| Kustom colors - the three "Gold" colors [message #12111] |
Wed, 07 October 2009 20:34  |
LesS
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Kustom colors
On ebay we have another “Gold” Kustom that is actually charcoal that has taken on a gold cast.
The three “Gold” colors
It is very common for the White with silver sparkle to fade to a light gold.
The true Gold color is a definite medium/dark gold color.
I have actually owned and then later sold Kustoms that I thought were gold that were actually white faded to light gold - I did not know until Kustom Dan clued me in.
The way you can tell is to remove one of the feet - the true color will be there.
The three “Gold” colors:
1. Gold
2. Light gold (White with silver sparkle faded to a light gold)
3. Charcoal with a gold cast
So actually there are 10 Kustom colors (instead of 7):
1. Gold
2. Red
3. Cascade
4. Charcoal with a gold cast
5. Light gold (White with silver sparkle faded to a light gold)
6. White with silver sparkle (that did not change color) edit: Kustom called this "silver"
7. Charcoal (that did not change color)
8. Blue
9. Black
10. Kool Black
(There are more than ten! The blue 2x12 cabinet I have on ebay has faded a little so it does not exactly match the normal Kustom blue tuck and roll color. It is actually about 1/3 of the way to matching cascade. When I had a cascade Kustom here, it didn't match but it did not clash as badly as blue and cascade normally do.)
Based on my records:
(1) Gold and (2) Red are the most rare colors in vintage Kustoms.
(3) Cascade, then (4) White with silver sparkles share a distant second place for the most rare color.
(5) Charcoal is third.
(6) Blue is a distant fourth.
(7) Black is the most common.
-Les S.
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| Re: Kustom colors - the three "Gold" colors [message #12117 is a reply to message #12115] |
Fri, 09 October 2009 14:40  |
LesS
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Hi,
Kustom called it silver.
But the color is actually a white base with silver sparkles.
I don't call it silver because it can cause confusion.
There is an ebay ad right now where the seller is describing the amp as silver and it actually is charcoal.
I have seen Charcoal referred to as "dark gray silver".
Actually Charcoal is more silver than the white is.
Unless the charcoal fades to gold.
-Les S.
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| Re: Kustom colors - the three "Gold" colors [message #12137 is a reply to message #12136] |
Sat, 10 October 2009 11:12 |
LesS
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zedsalt,
The color of your amp is definitely White with silver sparkle (the color that Kustom called "silver").
It looks like it has faded a little toward light gold.
As mention in the other postings, this is very common, about half of the "Gold" Kustoms you see advertised are not really gold - they are actually white faded to light gold or charcoal that has taken on a gold cast.
-Les S.
[Updated on: Sat, 10 October 2009 11:25] Report message to a moderator |
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