Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings"Ampeg - The Story Behind The Sound" should help to fill in some of the gaps for you. Everett Hull hated Rock'n'Roll, but he loved Jazz, and his amps served both genres very, very well. The foreword to the book was written by Les Paul himself, which should tell you something right there.

Great Reference.
You will also find a lot of info by researching the history of Les Paul and his influence on the electric guitar industry. From his famous creation named "The Log" (One of the first solid body electric guitars) made from a 4x4 pine fence post, to his contract with Gibson when he forced them to remove his name from a guitar they designed that he disliked without his knowledge. That new design had to be renamed and is what we know as the "SG" AKA Solid Guitar (I think Les made a big mistake with that one, since the SG became another one of Gibson's best sellers).
Some other trivia that you may not find is that Les Paul is Steve Miller's Godfather and taught Miller how to play his first chords as a child. How awesome it would be to take lessons from a Legacy that has been inducted into the Hall of almost everything!!!!!!!!!!!