George Beauchamp
American inventor
George Delmetia Beauchamp (March 18, 1899 – March 30, 1941) was an American inventor of musical instruments. He is known for designing the first electrically amplified guitar to be marketed commercially, using transducer pickups, which amplified the sound of the guitar and revolutionised music.2
From Wikipedia’s article on George Beauchamp (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Mar 18, 1899, died Mar 30, 1941.1
About
He was also a founder of National Stringed Instrument Corporation and Rickenbacker (originally Rickenbacher) guitars.
From Wikipedia’s article on George Beauchamp, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Career
Occupation: musical instrument maker, inventor, guitar maker.4
- Date not recordedFounded List of Rickenbacker products3
Personal life
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- 1WikidataGeorge Beauchamp on Wikidata
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