Kustom TUBE head? [message #24379] |
Fri, 15 January 2016 01:52 |
sleepingtiger
Messages: 29 Registered: December 2015 Location: Northern Illinois
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There is one on sale on ebay right now. Is this 1970's? Anybody got any info? I'd post links/pics, but it won't let me yet. It is called a "KUSTOM TRT100 TUBE AMP HEAD Blue Sparkle Tuck and Roll"
Tony
PS - It would be cool if you posted pics, seeing I couldn't!
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Re: Kustom TUBE head? [message #24380 is a reply to message #24379] |
Fri, 15 January 2016 02:02 |
chicagobill
Messages: 2006 Registered: April 2003
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Hey welcome to the place.
The TRT amps were made in the '90s I think. All made in China. I know that SteveM owns one and can tell you all about them.
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Re: Kustom TUBE head? [message #24382 is a reply to message #24379] |
Fri, 15 January 2016 06:22 |
stevem
Messages: 4772 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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Those heads first came out in 1999 and like Bill posted they are made in China, and where around for some two years.
They where originally sold for over 700 bucks and I picked mine up for 450 when Mucisns friend was blowing them out of stock.
They are all tube but for the power supply rectifiers and the reverb section, and came in 50 and 100 watt models by there published info.
What I mean by that is the designers used a output transformer who's primary impeadance is designed for EL34 tubes, not the 6L6 tubes that come in the output stage.
The only reason I can take a guess at for this is that during the time frame these amps where made new manufacture EL34 tubes from all three major manufacturers where iffy in terms of life and the best of them where hard to get due to things taking place in the world.
Long story short this change in output tubes gives linger live, but the impeadance mismatch makes for the 100 RMS amp being only 65 watts and the 50 watt model having some 35 watts of clean power.
On mine I swapped out the power tubes and found I then had 92 watts of power as I would expect!
The amp does use what seems to be good simi Toroid type power and output transformers and good tube sockets.
Sound wise for me in both clean and dirty mod they lack a bit of shine on the top end, but they are easy to mod over build wise as compared to most tube amps that are made these days, but still the circuit board traces need to treated carefully !
The cabinet build on these is also not the best as they are not Dove jointed, as such I had to wood glue mine at the joints.
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Re: Kustom TUBE head? [message #24383 is a reply to message #24382] |
Fri, 15 January 2016 12:02 |
sleepingtiger
Messages: 29 Registered: December 2015 Location: Northern Illinois
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Cool, thanks! It would be nice to get the look, but get some tube tone. Hmmm...my Mesa Road King in Roll N' Tuck...now THAT would rock!
Tony
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