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Post by markfromhawaii on Feb 20, 2023 13:36:08 GMT -5
I’ve been watching footage from CCR’s Woodstock performance and marveled at the tone John Fogerty got from his Kustom K-200 A4 setup. The semi-hollow Rick probably helped to get the controlled feedback from his rig. Those early Kustoms were solid state but the “normal” channel had an interesting harmonic clipper distortion and frequency boost circuit. Nice distortion sound from a solid state amp from back in the day.
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Post by reverendrob on Feb 22, 2023 2:53:14 GMT -5
I've played a bunch of them on and off and I just couldn't get myself to sound good.
May have been the processing/desk stuff on his gear, I love how he sounds but...I can't replicate it with that stuff and I *love* SS amps!
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Post by Ragpicker on Feb 25, 2023 19:39:41 GMT -5
I had an early 80s Kustom Lead 3 Sc. Their version of a Twin Reverb. Never got a good tone from it.
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Post by reverendrob on Feb 25, 2023 21:04:03 GMT -5
The only thing of that era of SS I could get something that made me happy out of it was the Sunn stuff - I had a Solos II 2x12 that was louder than sin, heavier than death, and had a pristine trem and verb circuit.
Dirt onboard was worthless, of course, but that's what pedals were for!
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Post by Lesterstrat on Mar 20, 2023 11:21:29 GMT -5
I had a Coupe 40 (1x12) combo 15-20 years ago That I liked pretty well. That’s my only experience with Kustom.
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Post by rickyguitar on Mar 25, 2023 23:48:29 GMT -5
Played a LP straight onto a single 15 Kustom bass Amp at a jam. It sounded great IF it was died. Real loud though.
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Post by Davywhizz on Mar 26, 2023 5:17:59 GMT -5
I once came very close to buying an all-valve Kustom 36 Coupe. The only thing that stopped me was it had shared eq across the channels and in those days I relied on channel switching more than pedals. It wouldn't be a problem now.
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Post by pdf64 on Mar 26, 2023 7:31:43 GMT -5
I’ve been watching footage from CCR’s Woodstock performance and marveled at the tone John Fogerty got from his Kustom K-200 A4 setup. The semi-hollow Rick probably helped to get the controlled feedback from his rig. Those early Kustoms were solid state but the “normal” channel had an interesting harmonic clipper distortion and frequency boost circuit. Nice distortion sound from a solid state amp from back in the day. Yes, he’s getting a great sound out out of it. I guess that being John Fogherty and playing with CCR helps! Is ‘A4’ the K200 version that he’s using? Any idea where (free) schematics might be found?  |
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Post by markfromhawaii on Mar 26, 2023 12:10:48 GMT -5
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Mar 26, 2023 12:25:54 GMT -5
Many years ago there was a shop in downtown Tucson, AZ called The Chicago Store that touted itself as a musical instruments joint.
In reality is was a junk shop, and while they had musical instruments (in the technical sense), everything was ancient, rusty, covered with a layer of dust, and nary a name brand anything.
Except for a 20' wall with a bunch of old tuck-and-roll Kustom PA, bass and guitar amps and speaker cabinets, all stacked up willy nilly. They all looked played hard and then neglected, and were CHEAP. But in the 90s and early 2000's nobody wanted them, hence the junk pile.
They would be a thing today, I guarantee.
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Post by Lesterstrat on Mar 26, 2023 18:57:45 GMT -5
I once came very close to buying an all-valve Kustom 36 Coupe. The only thing that stopped me was it had shared eq across the channels and in those days I relied on channel switching more than pedals. It wouldn't be a problem now. Now that you mention it, I think that’s one I had. I just remember it being a 1x12 tube amp. Hey, I got the “Coupe” part right. Lol |
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Post by reverendrob on Mar 26, 2023 22:46:35 GMT -5
Many years ago there was a shop in downtown Tucson, AZ called The Chicago Store that touted itself as a musical instruments joint. In reality is was a junk shop, and while they had musical instruments (in the technical sense), everything was ancient, rusty, covered with a layer of dust, and nary a name brand anything. Except for a 20' wall with a bunch of old tuck-and-roll Kustom PA, bass and guitar amps and speaker cabinets, all stacked up willy nilly. They all looked played hard and then neglected, and were CHEAP. But in the 90s and early 2000's nobody wanted them, hence the junk pile. They would be a thing today, I guarantee. The hipsters love that cheesy crapola. |
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