Kuston III Head [message #22696] |
Mon, 23 March 2015 08:39 ![Go to next message Go to next message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/down.png) |
Rosscrudos
Messages: 7 Registered: March 2015
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Hi, I bought a (late 70's?) Kustom Head. A Kustom III L (?) Could anyone tell me how many Ohms it is? I can't figure out how to insert a picture, so I'll briefly describe it...it has the script Kustom logo, no foam and tuck, 4 inputs, and has tremelo and reverb.
Any help would be appreciated
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Re: Kuston III Head [message #22740 is a reply to message #22696] |
Thu, 09 April 2015 08:04 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/up.png) ![Go to next message Go to next message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/down.png) |
stevem
Messages: 4758 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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To relate it to let's say a V6 motor in your car why would you want to have 3 of the 6 spark plugs unplugged if you had to drive up a big hill ?
Or ask yourself why solid state stereo home or even surround sound units have no master volume?
To me the only use for a master volume on a SS guitar or bass amp is to cut back on the amps wattage if it happens to be driving speakers that can not handle its wattage!
[Updated on: Thu, 09 April 2015 08:09] Report message to a moderator
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Re: Kuston III Head [message #22742 is a reply to message #22696] |
Thu, 09 April 2015 17:53 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/up.png) ![Go to next message Go to next message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/down.png) |
chicagobill
Messages: 2005 Registered: April 2003
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Exactly, every amp is different and some sound great when the preamp is really cranked and some don't sound so great.
I think that the amp has two input jacks per channel. One is a lower gain and one is a higher gain. Try both and see if the distortion is better or worse when using one or the other jack.
Also try working with the tone controls, they can make a big difference in the overall tone. They may not work the same way that your other amps tone controls work, so experiment and see what you can do to make the sound better to your ears.
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Re: Kuston III Head [message #22751 is a reply to message #22750] |
Sun, 12 April 2015 07:08 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/up.png) |
Kochens
Messages: 80 Registered: April 2009 Location: Denmark
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Sorry, I mixed it up with a Kustom Studio 2 valve I got, channel 2 was sounding bad. As I recall(dont playing it for years) the Kustom lll Lead only have one issiue, the distortion is bad (clipping)But I love it for the tremolo and the clean
[Updated on: Sun, 12 April 2015 16:25] Report message to a moderator
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