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Formerly | Michael-Hull Electronic Labs |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Everett Hull, Stanley Michaels |
Headquarters | Calabasas, California, US |
Area served | Global |
Products | Bass & guitar amps Electric & acoustic upright basses pickups Bass guitars Electric guitars |
Parent | Yamaha Corporation |
Subsidiaries | Dan Armstrong |
Website | Ampeg.com |
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. Although specializing in the production of bass amplifiers, Ampeg has previously manufactured guitar amplifiers and pickups and instruments including double basses, bass guitars, and electric guitars.[3]