Advice needed... [message #4394] |
Fri, 25 June 2004 20:05 |
Burd
Messages: 2 Registered: June 2004
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I'm in a bit of a pinch, and I hope someone who knows more about this stuff than I do can help me out.
My main rig is getting repaired, and I have a show this Wednesday that I don't have an amp for. Here's what I can scrape together; I have an old Kustom Challenger which I believe is a puny 25W. I have a friend who has a Kustom 3x12 cab, but he doesn't have a head. Can I use the Challenger to run the 3x12? Or would that just be pointless?
Also, here's a pic of the speakers...
Are these bass speakers? The info I've found online thus far seems to indicate that they are, but I'm not too sure (not being an expert on these things). If so, would they still be effective with a guitar, or would the sound be ridiculous?
Also, my friend is looking to unload this cab and says I can have it for $150. Is that a worthwhile price?
Thanks in advance, and sorry about the long first post...
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Re: Advice needed... [message #4400 is a reply to message #4394] |
Mon, 28 June 2004 10:19 |
Van
Messages: 134 Registered: April 2004
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I have what looks to be the same cabinet with 3-12's.
Jensen speakers.
I'm using a Yamaha G100II head.
It sounds fantastic!
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Re: Advice needed... [message #4402 is a reply to message #4394] |
Mon, 28 June 2004 14:50 |
Smoke1
Messages: 107 Registered: September 2003 Location: Southern Maryland Solomon...
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Burd,
Send me a note if you ever decide you don't want that cabinet anymore? Though, I'm sure you will probably keep it a long time and it will give you many years of pure Kustom jammin'loud action. Rock On...
Smoke1
Smoke1 Plays Kustom Amps & Old Tube Amps Loud in S. Maryland
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Re: Advice needed... [message #4407 is a reply to message #4394] |
Tue, 29 June 2004 23:18 |
pleat
Messages: 1454 Registered: June 2004 Location: Belding, Mi
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The challenger is a loud 25 watts and used a 8 ohm speaker. Perfect for stage and you can mike it if needed. I still gig all the time using a K50 single 12 Jensen which would be to older model of the challenger. I never have to run the K50 over a 9 o'clock position for volume. Big clubs I toss a Shure SM57 in front of it and let the PA do the work. Last weekend was the first time I dragged my charcoal 3x12 jensen cabinet to a gig and used a K100-5 PA head to drive it. Sounds great. I use a digitech processor pedal in front of the amp. The cabinet you have pictured is a 3x12 not a 3x15 cabinet. As far as a bass or guitar cabinet the speaker jack plate should state Jensen or CTS. The jensen was for guitar work. Each speaker is 16 ohms and wired in parallel and has a total impedance of 5.6 ohms. The CTS version is the same, 16 ohms each speaker and wired in parallel. I would pull the back off to make sure what kind of speakers are now in the cabinet. It may be a simple fix to get the non working speaker going again. Maybe a wire has came off. Using the 3x12 cabinet with just two speakers would give a 8 ohm load to the challenger. Just unplug the internal speaker and connect the 3x12 cabinet to the amps output jack. You never know what has been deposited in the cabinet via the port holes. I have found broken long neck beer bottles, toys to french fries.
A quick note to all, the tuck and roll of kustoms are 2" each.
Looking at a picture you count the T&R of a cabinet, it will give you the dimensions of the cabinet, and you can always look at the pictures in the literature section of this site to verify what cabinet you have.
Don
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