Notable Innovators:
Arthur Honegger
Claude Roland-Manuel
Maurice Jaubert
Pierre Schaeffer
Thomas Edison
Goree Carter
Grady Martin
Junior Barnard
Link Wray
Paul Burlison
Willie Kizart
Bonfiglio Bini
Charlie Watkins
Les Paul
Mike Battle
Ray Butts
Ray Stolle
Raymond Lubow
Bill Putnam
Laurens Hammon
Leonard Chess
Manfred Schroeder
Sam Phillips
Overdubbing:
Paul Hindemith
Sidney Bechet
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What is distortion and how does it actually work?
Ride the Feedback: A Brief History of Guitar Distortion
The cultural evolution of distortion in music (and other norms of mixed appeal)
The history of delay, from studio guitar reel-to-reel experiments to Line 6 and the rise of digital
Reel Talk: a Brief History of Delay
Repeat That? A Brief History of Tape Echo
Guitar Pedal History: The Origins of Every Guitar Effect Pedal