, NJ (USA) |
| Abbreviation: | ampeg |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
The Ampeg Company, Inc. Product line: Portaflex Mainly known for its tube amplifiers for bass and to a lesser extend for guitar in the sixties and seventies. |
| Founded: | 1946 |
| History: |
Ampeg is originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey (USA) by Everitt Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michael-Hull Electronic Labs". The company name changed to “The Ampeg Bassamp Company” in 1948 to reflect the main activity of building tube amps for bass. The company name evolved to “The Ampeg Company” in 1956 and became “The Ampeg Company, Inc.” in 1959. Today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guitar Group and is still manufacturing tube amps for bass. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Dirk Taekels.
Some models:
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 60 | 625D | 6SN7 | Instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 61 | Jet-Amplifier J12-A | 6SL7 | instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 61 | Jet-Amplifier J12-B | 6SL7 | instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 62 | Jet-Amplifier J12-D | 6BK11 | instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 63 | AC-12 | 12AX7 | instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 60 | Echo-Jet EJ-12A | 6D10 | Instrument-amplifier. |
| USA | 60 | Reverberocket 2 GS-12R | 12AX7 | instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 55 | G12 | 12AX7 | Instrument-amplifier. |
| USA | 56 | Gemini II (2) G-15 | 12AX7 | |
| USA | 55 | Gemini VI GS-15R | 12AX7 | instrument-amplifier |
| USA | 55 | Gemini 22 GV-22 | 12AX7 | instrument- amplifier |
| USA | 55 | SB-12 | 12AX7 | instrument-amplifier |
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