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Re: Manual Needed & Knob Noise [message #4913 is a reply to message #4898]

Sat, 02 October 2004 02:57

C4ster
Messages: 686
Registered: June 2001
Location: Mukwonago, WI (Milwaukee...

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Hi,
As far as I know, there isn't a manual for Kustom amps. There are repair manuals but not an owners manual. I bought a K200 PA back in 1969 and I unpacked it from the boxes it came in, direct from the factory. There was no manual.
Now to answer your question about high and low. Compared to some amps, the jacks are marked somwhat backwards. The low input is for low level inputs and has more bottom end. The high input goes through a capacitor and has less bottom end. It could be used for a higher level input, such as a guitar with active pickups. But remember, actives were not invented in 1969. It is more for the sound than anything. I prefer the low input for my Gibson ES335. But that depends on your preferences. There are as many variables in the perception of sound as there are people who play. And listen. Laughing

As for cleaning a scatchy pot, that requires opening the amp up and spraying cleaner into the opening where the leads go into the pot. That can hard to see. Turn the pot while spraying a little cleaner into the opening. I have found however, that there is lubricant in the pot and once you have cleaned it, the lubricant gets washed out. There is less moving resistance and the pots feel looser. That isn't an electrical problem, just a physical one.
Good luck,
Conrad

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