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Ampeg ("amplified peg") [1] [2] is a manufacturer best known for its bass amplifiers. Originally established in 1946 in Linden, New Jersey by Everett Hull and Stanley Michaels as "Michael-Hull Electronic Labs," today Ampeg is part of the Yamaha Guitar Group.
The first amp in Ampeg’s Portaflex series was the B-15, a 2-channel tube amplifier with per-channel volume controls and shared Baxandall-type tone control, housed within a ’flip-top’ tuned-port cabinet design mounted to a dolly. Shortly after the B-15’s introduction in 1960, it became the most popular bass amp in the world.
Ken Fischer began working on electronics in the US Navy, [1] and then repaired TVs [2] and radios, [3] and then got a job building amplifiers at Ampeg, where he became senior engineer. [4] Disillusioned, [ 3 ] he left in 1967 when the company was being sold to Magnavox .
Gemini 1 was the first mission in NASA's Gemini program. [2] An uncrewed test flight of the Gemini spacecraft, its main objectives were to test the structural integrity of the new spacecraft and modified Titan II launch vehicle. It was also the first test of the new tracking and communication systems for the Gemini program and provided training ...
A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.
The US brand Ampeg imported British-made Burns guitars for a short time prior to the Baldwin takeover. Apart from the pickguard badge ('Ampeg by Burns of London') these were exactly the same as their British counterparts. [5] The company was renamed Baldwin-Burns (latterly Baldwin) and released three amplifiers at the June 1965 NAMM Convention. [2]
A retired Titan II missile, repainted as GLV-3 12558 (Gemini 3), is on display at KSC Rocket Garden since 2010. [8] Another retired Titan II missile, repainted as GLV-9 12564 (Gemini 9A), is on display at the Stafford Air & Space Museum. [9] A Gemini-Titan II full-scale replica was erected for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
The internals of the Gemini. The main difference between the Coleco Gemini and the Atari 2600 is the controller design. The Coleco Gemini controllers (dubbed the 'Dual Command') featured an 8-way joystick and a 270-degree paddle on the same controller (the joystick was at the top of the controller, and the paddle was at the bottom of the controller).